| Round | Overall |
| 8 | 97 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Fort Erie | Jr.B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1968-69 | St. Catharines | OHA | 53 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 15 |
| 1969-70 | St. Catharines | OHA | 53 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 36 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played both wings.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1971 |
| Debut: | February 4, 1973 (Buffalo vs. N.Y. Islanders) |
| Final NHL game: | November 22, 1975 (Minnesota vs. Atlanta) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 22 (Buffalo); 20 (N.Y. Islanders); 12, 21 (Minnesota) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Buffalo,
N.Y. Islanders, Minnesota
Years: 1973-1975. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 4 years | 150 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 80 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played all three forward positions during his pro career. ... Played on 1972-73 Cincinnati team that won AHL regular-season title. ... Scored a goal in his first NHL game on Feb. 4, 1973, at Buffalo. The goal, scored against Hall of Fame goaltender Billy Smith at 13:39 of the second period, gave the Sabres a 4-1 lead in a 5-1 win over N.Y. Islanders. ... Won AHL Calder Cup with Cincinnati in 1973. ... Tied for AHL playoffs lead with 10 goals for Cincinnati in 1973. ... Played on 1977-78 Fort Worth team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Fort Worth in 1978.
Transaction History
March 11, 1974 -- Traded by Buffalo
to N.Y. Islanders in exchange for Brian Spencer.
Jan. 5, 1975 -- Traded by N.Y.
Islanders with Ernie Hicke for J.P. Parise.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Douglas
George Rombough
Nickname:
"Romby"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Flint (IHL); Cincinnati (AHL); New Haven (AHL); Dallas, Fort Worth (CHL)
Education: Attended Brock
University.
Career Beyond Hockey: Founded
Romby's restaurant in St. Catharines, Ontario, after retirement. He
later moved to South
Florida and went into the real estate business, working in that field up
to his death.
Family: Younger brother of former
WHA player Lorne Rombough.
Significant Injuries
Missed end of 1973-74 season with rib injury, suffered during N.Y. Islanders' March 30, 1974, game at Vancouver.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Ottawa Nationals in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Scored series-winning goal in OT for Cincinnati in 1973 AHL playoff sweep of Richmond. | Played on line with Billy Harris and Bill MacMillan for N.Y. Islanders in 1973-74. | Was used in a shut-down role against Phil Esposito while playing for Minnesota. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970