Doug Zmolek
| Doug Zmolek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 3, 1970 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| National team | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||
| NHL draft |
7th overall, 1989 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2000 | ||
Douglas Allan Zmolek (born November 3, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL for eight seasons between 1992 and 2000.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Zmolek graduated from John Marshall High School in 1989. He was drafted seventh overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held in Minnesota. Zmolek attended the University of Minnesota of the WCHA and was named to the WCHA Second All-Star Team and the NCAA Second All-American Team in his junior, and final, year in 1992.[1]
Zmolek made his debut in the NHL in the 1992–93 season with the San Jose Sharks after he was earlier acquired from the North Stars in the dispersal draft on May 30, 1991. In his second year, Zmolek was traded back to the Stars franchise which had relocated to Dallas.
As a physical stay-at-home defenseman, Zmolek spent parts of two seasons with Dallas before stints with the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks. Zmolek retired after receiving a buyout during the 2000–01 season after playing two games with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL.[2]
Zmolek played 467 career NHL games, scoring 11 goals and 53 assists for 64 points and registering 905 penalty minutes.
Since retirement, Zmolek has supported the Rochester Youth Hockey Association (RYHA) as an advisor and member of the board.[3] He also runs an off-season hockey camp, Top Shelf, in Rochester, MN. He has three sons, Riese, William, and Bennett, who all play hockey, and a daughter, Ella.
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1991–92 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1991–92 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1992 | [4] |
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | John Marshall High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | John Marshall High School | HS-MN | — | 7 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | John Marshall High School | HS-MN | 27 | 4 | 32 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | John Marshall High School | HS-MN | 29 | 17 | 41 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 40 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 84 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 42 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 62 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 467 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 905 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Chicago Wolves (IHL) players
- Dallas Stars players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
- NHL first-round draft picks
- San Jose Sharks players
- Ice hockey people from Rochester, Minnesota
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs