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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dwight Schofield
Selected in fifth round
No.
76 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born March 25, 1956
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Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
London (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown:
Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
London | OMJHL |
70 | 6 |
16 | 22 |
124 | | 1975-76 |
London | OMJHL |
59 | 14 |
29 | 43 |
121 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Attended Grade 13 at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ontario
during the 1974-75 season. ... Shifted from his natural position of left
wing to defense with London in 1974-75 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 4, 1977 (Detroit at
Washington)
Numbers: 20 (Detroit); 34 (Montreal); 21 (St.
Louis); 2 (Washington); 4 (Pittsburgh); 17 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup:
Never won
Playing Status: Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1977-1988 | Detroit, Montreal, St. Louis,
Wash., Pittsburgh, Winnipeg | 211 |
8 | 22 | 30 |
631 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1984-1986 |
St. Louis, Washington | 9 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
55 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983-84 (219), 1984-85 (184)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal, with two minutes
left in third period, gave Detroit a 2-2 tie at Washington. ... Suspended two
games during 1984 playoffs for match penalty in Game 2 of St. Louis'
first-round series vs. Detroit. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with left
knee injury that required surgery in October 1986. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL); Kansas
City (CHL); Fort Wayne, Dayton (IHL); Tulsa (CHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Nova
Scotia (AHL); Toledo (IHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by New
England, No. 62 overall in Round 6)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1981-82 (Nova Scotia) (335 PIM)
1978-79: Played 47 regular-season
games for Kalamazoo team that went on to win IHL playoff title, but was not
with team in postseason.
1983-84: Played three regular-season games
for Toledo team that went on to win IHL playoff title, but was not with team
in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1977-78 season with
strained knee ligaments, an injury that required surgery. He suffered the
injury in the season opener for Kansas City (CHL). ... Had seven points for
Kalamazoo in game vs. Fort Wayne on Feb. 3, 1978. ... Played on St. Louis'
off-season charity softball team. ... Returned to St. Louis area after his
retirement and went into hockey equipment sales as owner of Schofield's Ice
and InLine Hockey store in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Personal: Full name is Dwight
Hamilton Schofield. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Detroit did not offer Schofield
a contract after the 1978-79 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent.
After three years in the minors, he signed with Montreal on September 20, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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