Dave Schultz

Dave "The Hammer" Schultz was born on October 14, 1949 - Waldheim, Saskatchewan. He played his junior hockey with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Canadian Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). Schultz was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 5th round, 52nd overall in the 1969 NHL amateur entry draft. He began his pro-hockey career with the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League (AHL) and established himself as a bonafide hockey enforcer. He spent the 1971-72 season with the Richmond Robins of the WHL but also played his first NHL game with the Flyers. By the following season, he was a regular in Philly and was part of the tough "Broad Street Bullies" Flyer teams which believed in policing themselves on the ice and were never shy to drop the gloves.

Dave was known as "The Hammer" for good reason. Between 1972 and 1975 he lead the NHL in penalty minutes with 259, 348 and a whopping 472 in the respective years. The tough play was one of the reasons for the Flyers winning back to back Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975. In September, 1976 Schultz was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a couple of draft picks. After a year in LA he was off to the Pittsburgh Pengiuns in a deal with Gene Carr and a Kings draft pick for Hartland Monahan and Syl Apps Jr. His stay in Pittsburgh lasted just over a year and he was sent the Buffalo Sabres for Gary McAdam. During the twilight of his career, Dave split time between the Sabres and their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. After about nine seasons in the NHL, Dave "The Hammer" Schultz retired from hockey in 1980 with 2294 regular season and 412 playoff career penalty minutes.

Dave Schultz's Career Statistics

Year      Team               League  GP   G   A  Pts   Pim
1967-68 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL  59  35  34   69   138       
1968-69 Swift Current Broncos WCJHL  33  16  16   32    65 
1969-70 Quebec Aces           AHL     8   0   0    0    13
1970-71 Quebec Aces           AHL    71  14  23   37   382
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
1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers   NHL    73  20  16   36   348
1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers   NHL    76   9  17   26   472
1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers   NHL    71  13  19   32   307
1976-77 Los Angeles Kings     NHL    76  10  20   30   232
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
1979-80 Rochester Americans   AHL    56  10  14   24   248
1979-80 Buffalo Sabres        NHL    13   1   0    1    28
NHL Totals                          535  79  121 200  2294 

Dave Schultz's Hockey Goon Stat - 1.68

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