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Dennis Owchar

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 28, 1953 in Dryden, Ontario

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 4th round (55th overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 PIT NHL 46 6 11 17 6 12 67 6 0 0 0 62 9.7
1975-76 22 PIT NHL 54 5 12 17 6 13 19 4 1 0 0 62 8.1
1976-77 23 PIT NHL 46 5 18 23 8 -7 37 4 1 0 0 86 5.8
1977-78 24 TOT NHL 82 10 31 41 14 -61 48 8 2 0 0 171 5.8
1977-78 24 PIT NHL 22 2 8 10 3 -12 23 2 0 0 0 51 3.9
1977-78 24 CLR NHL 60 8 23 31 11 -49 25 6 2 0 0 120 6.7
1978-79 25 CLR NHL 50 3 13 16 5 -33 27 2 1 0 0 77 3.9
1979-80 26 CLR NHL 10 1 0 1 1 -3 2 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
Career NHL 288 30 85 115 40 -79 200 25 5 0 0 465 6.5

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1974-75 21 PIT NHL 46 0.13 0.24 0.37 0.14 1.46 1.35 5 10 15 5 54 0 56 14 12 0.9 2.4 3.3
1975-76 22 PIT NHL 54 0.09 0.22 0.31 0.11 0.35 1.15 4 10 14 5 66 3 65 15 13 0.7 2.7 3.3
1976-77 23 PIT NHL 46 0.11 0.39 0.50 0.17 0.80 1.87 4 16 20 7 57 6 68 10 -7 1.4 2.4 3.8
1977-78 24 TOT NHL 82 0.12 0.38 0.50 0.17 0.59 2.09 9 28 37 13 94 14 166 25 -61 2.5 0.7 3.1
1977-78 24 PIT NHL 22 0.09 0.36 0.45 0.15 1.05 2.32 2 7 9 3 25 0 44 7 -12 0.5 0.4 0.9
1977-78 24 CLR NHL 60 0.13 0.38 0.52 0.18 0.42 2.00 7 21 28 10 69 14 122 18 -49 1.9 0.3 2.2
1978-79 25 CLR NHL 50 0.06 0.26 0.32 0.11 0.54 1.54 2 11 13 4 48 18 78 15 -33 0.4 1.3 1.7
1979-80 26 CLR NHL 10 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.20 0.70 1 0 1 1 4 0 8 1 -3 -0.1 0.4 0.4
Career NHL 288 0.10 0.30 0.40 0.14 0.69 1.61 25 75 100 34 323 41 441 80 -79 5.8 10.0 15.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 PIT NHL 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
1975-76 22 PIT NHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1977-78 24 CLR NHL 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
Career NHL 10 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1972-73 19 2 Teams OHA-Jr. 39 10 21 31 40
1972-73 19 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 19 3 13 16 13
1972-73 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 20 7 8 15 27
1973-74 20 Hershey Bears AHL 74 16 17 33 51
1974-75 21 Hershey Bears AHL 24 3 14 17 31
1975-76 22 Hershey Bears AHL 7 5 1 6 13
1979-80 26 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 40 6 27 33 26
1980-81 27 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 57 2 16 18 67
1986-87 33 Thunder Bay Twins CASH 6 1 5 6 6
Career 5 Seasons AHL 202 32 75 107 188
Career 1 Season CASH 6 1 5 6 6
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 39 10 21 31 40

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 16 Fort William Hurricanes M-Cup 12 0 3 3 6
1972-73 19 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 3 0 0 0 5
1973-74 20 Hershey Bears AHL 14 1 5 6 14
1974-75 21 Hershey Bears AHL 4 0 1 1 0
1980-81 27 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 4 0 0 0 5
Career 3 Seasons AHL 22 1 6 7 19
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 15 0 3 3 11

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 6 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Dennis Owchar 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 1.7 0.4
Gerry Odrowski 91.8 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.0 0.0
Neil Sheehy 91.1 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.6 1.5 0.2
Tim Gleason 90.9 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.2 1.5 1.1
Greg Zanon 90.2 4.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 1.5 0.3
Stephane Quintal 89.6 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.1 1.4 0.9
Jay Wells 87.5 4.2 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.4 -0.2
Fred Barrett 87.3 4.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.1 1.1
Rick Chartraw 87.0 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.0 1.6 0.0
Gord Dineen 86.9 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.3 0.0
Shane O'Brien 86.5 4.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Dennis Owchar 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 1.7 0.4
Gerry Odrowski 91.8 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.0 0.0
Greg Zanon 89.1 4.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 1.5 0.3
Shane O'Brien 86.5 4.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.4
Brett Lebda 84.6 4.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.0 -0.1
Bob McCord 83.9 4.4 3.4 2.8 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.6
Cam Russell 83.8 3.9 3.7 2.8 2.0 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2
Daniel Tjarnqvist 82.8 3.9 3.5 3.4 1.9 1.7 1.5
Neil Sheehy 81.4 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 1.5 0.5 0.2
Randy Boyd 81.2 3.6 3.4 3.0 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.1
John Slaney 81.0 3.6 3.5 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games Played

1977-78 NHL 82 (1)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1977-78 NHL 166 (1)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

December 2, 1977: Traded to Colorado by Pittsburgh for Tom Edur, December 2, 1977.

May 12, 1979: Traded to New Haven (AHL) by Colorado with Larry Skinner for Bobby Sheehan, May 12, 1979.

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