Claude Loiselle's NHL career
Centre Claude Loiselle was drafted 23th overall by Detroit Red Wings in 1981. He played 13 seasons for 5 clubs, 1981-1993. That came to 616 games and 209 points, 92 goals and 117 assists.
Below: the whole of Claude Loiselle's career, season by season.
- Year 19811981 NHL Draft
Claude Loiselle is drafted 23 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Selected23 overall, round 2Swedes drafted
14 selectedFirst Swede off the board
Jan Ingman#19First off the board- 1Dale HawerchukWIN
- 2Doug SmithLAK
- 3Bobby CarpenterWSH
Swedes from the same draftJan Erixon556 GP · 216 P
Peter Sundström338 GP · 144 P
Robert Nordmark236 GP · 83 P
- 7 months and 28 days later · 1 seasonYear 19821981-1982 seasonNHL debut
Claude Loiselle makes his NHL debut in 8–5 win against St. Louis Blues
Claude was 18 years old ·
Joe Louis Arena, USA
First NHL goalFirst NHL pointSwedes on the ice:
Jörgen Pettersson.
Season1981-1982
Claude Loiselle's first NHL season: 1 points
The whole season1981-1982Events76games missed - Season
1982-1983
Claude Loiselle plays only 18 games for 2 points
The whole season1982-1983Events62games missed - Year 1984Season
1983-1984
Claude Loiselle plays only 28 games for 10 points
Events52games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1983-1984PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues1 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues1–3 - Year 1985Season
1984-1985
Claude Loiselle plays only 30 games for 9 points
Events50games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1984-1985PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks3 games2 points0 G · 2 AFirst roundCHIChicago Blackhawks0–3 - Year 1986
- Year 1987Season
1986-1987
Claude Loiselle scores 40 points — the best season of his career
The whole season1986-1987EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 1988Season
1987-1988
Claude Loiselle scores 17 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring seasonThe whole season and the playoff run1987-1988PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins20 games10 points4 G · 6 AFirst roundNYINew York Islanders4–2Second roundWSHWashington Capitals4–3Conference finalBOSBoston Bruins3–4 - Year 1993Season
1992-1993
Claude Loiselle plays only 41 games for 8 points
Events43games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1992-1993PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens18 games3 points0 G · 3 AFirst roundWSHWashington Capitals4–2Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–3Conference finalMTLMontréal Canadiens1–4 - Season
1993-1994
Claude Loiselle's last season: 2 points
Events67games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1993-1994PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundNYRNew York Rangers0–4 - The career
Claude Loiselle played his last NHL game in 1993
The career ended after 13 seasons, the last of them with New York Islanders.