Marcel Dionne | |
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Born | August 3, 1951 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shoots | Right |
Played for | Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers |
National team | Canada |
NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1971 Detroit Red Wings |
Playing career | 1971–1989 |
Hall of Fame, 1992 |
Marcel Dionne (born Marcel Elphège Dionne on August 3, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.
On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Dionne became part of the second group of players to be named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.