Jeff Norton

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.

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.

Personal life A graduate of the University of Michigan, he grew up in the town of Acton, Massachusetts and attended Cushing Academy. His younger brother, Brad, also played hockey in the NHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs 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

International 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

Awards and honours Award Year College All-CCHA Second Team 1987

Transactions June 20, 1993 – Traded from the New York Islanders to the San Jose Sharks for a 1994 third-round pick. March 6, 1995 – Traded from the San Jose Sharks with conditional pick in the 1997 draft to the St. Louis Blues for Craig Janney and cash. January 4, 1996 – Traded from the St. Louis Blues with Donald Dufresne to the Edmonton Oilers for Igor Kravchuk and Ken Sutton. March 18, 1997 – Traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Drew Bannister and a 1997 sixth-round pick (#141 – Peter Sarno). January 16, 1998 – Traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning with Dino Ciccarelli to the Florida Panthers for Mark Fitzpatrick and Jody Hull. November 11, 1998 – Traded from the Florida Panthers to the San Jose Sharks for Alex Hicks and a 1999 fifth-round pick (#140 – Adam Johnson). March 19, 2002 – Traded from the Florida Panthers to the Boston Bruins for a 2002 sixth-round pick (#196 – Mikael Vuorio).