Dennis Sobchuk
Dennis James Sobchuk (born January 12, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 35 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Quebec Nordiques. He also played five seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers and Edmonton Oilers. He is the younger of two sons, his older brother being Gene Sobchuk who is also a retired professional hockey player. The two played together on the Cincinnati Stingers while their father, Harry Sobchuk, was the scout for the team.
| Dennis Sobchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 12, 1954 Lang, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Phoenix Roadrunners Cincinnati Stingers Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings Innsbrucker EV Quebec Nordiques | ||
| NHL Draft |
89th overall, 1974 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1984 | ||
Playing career
His jersey number 14 is one of six numbers retired by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 68 | 56 | 67 | 123 | 115 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 50 | ||
| 1972–73 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 66 | 67 | 80 | 147 | 128 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | ||
| 1973–74 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 66 | 68 | 78 | 146 | 78 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 20 | ||
| 1973–74 | Regina Pats | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1974–75 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 78 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 79 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 81 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 74 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Birmingham Bulls | CHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | EV Zug | SWI-2 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Innsbrucker EV | AUT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 20 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1983–84 | Innsbrucker EV | AUT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 348 | 145 | 186 | 331 | 205 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Dennis Sobchuk bio at The Summit in 1974
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