Doug Zmolek

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Doug Zmolek
Born (1970-11-03) November 3, 1970 (age 54)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 7th overall, 1989
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 19922000

Douglas Allan Zmolek (born November 3, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL for eight seasons between 1992 and 2000.

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Playing career

Zmolek graduated from John Marshall High School in 1989. He was drafted seventh overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held in Minnesota. Zmolek attended the University of Minnesota of the WCHA and was named to the WCHA Second All-Star Team and the NCAA Second All-American Team in his junior, and final, year in 1992. [1]

Zmolek made his debut in the NHL in the 1992–93 season with the San Jose Sharks after he was earlier acquired from the North Stars in the dispersal draft on May 30, 1991. In his second year, Zmolek was traded back to the Stars franchise which had relocated to Dallas.

As a physical stay-at-home defenseman, Zmolek spent parts of two seasons with Dallas before stints with the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks. Zmolek retired after receiving a buyout during the 2000–01 season after playing two games with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL. [2]

Zmolek played 467 career NHL games, scoring 11 goals and 53 assists for 64 points and registering 905 penalty minutes.

Since retirement, Zmolek has supported the Rochester Youth Hockey Association (RYHA) as an advisor and member of the board. [3] He also runs an off-season hockey camp, Top Shelf, in Rochester, MN. He has three sons, Riese, William, and Bennett, who all play hockey, and a daughter, Ella.

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team 1991–92
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1991–92
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1992 [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 John Marshall High School HS-MN
1986–87John Marshall High SchoolHS-MN71320
1987–88John Marshall High SchoolHS-MN2743236
1988–89John Marshall High SchoolHS-MN29174158
1989–90 University of Minnesota WCHA 401101152
1990–91 University of MinnesotaWCHA423151894
1991–92 University of MinnesotaWCHA446212788
1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 8451015229
1993–94 San Jose SharksNHL68044122
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL71011170114
1994–95 Dallas StarsNHL4205567500010
1995–96 Dallas StarsNHL4215665
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL1610122
1996–97 Los Angeles KingsNHL57101116
1997–98 Los Angeles KingsNHL4608811120002
1998–99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL6201414102
1999–00 Chicago BlackhawksNHL4327960
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 20002
NHL totals4671153649051401116

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1990 United States WJC 70112
Junior totals70112

References

  1. "All-WCHA teams". Augenblick. April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  2. "10 or so Q's with Doug Smolek". rochestermagazine.com. April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. "RYHA board members". RYHA. March 20, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  4. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick
1989
Succeeded by