David Schlemko

David Schlemko
Born (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
New Jersey Devils
Arizona Coyotes
Dallas Stars
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007present

David Schlemko (born May 7, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils 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]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05Medicine Hat TigersWHL6552429231303310
2005–06Medicine Hat TigersWHL6993544441325715
2006–07Medicine Hat TigersWHL648505878233131612
2007–08Arizona SundogsCHL5810293924143586
2007–08San Antonio RampageAHL10004
2008–09San Antonio RampageAHL687222920
2008–09Phoenix CoyotesNHL30110
2009–10San Antonio RampageAHL555263130
2009–10Phoenix CoyotesNHL171458
2010–11Phoenix CoyotesNHL43410142441014
2010–11San Antonio RampageAHL30002
2011–12Phoenix CoyotesNHL46110111050000
2012–13Arizona SundogsCHL1437104
2012–13Phoenix CoyotesNHL3015612
2013–14Phoenix CoyotesNHL4818918
2014–15Arizona CoyotesNHL201344
2014–15Portland PiratesAHL21340
2014–15Dallas StarsNHL50000
2014–15Calgary FlamesNHL190008110112
NHL totals 231 9 41 50 84 20 1 1 2 6

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