| Jeff Norton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1965-11-25)November 25, 1965 (age 59) Acton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Frisk Tigers | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 62nd overall,1984 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2002 | ||
Jeffrey Thomas Norton (born November 25, 1965) is anAmerican former professionalice hockeydefenseman who played 15 seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL).
Norton was selected in the1984 NHL Entry Draft by theNew York Islanders. Norton played for TeamUSA Hockey in the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary, Alberta. Norton has also played for theSan Jose Sharks (three separate times),St. Louis Blues,Edmonton Oilers,Tampa Bay Lightning,Florida Panthers (two separate times),Pittsburgh Penguins, andBoston Bruins.[1]
Norton andRich Pilon are depicted as the two defendersMario Lemieux skates between in a 4,700-pound bronze statue unveiled on March 7, 2012, atPPG Paints Arena (then called Consol Energy Center) inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
A graduate of theUniversity of Michigan, he grew up in the town ofActon, Massachusetts and attendedCushing Academy.[3][4] His younger brother,Brad also played hockey in the NHL.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Acton-Boxborough Regional High School | HSMA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Cushing Academy | HS-Prep | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Cushing Academy | HS-Prep | 21 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 60 | 4 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 44 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 28 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 66 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 64 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 30 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 37 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 69 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1999–2000 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 62 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2002–03 | Frisk Asker | NOR | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 799 | 52 | 332 | 384 | 615 | 65 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 89 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | United States | OG | 7th | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1989 | United States | WC | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1990 | United States | WC | 5th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Senior totals | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CCHASecond Team | 1987 | [6] |