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Canada Dennis Sobchuk
ECS Innsbruck / Austria - 83/84
1-time SJHL Champion 1
1-time WHL Player of the Year (Four Broncos Trophy) 1
1-time WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 12, 1954
Position
C
Age
70
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Lang, SK, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1974 round 5 #89 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Brother: Gene Sobchuk

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Dennis Sobchuk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1970-71 Estevan Bruins WCHL 8* 1* 1* 2* 14* -* |
Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 36* 56* 34* 90* -* -* |
1971-72 Regina Pats WCHL 68* 56* 67* 123* 115* -* | Playoffs 15 9 18 27 50 -
1972-73 Regina Pats WCHL 66* 67* 80* 147* 128* -* | Playoffs 4 3 3 6 28 -
1973-74 Regina Pats WCHL 66* 68* 78* 146* 78* -* | Playoffs 16 10 21 31 20 -
1974-75 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 78* 32* 45* 77* 36* -* | Playoffs 5 4 1 5 2 -
1975-76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 79* 32* 40* 72* 74* 5* |
1976-77 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 81* 44* 52* 96* 38* 14* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -1
1977-78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 23* 5* 9* 14* 22* -11* |
Edmonton Oilers WHA 13* 6* 3* 9* 4* -4* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 -2
1978-79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 74* 26* 37* 63* 31* 24* | Playoffs 12 6 6 12 4 -4
1979-80 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33* 4* 6* 10* 0* -11* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 15* 6* 4* 10* 6* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
1980-81 Birmingham Bulls CHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
EV Zug NLB 19* 24* 19* 43* -* -* |
1981-82 ECS Innsbruck Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1982-83 Moncton Alpines AHL 20* 5* 12* 17* 0* -* |
Québec Nordiques NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Fredericton Express AHL 9* 7* 5* 12* 2* -* | Playoffs 12 8 4 12 10 -
1983-84 ECS Innsbruck Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Dennis Sobchuk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Regina Pats Memorial Cup 3* 3* 4* 7* 11* -* |
1974-75 Canada Summit Summit74 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Dennis Sobchuk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 44* 18* 21* 39* 0.89* 8* -* | 2 16 8 * 5 * 13 * 0.81 * 10 * - *
Austria 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CHL 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 3* 3* 4* 7* 2.33* 11* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 35* 5* 6* 11* 0.31* 2* -10* | 0 * * * * * *
SJHL 1 36* 56* 34* 90* 2.50* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 19* 24* 19* 43* 2.26* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Summit74 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 5 348* 145* 186* 331* 0.95* 205* 28* | 4 25 11 * 8 * 19 * 0.76 * 12 * -7 *
WCHL (WHL) 4 208* 192* 226* 418* 2.01* 335* -* | 3 35 22 * 42 * 64 * 1.83 * 98 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dennis Sobchuk Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Number 14 retired by Regina Pats

Dennis Sobchuk amassed 416 points in three years with the Regina Pats of the WCJHL and helped the team to win the Memorial Cup in 1974. After several years in the WHA and a half season with the Detroit Red Wings, he played for Austrian Innsbrucker EV in 81/82 and 83/84. There he scored 95 points (42 goals, 53 assists) in 51 games.
(by Hannes Biedermann)