Dwight Schofield

Dwight Schofield
Born	(1956-03-25) March 25, 1956 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. He played in the National Hockey League for six teams between 1977 and 1988.

Dwight currently lives in Brentwood, Missouri, a suburb in St. Louis, and has worked many years as a coach and mentor to the younger players in the youth and High School programs.

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.

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."

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	London Knights	OMJHL		70	6	16	22	124		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	London Knights	OMJHL		59	14	29	43	121		5	0	1	1	15
1976–77	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		73	20	41	61	180		10	4	7	11	61
1977–78	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		3	3	6	9	21		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Kansas City Red Wings	CHL		22	3	7	10	58		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		47	8	29	37	199		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Kanas City Red Wings	CHL		13	1	4	5	20		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		14	2	3	5	54		13	0	9	9	28
1979–80	Dayton Gems	IHL		71	15	47	62	257		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Maine Mariners	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	1	2	4
1980–81	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		82	18	41	59	327		7	2	5	7	25
1981–82	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		75	7	24	31	335		9	1	3	4	41
1982–83	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		2	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		73	10	21	31	248		7	0	3	3	21
1983–84	St. Louis Blues	NHL		70	4	10	14	219		4	0	0	0	26
1983–84	Toledo Goaldiggers	IHL		3	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	St. Louis Blues	NHL		43	1	4	5	184		2	0	0	0	15
1985–86	Washington Capitals	NHL		50	1	2	3	127		3	0	0	0	14
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		25	1	6	7	59		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		20	1	5	6	58		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		18	0	0	0	33		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		34	2	7	9	150		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				327	70	176	246	1192		30	6	21	27	114
NHL totals				211	8	22	30	631		9	0	0	0	55

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