Dwayne Norris
Born (1970-01-08) 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 19922007
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey

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 the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He was a member of Canada's silver medal-winning team at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

Playing career

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.

Coach and managerial career

  • 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.

He then 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 player for the Ottawa Senators. 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 GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 5542489097
1988–89 Michigan State University CCHA 4716233940
1989–90 Michigan State University CCHA 3619264530
1990–91 Michigan State University CCHA 4026255160
1991–92 Michigan State University CCHA 4444398362
1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 5025285362
1993–94 Canadian National Team Intl 4818143222
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 41124
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 929110 13741117
1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 131232
1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 6030437361 1278154
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 30112
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 6231558616 12691512
1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 147162322
1996–97 Kölner Haie DEL 4514284224 43030
1997–98 Kölner Haie DEL 4013152834 30000
1998–99 Kölner Haie DEL 4816304662 52358
1999–00 Kölner Haie DEL 4917234070 1041512
2000–01 Kölner Haie DEL 5915314648 301110
2001–02 Kölner Haie DEL 4813274056 1352714
2002–03 Kölner Haie DEL 4916244072 10381120
2003–04 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50202444109 15931226
2004–05 Frankfurt Lions DEL 5127315888 1115641
2005–06 Frankfurt Lions DEL 4813193258
2006–07 Frankfurt Lions DEL 4615233867 20112
AHL totals 18188135223139 3720214133
DEL totals 533179275454688 76272451133
NHL totals 202468

International

Year Team Event Place   GP G A Pts PIM
1990 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 2 4 6 2
1994 Canada OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 2 2 4 4

The source:[7]

Awards and honours

The source:[7]

Year Award League
1990 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) DEL
2003 All-Star Game DEL
2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Dwayne Norris — Eliteprospects.com". Eliteprospects.com. Elite Prospects — Hockey Players, Stats and Transactions. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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