Joseph Alexander Pirus (born January 12, 1955) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played 159 NHL games for the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings. He was drafted 41st overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft from the University of Notre Dame by the North Stars. Pirus was also drafted 37th overall in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft by the Calgary Cowboys but never played in the WHA.

Alex Pirus
Born (1955-01-12) January 12, 1955 (age 69)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Detroit Red Wings
NHL draft 41st overall, 1975
Minnesota North Stars
WHA draft 37th overall, 1975
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 1976–1981

Pirus was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is currently a member of Hockey Ministries International

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Richmond Hill Rams OPJAHL 44 40 44 84 97
1973–74 University of Notre Dame WCHA 28 8 16 24 22
1974–75 University of Notre Dame WCHA 37 23 32 55 94
1975–76 University of Notre Dame WCHA 30 26 18 44 65
1976–77 Minnesota North Stars NHL 79 20 17 37 47 2 0 1 1 2
1977–78 Fort Worth Texans CHL 18 9 6 15 4 14 6 2 8 11
1977–78 Minnesota North Stars NHL 61 9 6 15 38
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 51 16 16 32 33
1978–79 Minnesota North Stars NHL 15 1 3 4 9
1979–80 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 62 23 23 46 49
1979–80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 0 2 2 0
1980–81 Indianapolis Checkers CHL 79 25 46 71 78 5 3 2 5 4
NHL totals 159 30 28 58 94 2 0 1 1 2
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