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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Dwight Schofield
Selected in fifth round
No. 76 overall by Detroit Red Wings

Born March 25, 1956
Position: Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: London (OMJHL)                             
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts (USA)
Hometown: Lynn, Massachusetts
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1974-75 LondonOMJHL 706 1622 124
1975-76 LondonOMJHL 5914 2943 121

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Attended Grade 13 at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in London, Ontario during the 1974-75 season. ... Shifted from his natural position of left wing to defense with London in 1974-75
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 4, 1977 (Detroit at Washington)
Numbers:  20 (Detroit); 34 (Montreal); 21 (St. Louis); 2 (Washington); 4 (Pittsburgh); 17 (Winnipeg)
Stanley Cup: Never won
Playing Status: Retired 1988
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1988Detroit, Montreal, St. Louis,
Wash., Pittsburgh, Winnipeg
211 82230 631
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1984-1986 St. Louis, Washington9 000 55

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Louis Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1983-84 (219), 1984-85 (184)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in first NHL game. The goal, with two minutes left in third period, gave Detroit a 2-2 tie at Washington. ... Suspended two games during 1984 playoffs for match penalty in Game 2 of St. Louis' first-round series vs. Detroit. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with left knee injury that required surgery in October 1986.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL); Kansas City (CHL); Fort Wayne, Dayton (IHL); Tulsa (CHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Toledo (IHL); Baltimore (AHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick:
1976 (by New England, No. 62 overall in Round 6)
AHL Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1981-82 (Nova Scotia) (335 PIM)
1978-79: Played 47 regular-season games for Kalamazoo team that went on to win IHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
1983-84: Played three regular-season games for Toledo team that went on to win IHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1977-78 season with strained knee ligaments, an injury that required surgery. He suffered the injury in the season opener for Kansas City (CHL). ... Had seven points for Kalamazoo in game vs. Fort Wayne on Feb. 3, 1978. ... Played on St. Louis' off-season charity softball team. ... Returned to St. Louis area after his retirement and went into hockey equipment sales as owner of Schofield's Ice and InLine Hockey store in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Personal: Full name is Dwight Hamilton Schofield.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
FREE AGENCY: Detroit did not offer Schofield a contract after the 1978-79 season, and he became an unrestricted free agent. After three years in the minors, he signed with Montreal on September 20, 1982.

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SNAPSHOT '76
Total Selected: 135
Forwards: 83
Defense: 39
Goaltenders: 13
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 26
Canadian: 103
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 23
U.S.-Born: 23
European: 8
Reached NHL: 73
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 12
Year-end All-Star: 2
Olympians: 6
Picks Traded: 15
 
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