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Dennis Sobchuk

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 176 lbs.
Born: January 12, 1954 in Lang, Saskatchewan

Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 5th round (89th overall) of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 78 32 45 77 35 36 28 4 0 242 13.2
1975-76 22 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 79 32 40 72 5 74 25 5 2 1 254 12.6
1976-77 23 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 81 44 52 96 14 38 33 6 5 2 312 14.1
1977-78 24 2 Teams WHA 36 11 12 23 -15 26 8 2 1 92 12.0
1977-78 24 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 23 5 9 14 -11 22 3 1 1 62 8.1
1977-78 24 Edmonton Oilers WHA 13 6 3 9 -4 4 5 1 0 30 20.0
1978-79 25 Edmonton Oilers WHA 74 26 37 63 24 31 19 6 1 183 14.2
1979-80 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 4 6 10 -11 0 4 0 0 0 47 8.5
1982-83 29 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 50.0
Career 2 Seasons NHL 35 5 6 11 -10 2 5 0 0 0 49 10.2
Career 5 Seasons WHA 348 145 186 331 63 205 113 23 9 3 1083 13.4

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1974-75 21 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 78 0.41 0.58 0.99 0.38 0.45 0.46 3.10 35
1975-76 22 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 79 0.41 0.51 0.91 0.37 0.06 0.94 3.22 5
1976-77 23 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 81 0.54 0.64 1.19 0.47 0.17 0.47 3.85 14
1977-78 24 2 Teams WHA 36 0.31 0.33 0.64 0.26 -0.42 0.72 2.56 -15
1977-78 24 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 23 0.22 0.39 0.61 0.23 -0.48 0.96 2.70 -11
1977-78 24 Edmonton Oilers WHA 13 0.46 0.23 0.69 0.32 -0.31 0.31 2.31 -4
1978-79 25 Edmonton Oilers WHA 74 0.35 0.50 0.85 0.33 0.32 0.42 2.47 24
1979-80 26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 33 0.12 0.18 0.30 0.12 -0.33 0.00 1.42 3 5 8 3 13 3 21 0 -11
1982-83 29 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.27 0.50 1.00 1.00 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Career 2 Seasons NHL 35 0.14 0.17 0.31 0.13 -0.29 0.06 1.40 4 5 9 4 14 3 21 0 -10
Career 5 Seasons WHA 348 0.42 0.53 0.95 0.38 0.18 0.59 3.11 63

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 21 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 5 4 1 5 2 0
1976-77 23 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0
1977-78 24 Edmonton Oilers WHA 5 1 0 1 -2 4 0
1978-79 25 Edmonton Oilers WHA 12 6 6 12 -4 4 1
Career 4 Seasons WHA 25 11 8 19 -7 12 0 0 0 1

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1970-71 17 Estevan Bruins WCJHL 8 1 1 2 14
1971-72 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 68 56 67 123 115
1972-73 19 Regina Pats WCJHL 66 67 80 147 128
1973-74 20 Regina Pats WCJHL 66 68 78 146 78
1979-80 26 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 15 6 4 10 6
1980-81 27 Birmingham Bulls CHL 5 1 3 4 0
1982-83 29 Moncton Alpines AHL 20 5 12 17 0
1982-83 29 Fredericton Express AHL 29 12 17 29 2
Career 2 Seasons AHL 64 23 33 56 8
Career 1 Season CHL 5 1 3 4 0
Career 4 Seasons WCJHL 208 192 226 418 335

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 18 Regina Pats WCJHL 15 9 18 27 50
1972-73 19 Regina Pats WCJHL 4 3 3 6 28
1973-74 20 Regina Pats M-Cup 3 3 4 7 11
1973-74 20 Regina Pats WCJHL 16 10 21 31 20
1979-80 26 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4 0 1 1 0
1982-83 29 Fredericton Express AHL 12 8 4 12 10
Career 2 Seasons AHL 16 8 5 13 10
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 3 4 7 11
Career 3 Seasons WCJHL 35 22 42 64 98

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

1974-75 WHA 78 (3)
1976-77 WHA 81 (2)
Career WHA 348 (62)

Goals

1976-77 WHA 44 (8)
Career WHA 145 (27)

Assists

Career WHA 186 (35)

Points

1976-77 WHA 96 (10)
Career WHA 331 (30)

Goals Created

1976-77 WHA 38.5 (10)
Career WHA 130.9 (31)

Penalties in Minutes

Career WHA 205 (99)
    

Transactions

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April, 1973: Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati (WHA), April, 1973.

June, 1974: Loaned to Phoenix (WHA) by Cincinnati (WHA) for 1974-75 season, June, 1974.

December, 1977: Traded to Edmonton (WHA) by Cincinnati (WHA) for the rights to Dave Debol and draft choices (later voided), December 1977.

June 9, 1979: Reclaimed by Philadelphia from Edmonton prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979.

September 4, 1979: Traded to Detroit by Philadelphia for Detroit's 5th round choice (Dave Michayluk) in 1981 Entry Draft, September 4, 1979.

March 7, 1982: Signed as a free agent by Quebec, March 7, 1982.

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