| Doug Stromback | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1967 Farmington, MI, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Bakersfield Fog Erie Panthers Flint Spirits Huntington Blizzard Johnstown Chiefs Memphis Riverkings Motor City Snipers Muskegon Fury Tulsa Oilers Utica Blizzard | ||
| NHL draft | 124th overall, 1985 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2004 | ||
Douglas Alan Stromback (born March 3, 1967) is an American retired ice hockey right winger who played over 380 regular season and playoff games across several minor hockey leagues. Stromback was drafted in the sixth round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, selected 124th overall, by the Washington Capitals.
Stromback was invited to Detroit Red Wings training camp in 1988, but was eventually reassigned to their AHL affiliate on September 20, 1988. [1] After arriving in Erie for the 1988-89 ECHL season, Stromback scored a career-high 40 goals in 50 games, which earned him a spot on the 1988-89 All-ECHL Team.
Stromback's younger brother Richard also played professional hockey. Both Doug and Richard played professional hockey for the Erie Panthers during the 1989-90 ECHL season.
Once he retired from hockey, Stromback attended Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 1995.
After his graduation, Stromback became an investor and board member of Web Group. Stromback later started a career in structured finance. Over the course of five years, he became a top executive with over $500 million in transactions. [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 66 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 50 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1986–87 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 41 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 60 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Erie Panthers | ECHL | 50 | 40 | 43 | 83 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | Erie Panthers | ECHL | 53 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Erie Panthers | ECHL | 24 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Muskegon Fury | CoHL | 39 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Huntington Blizzard | ECHL | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Utica Blizzard | CoHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 27 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 60 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Memphis RiverKings | CHL | 58 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Bakersfield Fog | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL totals | 153 | 79 | 107 | 186 | 148 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| CHL totals | 158 | 64 | 89 | 153 | 157 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||