Dwight Schofield

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Dwight Schofield
Born (1956-03-25) March 25, 1956 (age 67)
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 76th overall, 1976
Detroit Red Wings
WHA Draft 62nd overall, 1976
New England Whalers
Playing career 19761988

Dwight Hamilton Schofield (born March 25, 1956) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for six teams between 1977 and 1988.

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Dwight currently lives in Brentwood, Missouri, a suburb in St. Louis, and has worked many years as a coach and mentor to the younger players in the youth and High School programs.

Biography

As a youth, Schofield played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Boston. [1]

Selected in 1976 by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, Schofield also played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Winnipeg Jets before he retired following the 1987–88 NHL season.

Schofield primarily played the role of enforcer throughout his professional career, typically assigned to protect his team's scorers. His reputation as a fighter with the Washington Capitals earned him the nickname "Sconan the Barbarian."

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1974–75 London Knights OMJHL 7061622124
1975–76 London KnightsOMJHL59142943121501115
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 31012
1976–77 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 7320416118010471161
1977–78 Kalamazoo WingsIHL336921
1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 22371058
1978–79 Kalamazoo WingsIHL4782937199
1978–79 Kanas City Red WingsCHL1314520
1978–79 Fort Wayne Komets IHL14235541309928
1979–80 Dayton Gems IHL71154762257
1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 51124
1980–81 Milwaukee Admirals IHL82184159327725725
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL7572431335913441
1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL20007
1982–83 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL73102131248703321
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL7041014219400026
1983–84 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL32244
1984–85 St. Louis BluesNHL43145184200015
1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL50123127300014
1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL2516759
1986–87 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL2015658
1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL1800033
1987–88 Kalamazoo WingsIHL34279150
IHL totals3277017624611923062127114
NHL totals21182230631900055

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.