NHL's Historical "Growth Spurt"
Taking another look at the "growth spurt" of the NHL in the 1990s, and determining that it wasn't solely players getting "bigger, faster, stronger."
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988-89 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989-90 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990-91 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991-92 | Red Wings | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1991-92 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992-93 | Red Wings | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1992-93 | 45 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993-94 | Red Wings | 77 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 27 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 202 |
| 1993-94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1994-95 | Red Wings | 46 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 |
| 1994-95 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995-96 | Red Wings | 82 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 33 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 237 |
| 1996-97 | Red Wings | 75 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 21 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 211 |
| 1996-97 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997-98 | Red Wings | 80 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 14 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 |
| 1998-99 | Red Wings | 79 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 10 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 209 |
| 1999-00 | Red Wings | 72 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 165 |
| 2000-01 | Red Wings | 72 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 187 |
| 2001-02 | Sabres | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| 2002-03 | Thrashers | 79 | 21 | 49 | 70 | -10 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 185 |
| 2003-04 | Thrashers | 76 | 20 | 32 | 52 | -12 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 191 |
| 2004-05 | 38 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | Thrashers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 206 |
| 2006-07 | Thrashers | 81 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 190 |
| 2007-08 | Thrashers | 82 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161 |
| 2008-09 | Thrashers | 82 | 26 | 50 | 76 | -14 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 165 |
| 2009-10 | Thrashers | 55 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -15 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 2010-11 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 101 | |
| 2011-12 | 44 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
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