Dwight Schofield

Dwight Schofield
Dwight Schofield
Born	March 25, 1956 (age 68); Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
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; Montreal Canadiens; St. Louis Blues; Washington Capitals; Pittsburgh Penguins; Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft	76th overall, 1976; Detroit Red Wings
WHA draft	62nd overal, 1976; New England Whalers
Playing career	1976–1988

Dwight Hamilton Schofield (born March 25, 1956) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Biography

As a youth, Schofield played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.^[1]

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."

References

^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com

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[1] "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

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