David Schlemko
| David Schlemko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 7, 1987 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Arizona Coyotes Dallas Stars Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
David Schlemko (born May 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Schlemko played junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League from 2004 until 2007. He was a member of the Tigers' WHL championship team in 2007. Undrafted, Schlemko was signed as a free agent on July 19, 2007, by the Coyotes to a three-year entry level contract and was assigned to the Central Hockey League's Arizona Sundogs.[1] In 2008, Schlemko was assigned to the San Antonio Rampage. He made his NHL debut with the Coyotes during the 2008–09 season, playing a total of 3 games scoring 1 assist. His first career NHL goal was scored on November 14, 2009, against Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars.[2]
During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, he played 14 games on the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
In the 2014–15 season, on January 3, 2015, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars.[3] Schlemko played in 5 scoreless games with the Stars as a reserve defenseman before he was again placed and claimed off waivers by the Calgary Flames on March 1, 2015.[4]
As a free agent on September 10, 2015, Schlemko joined his fourth organization within a year in signing a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.[5] As a late free-agent addition to the Devils, Schlemko surprised in the 2015–16 season, to solidify his role on the blueline and record a career-high 6 goals and 19 points in 67 games.
On July 1, 2016, Schlemko was rewarded from his tenure with the Devils in signing a four-year contract as a free agent with the San Jose Sharks.[6] In the 2016–17 season, Schlemko solidified the Sharks blueline, appearing in 62 games in matching his previous season 6 goals while contributing with 18 points.
Schlemko's tenure with the Sharks was limited to one season however, as he was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017.[7] The following day, the Golden Knights promptly dealt him to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2019.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 65 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 69 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | ||
| 2006–07 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 64 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 78 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 58 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 55 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 43 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 46 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Arizona Sundogs | CHL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 67 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 62 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 397 | 18 | 74 | 92 | 120 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ "Coyotes sign Schlemko to contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Tippet wins in return to Dallas". CBS Sports. 2009-11-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Dallas Stars claim defenseman David Schlemko off Waivers". Dallas Stars. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Flames trade Glencross to Capitals, claim Schlemko". Yahoo! Sports. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "New Jersey Devils sign David Schlemko". New Jersey Devils. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sharks sign defenseman David Schlemko". San Jose Sharks. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Vegas Picks Defenseman Schlemko From Sharks in Expansion Draft". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ "Canadiens acquire defenseman David Schlemko from Vegas". National Hockey League. 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
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External links
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- 1987 births
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- Arizona Sundogs players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Dallas Stars players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
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- Laval Rocket players
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
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- Undrafted National Hockey League players
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