Dwight Schofield
Dwight Schofield | |||
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Born |
Waltham, MA, United States | March 25, 1956||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Montréal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Jets | ||
NHL Draft |
76th overall, 1976 Detroit Red Wings | ||
Playing career | 1976–1988 |
Dwight Hamilton Schofield (born March 25, 1956 in Waltham, Massachusetts and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a retired American ice hockey player.
Selected in 1976 by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, Schofield also played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Winnipeg Jets before he retired following the 1987–88 NHL season.
Schofield primarily played the role of enforcer throughout his professional career, typically assigned to protect his team's scorers. His reputation as a fighter with the Washington Capitals earned him the nickname "Sconan the Barbarian."
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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