Dwayne Norris

Carl Dwayne Norris (born January 8, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1990s with the Quebec Nordiques and Anaheim Ducks. He was a member of Canada's silver medal-winning team at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

Dwayne Norris
Born	January 8, 1970 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Quebec Nordiques Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Kölner Haie Frankfurt Lions
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	127th overall, 1990 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1992–2007

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
	1994 Lillehammer	Ice hockey

Сareer of ice hockey player

Norris started his hockey career with the St. John's Capitals (Caps) of the Avalon Junior Hockey League, eventually leaving home at the young age of 14 to play with the Notre Dame Hounds. He then went on to play college hockey with Michigan State. From there Norris joined the AHL's Cornwall Aces after being drafted by the Quebec Nordiques (127th overall) in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. The Aces then moved their team to Halifax in 1994 under the name Halifax Citadels. Norris appeared in 20 National Hockey League regular season games for the Nordiques and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, scoring 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points and collecting 8 penalty minutes.

In 1996 Norris moved to Germany and joined the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In 2002, he won the German Championship with Köln when they beat perennial rivals Adler Mannheim 3–2 in the best-of-five final series with Norris netting the game winner in each of Colognes victories. Before the 2003/04 season he signed with league rivals Frankfurt Lions and immediately helped the Lions win the league title in his first season in Frankfurt. There Norris played until 2007, when he finished his playing career.

Norris's most memorable moment may have occurred during the 1990 Junior World Hockey Tournament in Helsinki when he scored the winning goal to help Team Canada beat Czechoslovakia and win the gold medal. He won a silver medal in 1994 with Team Canada at the Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

Career of coach and manager

• General Manager on the Frankfurt Lions (2007—2010).
• Assistant coach on the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies U16 (2017—2018).[1]

In 2007 Norris retired from active play and, in a surprise move by his last club, was hired as the Lions' general manager in 2007, a position he held until the team filed for bankruptcy in May 2010.

Then he became the hockey director of an elite youth hockey program in Michigan, the Oakland Junior Grizzlies. He currently coaches the Bantam Major and PeeWee Major Grizzly AAA hockey teams.[2]

Family

Norris and his wife Traci have three sons, Joshua, Coale and Dalton.[3][4] All three have been involved in the Oakland Junior Grizzlies AAA program.[4][5] Son Josh Norris was a first-round selection of the San Jose Sharks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft[6] and is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators organization. His younger brother Warren Norris played professionally with the St. John's Maple Leafs and Grand Rapids Griffins.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987–88	Notre Dame Hounds	SJHL		55	42	48	90	97		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Michigan State University	CCHA		47	16	23	39	40		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Michigan State University	CCHA		36	19	26	45	30		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Michigan State University	CCHA		40	26	25	51	60		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Michigan State University	CCHA		44	44	39	83	62		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Halifax Citadels	AHL		50	25	28	53	62		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Canadian National Team	Intl		48	18	14	32	22		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		4	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Cornwall Aces	AHL		9	2	9	11	0		13	7	4	11	17
1994–95	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		13	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Cornwall Aces	AHL		60	30	43	73	61		12	7	8	15	4
1995–96	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		62	31	55	86	16		12	6	9	15	12
1995–96	Los Angeles Ice Dogs	IHL		14	7	16	23	22		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Kölner Haie	DEL		45	14	28	42	24		4	3	0	3	0
1997–98	Kölner Haie	DEL		40	13	15	28	34		3	0	0	0	0
1998–99	Kölner Haie	DEL		48	16	30	46	62		5	2	3	5	8
1999–00	Kölner Haie	DEL		49	17	23	40	70		10	4	1	5	12
2000–01	Kölner Haie	DEL		59	15	31	46	48		3	0	1	1	10
2001–02	Kölner Haie	DEL		48	13	27	40	56		13	5	2	7	14
2002–03	Kölner Haie	DEL		49	16	24	40	72		10	3	8	11	20
2003–04	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		50	20	24	44	109		15	9	3	12	26
2004–05	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		51	27	31	58	88		11	1	5	6	41
2005–06	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		48	13	19	32	58		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Frankfurt Lions	DEL		46	15	23	38	67		2	0	1	1	2
AHL totals				181	88	135	223	139		37	20	21	41	33
DEL totals				533	179	275	454	688		76	27	24	51	133
NHL totals				20	2	4	6	8		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Place		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990	Canada	WJC			7	2	4	6	2
1994	Canada	OG			8	2	2	4	4

The source:[7]

Awards and honours

The source:[7]

Year	Award	League
1990		WC
1992	First All-Star Team	NCAA (CCHA)
1992	Player of the Year	NCAA (CCHA)
1992	First All-American Team	NCAA (WCHA)
1995	First All-Star Team	AHL
1995	All-Star Game	AHL
1996	All-Star Game	AHL
1996	Player of the Week	AHL
1996	Second All-Star Team	AHL
2002		DEL
2003	All-Star Game	DEL
2004		DEL
2005	Best Plus/Minus	DEL
2005	All-Star Game	DEL
2007	All-Star Game	DEL

References

1. "Eliteprospects.com - Dwayne Norris Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects — Hockey Players, Stats and Transactions. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
2. "Assistant Coach - Dwayne Norris". oaklandjuniorgrizzlies.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
3. Olsen, Becky (October 13, 2015). "Josh Norris Continues Rich Family Hockey History". usahockeyntdp.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
4. "Dwayne Norris's son could be a first-rounder in NHL Entry Draft". The Telegram. September 30, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
5. "COALE NORRIS". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
6. "Sharks Select Josh Norris with 19th Overall Selection in 2017 NHL Draft". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
7. "Dwayne Norris — Eliteprospects.com". Eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects — Hockey Players, Stats and Transactions. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

External links

• Dwayne Norris career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dwayne Norris (ice hockey player) career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Dwayne Norris (team staff) at EliteProspects.com