# 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | NHL totals | 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 | Senior totals | Senior totals | 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).