Dean Hopkins

Dean Hopkins (born June 6, 1959 in Cobourg, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey forward.

Playing career

Dean Hopkins started off his junior career with the 1974–75 Owen Sound Greys of the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League. Afterwards played with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights from 1975 until 1979. He was drafted 29th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and spent most of the next four seasons with the big club. Over the next eight seasons, Hopkins played in various minor league cities, but also managed short stops with the Edmonton Oilers and Quebec Nordiques. Hopkins played senior hockey with the Durham Huskies and also had a brief coaching stint in the American Hockey League as an assistant coach with the Halifax Citadels from 1990-92.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Owen Sound Greys	MOJBHL		38	21	20	41	44
1975–76	London Knights	OHA		53	4	14	18	50
1976–77	London Knights	OHA		63	19	26	45	67		19	4	8	12	17
1977–78	London Knights	OHA		67	19	34	53	70		11	1	5	6	24
1978–79	London Knights	OHA		65	37	55	92	149		7	6	0	6	27
1979–80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		60	8	6	14	39		4	0	1	1	5
1980–81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		67	8	18	26	118		4	1	0	1	9
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		41	2	13	15	102		10	0	4	4	15
1982–83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		49	5	12	17	43
1982–83	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		20	9	8	17	58
1983–84	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		79	35	47	82	162
1984–85	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		20	7	10	17	38
1984–85	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		49	13	17	30	93		6	1	2	3	20
1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0
1985–86	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		60	23	32	55	133
1986–87	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		59	20	25	45	84		1	0	0	0	5
1987–88	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		44	20	22	42	122		5	2	5	7	16
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		5	0	2	2	4
1988–89	Halifax Citadels	AHL		53	18	31	49	116		3	0	1	1	6
1989–90	Halifax Citadels	AHL		54	23	32	55	167		6	1	4	5	8
1990–91	Halifax Citadels	AHL		3	2	0	2	2
NHL Totals				223	23	51	74	306		18	1	5	6	29

External links

• Dean Hopkins's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dean Hopkins's biography at Legends of Hockey