Jeff Norton

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| played_for = New York Islanders
San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
Frisk Tigers

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 200

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Acton, Massachusetts, U.S.

| ntl_team = USA

| draft = 62nd overall

| draft_year = 1984

| draft_team = New York Islanders

| career_start = 1987

| career_end = 2002

}}

Jeffrey Thomas Norton (born November 25, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Norton was selected in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. Norton played for Team USA Hockey in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Norton has also played for the San Jose Sharks (three separate times), St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers (two separate times), Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins.{{Cite web| url = http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1984/84062.html | title = Jeff Norton player profile | website = hockeydraftcentral.com | date = 2006-03-05 | accessdate = 2006-03-05}}

PPG Paints Arena statue

Norton and Rich Pilon are depicted as the two defenders Mario Lemieux skates between in a 4,700-pound bronze statue unveiled on March 7, 2012, at PPG Paints Arena (then called Consol Energy Center) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/penguins/story/2012-03-07/mario-lemieux-statue/53401818/1 "Mario Lemieux statue unveiled in Pittsburgh"], USA Today. March 7, 2012.

Personal life

A graduate of the University of Michigan, he grew up in the town of Acton, Massachusetts and attended Cushing Academy.{{cite news |last1=Pevear |first1=David |title=TOP TEN LIST: The region's best hockey players ever |url=http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_27537154/top-ten-list-regions-best-hockey-players-ever |accessdate=February 9, 2019 |work=The Sun |date=February 16, 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Mallard |first1=Nick |title=Cushing Academy has produced plenty of hockey stars |url=http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/sports_topsports/ci_31187890/cushing-academy-has-produced-plenty-hockey-stars |accessdate=February 8, 2019 |publisher=Sentinel & Enterprise |date=August 2, 2017}} His younger brother, Brad also played hockey in the NHL.{{cite web |last1=Aragon |first1=Alex |title=Norton Looking To Find A Home In San Jose |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/norton-looking-to-find-a-home-in-san-jose/c-474578 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=February 9, 2019 |date=September 15, 2007}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1981–82

| Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

| HSMA

| —

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| 1982–83

| Cushing Academy

| HS-Prep

| —

1983–84

| Cushing Academy

| HS-Prep

| 21

| 22

| 33

| 55

| 20

| —

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| 1984–85

| University of Michigan

| CCHA

| 37

| 8

| 16

| 24

| 103

| —

1985–86

| University of Michigan

| CCHA

| 37

| 15

| 30

| 45

| 99

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

| 13

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 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

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| 1990–91

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 44

| 3

| 25

| 28

| 16

| —

1991–92

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 28

| 1

| 18

| 19

| 18

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| New York Islanders

| NHL

| 66

| 12

| 38

| 50

| 45

| 10

| 1

| 2

| 4

1993–94

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 64

| 7

| 33

| 40

| 36

| 14

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 20

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 20

| 1

| 9

| 10

| 39

| —

1994–95

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 28

| 2

| 18

| 20

| 33

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 11

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| 1995–96

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 36

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 26

| —

1995–96

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 30

| 4

| 16

| 20

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 62

| 2

| 11

| 13

| 42

| —

1996–97

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 13

| 0

| 5

| 16

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| Tampa Bay Lightning

| NHL

| 37

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 26

| —

1997–98

| Florida Panthers

| NHL

| 19

| 0

| 7

| 18

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Florida Panthers

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 2

| —

1998–99

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 69

| 4

| 18

| 22

| 42

| 6

| 0

| 7

| 10

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–2000

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 62

| 0

| 20

| 49

| 12

| 0

| 1

| 7

2000–01

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 32

| 2

| 10

| 12

| 20

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 10

| 0

| 1

| 8

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 2

2001–02

| Florida Panthers

| NHL

| 29

| 0

| 4

| 8

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 0

| 5

2002–03

| Frisk Asker

| NOR

| 33

| 3

| 16

| 19

| 42

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 799

! 52

! 332

! 384

! 615

! 65

! 4

! 21

! 25

! 89

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1988

| United States

| OG

| 7th

| 6

| 0

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989

| United States

| WC

| 6th

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

1990

| United States

| WC

| 5th

| 10

| 4

| 1

| 5

| 14

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! colspan="4" | Senior totals

! 22

! 5

! 10

! 22

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

!

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | College

All-CCHA Second Team

| 1987

| {{cite news|title=CCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}