Dave Schultz (ice hockey)

Dave Schultz

Schultz playing for the Philadelphia Flyers
Born (1949-10-14) October 14, 1949
Waldheim, SK, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for NHL
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Los Angeles Kings
Buffalo Sabres
AHL
Quebec Aces
Richmond Robins
Rochester Americans
EHL
Salem Rebels
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 1969
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1969–1980

David William "The Hammer"[1] Schultz (born October 14, 1949) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey coach and player. Schultz is renowned as one of hockey's greatest enforcers and holds the NHL record for most penalty minutes in a single season, at 472.[2] Schultz was born in Waldheim, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Rosetown, Saskatchewan.

Playing career

Schultz was known as a point producer in junior hockey, but became an 'enforcer' in his first year of pro hockey with the Salem Rebels of the EHL, prior to joining the Philadelphia Flyers, where he would become famous.

Schultz earned the nickname "The Hammer" for his aggressive style of hockey. He was one of the most notable enforcers on the Philadelphia Flyers' infamous "Broad Street Bullies." [3] After winning two Stanley Cups with the Flyers (1973–74 and 1974–75), "The Hammer" drifted through several teams (Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings and Buffalo Sabres) in search of a permanent position. When GMs tried to find some "muscle" for their fledgling clubs, they thought of him. Schultz was also able to capitalize on his popularity as a player when he recorded a local Philadelphia hit song called "The Penalty Box" in the mid 1970s.[4]

Schultz could be more than an enforcer; he scored 20 goals for Philadelphia in 1973–74. He also scored the series-clinching goal in overtime in the first round of the 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Atlanta Flames.[5][6] Despite his successes, Schultz later expressed regret about his role as an enforcer and the prominence of fighting in hockey.[7]

After injuring his wrist in a fight, Schultz once put boxing wraps on his hands for protection. As things usually went, Dave had several fights in ensuing games, while wearing the wraps. However, soon after, enforcers in both the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association started wearing similar hand protection. This was not to protect an already injured hand/wrist, but to prevent themselves from injury in a fight. Soon after this trick became popular, both the WHA and NHL passed what became known as the "Schultz Rule" — thus banning the boxing wraps' temporary involvement in professional ice hockey.[8]

Post-playing career

After retiring as a player Schultz coached several minor league teams over the next two decades including the Madison Monsters, Baton Rouge Kingfish, and most recently the Elmira Jackals.[9]

Schultz co-authored a book entitled The Hammer with Stan Fischler[10] that provides insights into the world of a professional ice hockey enforcer.

In 1994, he served as referee at WCW Slamboree for the match between The Nasty Boys against Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan.

Dave now works with multiple businesses doing sales as well as running a few of his own.

Awards

Records

Career statistics

Playing career

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 Salem Rebels EHL 67 32 37 69 356 — — — — —
1969–70 Quebec Aces AHL 8 0 0 0 13 — — — — —
1970–71 Quebec Aces AHL 71 14 23 37 382 1 0 0 0 15
1971–72 Richmond Robins AHL 76 18 28 46 392 — — — — —
1971–72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1972–73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 9 12 21 259 11 1 0 1 51
1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 20 16 36 348 17 2 4 6 139
1974–75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 9 17 26 472 17 2 3 5 83
1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 13 19 32 307 16 2 2 4 90
1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 10 20 30 232 9 1 1 2 45
1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8 2 0 2 27 — — — — —
1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 9 25 34 378 — — — — —
1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 4 9 13 157 — — — — —
1978–79 Buffalo Sabres NHL 28 2 3 5 86 3 0 2 2 4
1979–80 Buffalo Sabres NHL 13 1 0 1 28 — — — — —
1979–80 Rochester Americans AHL 56 10 14 24 248 4 1 0 1 12
NHL totals 535 79 121 200 2294 73 8 12 20 412

Coaching record

Team Season League Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL Result
New York Slapshots 1985-86 ACHL 59 21 38 0 0 Out of playoffs
Madison Monsters 1996-97 CoHL 74 46 21 0 7 Lost in round 1
Baton Rouge Kingfish 1997-98 ECHL 59 26 24 9 0 Out of playoffs
Mohawk Valley Prowlers 1998-99 UHL
Elmira Jackals 2004-05 UHL 21 5 16 0 0 Out of playoffs

Source:[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Part V -- Top enforcers". espn.com. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "1969 NHL DRAFT PICK: Dave Schultz". hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Daddy-chats-with-Dave-The-Hammer-Schultz-?urn=nhl,112135
  4. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Dave-Schultz-Penalty-Box-Your-Ways-Right-For-You/release/4677545
  5. ↑ http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/opponent.cgi?Atlanta_Flames
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G0cIb87sEM
  7. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/07/sports/dave-schultz-a-letter-to-my-son-about-violence.html?pagewanted=all
  8. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=bWYeAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA283&lpg=PA283&dq=schultz+rule+hockey&source=bl&ots=cFWXiHAVJe&sig=gpM1vd8-IZCwu7ap_-AIb-aO01A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKk-iAr9zLAhUHsYMKHQqAD9UQ6AEIRjAG#v=onepage&q=schultz%20rule%20hockey&f=false
  9. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0006831997.html
  10. ↑ "The Hammer: Confessions of a Hockey Enforcer". bookfinder.com. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  11. ↑ https://www.nhl.com/news/individual-nhl-records-that-may-never-be-broken/c-679637
  12. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=4826
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