Steve Dubinsky

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Steve Dubinsky
Born (1970-07-09) July 9, 1970 (age 54)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
NHL draft 226th overall, 1990
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 19932003

Steven Dubinsky (born July 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues between 1993 and 2003. He played centre and shot left-handed.

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Biography

Dubinsky was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is Jewish. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] As a youth, he played in the 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from the North Shore of Montreal. [6]

Dubinsky was drafted in the 11th round, 226th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. From there he played for Clarkson University, where he played right wing from 1989-1993 for the Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team, led the team in scoring his junior year, was named a 1992 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star honorable mention, and played with future NHLers Craig Conroy and Todd Marchant. [7] After college Dubinsky reported to the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL where he played the majority of the 1993–1994 season before playing 28 games with the Blackhawks that same season. [7]

Dubinsky bounced between the Ice and the Blackhawks before finally earning a full-time roster spot with the Blackhawks for the 1997–98 season. That year he played in all 82 games and scored a career high 18 points. The following season he played one game with the Blackhawks before being traded to the Calgary Flames. He played there for 2 years before rejoining the Blackhawks for the 2000–01 season. The 2001–02 season saw Dubinsky being traded yet again from the Blackhawks, this time to the Nashville Predators. [7] Dubinsky then signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues for the 2002–03, but a head injury during the season limited him to only 28 games, and he retired following the season.[ citation needed ]

He currently works for Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, Illinois.[ citation needed ] His ex-wife's name is Sheryl, and they have three sons. [8] [9] His son Zach Dubinsky played college hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 Clarkson University ECAC 357101724
1990–91 Clarkson UniversityECAC3913233628
1991–92 Clarkson UniversityECAC3321345540
1992–93 Clarkson UniversityECAC3518264458
1993–94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2726816600010
1993–94 Indianapolis Ice IHL 5415254063
1994–95 Chicago BlackhawksNHL160008
1994–95 Indianapolis IceIHL6216112729
1995–96 Chicago BlackhawksNHL4323514
1995–96 Indianapolis IceIHL16881610
1996–97 Chicago BlackhawksNHL5000041014
1996–97 Indianapolis IceIHL773240725313140
1997–98 Chicago BlackhawksNHL825131857
1998–99 Chicago BlackhawksNHL10000
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL614101414
1999–00 Calgary FlamesNHL230114
2000–01 Chicago BlackhawksNHL60641033
2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 1465114
2001–02 Chicago BlackhawksNHL31014
2001–02 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL1673106
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL2652710
2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL3613132616
2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL280664
2002–03 Worcester IceCats AHL61564
NHL totals3752545701641010114

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