Changes: Ray Neufeld

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Raymond Matthew Neufeld

Born: April 15th, 1959 in St. Boniface, Manitoba
Hometown: Winkler, Manitoba
Position: Right Wing & Coach

Selected by Hartford Whalers 4th round (#81)

in 1979 NHL Entry Draft

a scrappy competitor who used his size and scoring ability to good effect during his 595-game NHL career. He recorded four 20-goal seasons and set up his linemates for many goals through his hard work in the corners. ... in junior, was a scoring star with the Flin Flon Bombers and Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL. ... rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 9 prospect among players born in 1959 for the 1979 NHL draft. ... after scoring 54 goals in 1978-79, he was drafted by the Hartford Whalers. ... turned pro in 1979-80, playing mostly in the AHL for three years before earning a full time slot on the Whalers in 1982-83. ... made NHL debut March 21, 1980 against Philadelphia in Hartford. ... scored first NHL goal in second NHL game, on a breakaway from center ice at Montreal Forum. ... famous in Hartford for throwing pucks into stands as he exited pre-game skate for home games. ... won Hartford Keyes Award (Unsung Hero) 1982-83. ... scored 1,000th goal in Hartford/Carolina franchise history on Jan. 13, 1985, vs. Philadelphia. ... played on Hartford's off-season charity softball team. ... active in charitable causes during his playing days in Hartford, including work with Connecticut Girl Scouts and local inner-city kids. ... left Hartford with franchise record (since broken) for games played in NHL (331). ... last player from Whalers' first NHL draft to play continuously for the organization. ... really struggled after being traded from Hartford to Winnipeg. ... utilized as a scorer in Hartford, Winnipeg miscast him as a power forward. ... also the pressure of being traded for popular Dave Babych also weighed heavily on him. ... played decently for Winnipeg but his goal production dropped and he began to feel the pressure from the home crowd. ... traded to Boston in December 1988. ... saw limited action in Boston and after playing a season in the AHL, retired in 1990. ... returned to Winnipeg after his retirement and went into real estate business. ... started coaching junior in the MJHL in 2004. ... joined BIG FM radio as a color commentator on MJHL hockey broadcasts for the Selkirk Steelers in 2007 for parts of 2 seasons. ... Currently an analyst for TSN 1290 for their NHL Winnipeg Jets radio broadcasts. ...

Career Statistics

Playing

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976-77	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	68	13	19	32	63	-	-	-	-	-
1977-78	Flin Flon Bombers	WCHL	72	23	46	69	224	15	4	4	8	39
1978-79	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	57	54	48	102	138	8	5	1	6	2
1979-80	Springfield Indians	AHL	73	23	29	52	51	-	-	-	-	-
1979-80	Hartford Whalers	NHL	8	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0
1980-81	Hartford Whalers	NHL	52	5	10	15	44	-	-	-	-	-
1980-81	Binghamton Whalers	AHL	25	7	7	14	43	6	2	0	2	0
1981-82	Hartford Whalers	NHL	19	4	3	7	4	-	-	-	-	-
1981-82	Binghamton Whalers	AHL	61	28	31	59	81	15	9	8	17	10
1982-83	Hartford Whalers	NHL	80	26	31	57	86	-	-	-	-	-
1983-84	Hartford Whalers	NHL	80	27	42	69	97	-	-	-	-	-
1984-85	Hartford Whalers	NHL	76	27	35	62	129	-	-	-	-	-
1985-86	Hartford Whalers	NHL	16	5	10	15	40	-	-	-	-	-
1985-86	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	60	20	28	49	62	3	2	0	2	10
1986-87	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	80	18	18	36	105	8	1	1	2	30
1987-88	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	78	18	18	36	167	5	2	2	4	6
1988-89	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	31	5	2	7	52	-	-	-	-	-
1988-89	Boston Bruins	NHL	14	1	3	4	28	10	2	3	5	9
1989-90	Boston Bruins	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Maine Mariners	AHL	76	27	29	56	117	-	-	-	-	-
NHL Totals			595	157	200	357	814	28	8	6	14	55

Coaching

				Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League	Type	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	GP	W	L	Results
2004-05	Southeast	MJHL	Assist	54	7	41	2	4	20	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Southeast	MJHL	Head	9	0	9	0	0	0	5th Addison	DNQ
2005-06	Southeast	MJHL	Head	63	18	34	6	5	47	5th Addison	DNQ
2006-07	Southeast	MJHL	Head	63	9	46	5	3	26	5th Addison	DNQ
2007-08	Dauphin	MJHL	Assist	?	?	?	-	?	?	3rd S-Wood	11	4	7	Lost Div Final
2008-09	Manitoba	CWUAA	Assist	28	13	9	-	6	32	3rd	2	0	2	Lost Quarter
2009-10	Winnipeg	MJHL	Assist	62	27	27	-	8	62	4th Addison	4	0	4	Lost Div Semi
2010-11	Winnipeg	MJHL	Assist	62	18	32	-	12	48	4th Addison	DNQ
2011-12	Winnipeg	MJHL	Assist	62	38	19	-	5	81	2nd Addison	10	6	4	Lost Div Final

Managing

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	GP	W	L	Results
2004-05	Southeast	MJHL	9	0	9	0	0	0	5th Addison	DNQ
2005-06	Southeast	MJHL	63	18	34	6	5	47	5th Addison	DNQ
2006-07	Southeast	MJHL	63	9	46	5	3	26	5th Addison	DNQ

Career Moves

Traded to Winnipeg by Hartford for Dave Babych, November 21, 1985
Traded to Boston by Winnipeg for Moe Lemay, December 30, 1988

Awards & Achievements

AHL co-Playoffs Goals Leader (1982)
“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

Ray Neufeld's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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 ==Career Moves==
 *Traded to Winnipeg by Hartford for [[Dave Babych]], November 21, 1985