| 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 | ||
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).
Sobchuk was born in Lang, Saskatchewan. His older brother is Gene Sobchuk, also a professional hockey player. The two played together on the Cincinnati Stingers while their father, Harry Sobchuk, was the scout for the team.
During his career, Sobchuk was a member of 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.
His jersey number 14 is one of six numbers retired by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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