Dwight Schofield

Dwight Schofield
Born	(1956-03-25) March 25, 1956 Waltham, MA, United States
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

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Dwight Schofield biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
• Dwight Schofield career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database