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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dennis Sobchuk
Selected in fifth round
No.
89 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born January
12, 1954
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 6-2 Weight: 176
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WCHL)
Birthplace: Lang, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Lang, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Weyburn | SJHL | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- | | |
Estevan | WCHL |
8 | 1 |
1 | 2 |
14 | | 1971-72 |
Regina | WCHL |
68 | 56 |
67 | 123 |
115 | | 1972-73 |
Regina | WCHL |
66 | 67 |
80 | 147 |
128 | | 1973-74 |
Regina | WCHL |
66 | 68 |
78 | 146 |
78 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1974 (Regina)
Memorial Cup MVP: 1974 (Regina)
WCHL MVP: 1972-73 (Regina)
WCHL Rookie of Year: 1971-72 (Regina)
SJHL Parker Trophy (Points
Leader): 1970-71 (Weyburn)
Regina Quad-Captain:
1973-74
WCHL/WHL Records: Most points in one game (six goals, four assists for 10
points vs. Brandon at Regina on Jan. 19, 1973, shares record with four other
players)
WCHL Playoffs Points Leader:
1972 (27 points), 1974 (31 points)
WCHL Playoffs Assists Leader:
1972 (18 assists)
Miscellaneous: Was not rated in The Hockey News draft preview as a
prospect for the 1974 NHL draft because he had already signed to play for
Cincinnati
in the WHA. ... Played in 1974 WCHL All-Star Game. ... The Regina Pats retired
his No. 14 after his retirement.
Sobchuk's Historic Signing: Sobchuk is famous in hockey
history for being the first underage player to sign with a professional team
before leaving major junior hockey. After the end of NHL player sponsorship
and prior to April 1973, no junior player had ever signed an advance contract
with an NHL or WHA team. Sobchuk, drafted by the WHA's expansion Cincinnati
team set a new precedent when he chose to sign at age 19 despite his intention
of returning to the WCHL to complete his major junior eligibility. This was no
inconvenience to Cincinnati, since the Stingers were not scheduled to begin
WHA play for another two years. Sobchuk's final year in major junior was a
success, as he led Regina to the Memorial Cup. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10,
1979 (Detroit at Los Angeles)
Numbers: 14 (Detroit); 33
(Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1983 |
Detroit, Quebec | 35 |
5 | 6 | 11 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Left unprotected by
Philadelphia for 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, but was reclaimed as fill-in after
Bernie Johnston was taken off roster on June 13, 1979. ... Had assist in his first NHL game. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Phoenix, Cincinnati,
Edmonton (WHA); Adirondack (AHL); Birmingham (CHL); Zug (Switzerland);
Innsbruck (Austria); Moncton, Fredricton (AHL)
WHA
Canada-Soviet Summit Series: 1974 (Canada) (did not play)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA All-Star Game: 1977
(Cincinnati)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (No. 1 special
pre-draft selection by expansion Cincinnati team which was due to enter league
after he turned 20)
Miscellaneous: Signed as an
pre-draft choice by Cincinnati (WHA) in April 1973. He was loaned to
Phoenix for his first WHA season (1974-75) because the expansion Cincinnati
team was not due to play its first season until 1975-76. ... Was on Birmingham
(CHL) team that folded on Feb. 24, 1981. ... Missed parts of 1977-78 season
with injured wrist and separated right shoulder. He suffered the shoulder
injury when he was checked into the boards by Houston's Scott Campbell during
a game in December 1977. ... Moved to Bellingham, Wash., after his retirement,
and managed local ice rink while coaching minor hockey in Whatcom County. ...
Named right wing on all-time Regina (WHL) team by Canadian Hockey League panel
in 1999.
Personal:
Full name is Dennis James Sobchuk. ... Younger brother of former NHL player
Gene Sobchuk. ... Father of minor-league baseball pitcher Justin Sobchuk, a
1999 10th-round draft choice of the Oakland Athletics who turned down a
scholarship offer to San Diego State. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/TRADE: Philadelphia drafted Sobchuk with
the knowledge that he was already signed to play in the WHA. When the NHL and
WHA merged in 1979, Philadelphia took Sobchuk back in the NHL Reclaim Draft on
June 9, 1979. Philadelphia then traded Sobchuk to Detroit for a 1981
fourth-round pick (Dave Michayluk) on September 4, 1979. The deal was first
announced as being for an unspecified late-round pick. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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