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{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
'''David C. Debol''' (born March 27, 1956 in [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan]]) is a retired professional [[ice hockey]] player who played 92 games for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[Hartford Whalers]] and 68 games for the [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] [[Cincinnati Stingers]] between 1978 and 1981. He was also a member of the [[University of Michigan]] hockey team before turning professional. Debol represented the United States at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] in 1977, 1978 and 1981. He also played for the [[Michigan Wolverines]] hockey team and has been inducted into the [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]].
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|3|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan|St. Clair Shores]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 170
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Right
| played_for = [[Cincinnati Stingers]]<br>[[Hartford Whalers]]
| ntl_team = United States
| draft = 63rd overall
| draft_year = 1976
| draft_team = [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]]
| wha_draft = 31st overall
| wha_draft_year = 1976
| wha_draft_team = [[New England Whalers]]
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| career_end = 1984
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'''David C. Debol''' (born 27 March 1956) is an [[Americans|American]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player.

Debol played 92 games for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] [[Hartford Whalers]] and 68 games for the [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] [[Cincinnati Stingers]] between 1978 and 1981. He was also a member of the [[University of Michigan]] hockey team before turning professional. Debol played for the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]] at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] in [[1977 Ice Hockey World Championships|1977]], [[1978 Ice Hockey World Championships|1978]] and [[1981 Ice Hockey World Championships|1981]]. Debol also played for the [[Michigan Wolverines]] hockey team and has been inducted into the [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]].

==Early life==
Debol is native of [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan]].<ref name=Debol/> As a youth, he played in the 1967 and 1968 [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]]s with a [[minor ice hockey]] team from St. Clair Shores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-08|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==University of Michigan==
==University of Michigan==
A native of [[St. Clair Shores, Michigan]], Debol enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] where he competed for a position on the [[Michigan Wolverines]] hockey team as a walk-on player.<ref name=AA/><ref name=Debol/> He made the team and became an All-American center who led the Wolverines to the finals of the NCAA's [[Frozen Four]] ice hockey championship, where they lost in overtime to Wisconsin.<ref name=AA>{{cite news|title=Cincinnati Gains 'M' Icer's Rights|publisher=The Herald-Palladium|date=1977-12-17}}</ref><ref name=Debol/> He was called "the [[Guy LaFleur]] of college hockey" and was considered the best offensive player at Michigan since [[Red Berenson]].<ref name=AA/><ref name=Debol>{{cite news|title=Stingers Stun WHA; Trade High For Debol|publisher=Ironwood Daily Globe|date=1977-12-17}}</ref> As a sophomore, Debol scored three goals in less than one minute to set an [[NCAA]] record.<ref name=AA/> In March 1977, Debol tied [[Red Berenson]]'s 14-year-old record for most goals scored in a season by a Michigan Wolverines hockey player with his 42nd goal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisconsin King of NCAA Hockey|publisher=Newport Daily News 1977-03-28}}</ref> He finished the year with 33 goals and 52 assists.<ref name=Debol/> He set Michigan records for most assists in a season (56), most points in a season (99), career assists (120) and career points (222).<ref name=AA/><ref>{{cite news|title=Debol Michigan's Hockey MVP|publisher=The Herald-Palladium|date=1977-03-31}}</ref> As a senior, Debol led the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] in scoring with 43 goals and 56 assists.<ref name=AA/>
Debol enrolled at the [[University of Michigan]] where he competed for a position on the [[Michigan Wolverines]] hockey team as a walk-on player.<ref name=AA/><ref name=Debol/> He made the team and became an All-American center who led the Wolverines to the finals of the NCAA's [[Frozen Four]] ice hockey championship, where they lost in overtime to Wisconsin.<ref name=AA>{{cite news|title=Cincinnati Gains 'M' Icer's Rights|publisher=The Herald-Palladium|date=1977-12-17}}</ref><ref name=Debol/> Debol was called "the [[Guy Lafleur]] of college hockey" and was considered the best offensive player at Michigan since [[Red Berenson]].<ref name=AA/><ref name=Debol>{{cite news|title=Stingers Stun WHA; Trade High For Debol|publisher=Ironwood Daily Globe|date=1977-12-17}}</ref> As a sophomore, Debol scored three goals in less than one minute to set an [[NCAA]] record.<ref name=AA/> In March 1977, Debol tied [[Red Berenson]]'s 14-year-old record for most goals scored in a season by a Michigan Wolverines hockey player with his 42nd goal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisconsin King of NCAA Hockey|publisher=Newport Daily News 1977-03-28}}</ref> He finished the year with 43 goals.<ref name=Debol/> Debol set Michigan records for most assists in a season (56), most points in a season (99), career assists (120) and career points (222).<ref name=AA/><ref>{{cite news|title=Debol Michigan's Hockey MVP|publisher=The Herald-Palladium|date=1977-03-31}}</ref> As a senior, Debol led the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] in scoring with 43 goals and 56 assists.<ref name=AA/>


==Professional hockey==
==Professional hockey==
Debol was highly sought after by professional hockey teams. The [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] acquired his [[National Hockey League|NHL]] rights, and the [[New England Whalers]] acquired his [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] rights. The Whalers traded his rights to the [[Edmonton Oilers]], and in December 1977, the Oilers traded negotiating rights to Debol to the [[Cincinnati Stingers]] for [[Dennis Sobchuk]].<ref name=AA/> Debol signed with the Stingers in March 1978.<ref>{{cite news|title=Debol Inks Stinger Pact|publisher=Ironwood Daily Globe|date=1978-03-18}}</ref> Playing in his rookie season, Debol had 10 goals and 27 assists when he was struck in the eye with a hockey stick in a game against Winnipeg in March 1979.<ref name=Eye>{{cite news|title=Eye Surgery for Debol|publisher=Chronicle Telegram (UPI wire story)|date=1979-04-14}}</ref> The following month, Debol underwent surgery at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati to re-attach the flap of the retina on his left eye.<ref name=Eye/> Debol returned from the injury and was selected by the [[Hartford Whalers]] in the 1979 Dispersal Draft when the WHA merged with the NHL. He played for the Whalers from 1979–1981. Playing on the same team as [[Gordie Howe]] and his sons Mark and Marty,<ref>{{cite web|title=1979 Hartford Whalers|publisher=databasehockey.com|url=http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HAR&yr=1979}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1980 Hartford Whalers|publisher=databasehockey.com|url=http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HAR&yr=1980}}</ref> When Debol was born in 1956 in a Detroit suburb, Gordie Howe had already played ten seasons with the [[Detroit Red Wings]],<ref name=Howe>{{cite news|title=Gordie Howe Career Statistics|publisher=databasehockey.com|url=http://www.databasehockey.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOWEGOR01}}</ref> and in 1980 Debol was teammates with the 52-year-old Howe in his final NHL season.<ref name=Howe/> Debol had 26 goals and 26 assists in 92 games for the Whalers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Debol|publisher=databasehockey.com|url=http://www.databasehockey.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DEBOLDAV01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Debol|publisher=hockeydb.com|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1308}}</ref>
Debol was highly sought after by professional hockey teams. The [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] acquired his [[National Hockey League|NHL]] rights, and the [[New England Whalers]] acquired his [[World Hockey Association|WHA]] rights. The Whalers traded Debol's rights to the [[Edmonton Oilers]], and in December 1977, the Oilers traded negotiating rights to Debol to the [[Cincinnati Stingers]] for [[Dennis Sobchuk]].<ref name=AA/> Debol signed with the Stingers in March 1978.<ref>{{cite news|title=Debol Inks Stinger Pact|publisher=Ironwood Daily Globe|date=1978-03-18}}</ref> Playing in his rookie season, Debol had 10 goals and 27 assists when he was struck in the eye with a hockey stick in a game against Winnipeg in March 1979.<ref name=Eye>{{cite news|title=Eye Surgery for Debol|publisher=Chronicle Telegram (UPI wire story)|date=1979-04-14}}</ref> The following month, Debol underwent surgery at [[Bethesda Oak Hospital|Bethesda Hospital]] in Cincinnati to re-attach the flap of the [[retina]] on his left eye.<ref name=Eye/> Debol returned from the injury and was selected by the [[Hartford Whalers]] in the 1979 Dispersal Draft when the WHA merged with the NHL. Debol played for the Whalers from 1979–1981. Playing on the same team as [[Gordie Howe]] and his sons Mark and Marty,<ref>{{cite web|title=1979 Hartford Whalers |publisher=databasehockey.com |url=http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HAR&yr=1979 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513082104/http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HAR&yr=1979 |archive-date=2007-05-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1980 Hartford Whalers |publisher=databasehockey.com |url=http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HAR&yr=1980 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307154653/http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HAR&yr=1980 |archive-date=2007-03-07 }}</ref> When Debol was born in 1956 in a Detroit suburb, Gordie Howe had already played ten seasons with the [[Detroit Red Wings]],<ref name=Howe>{{cite news|title=Gordie Howe Career Statistics |publisher=databasehockey.com |url=http://www.databasehockey.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOWEGOR01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315044347/http://databasehockey.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOWEGOR01 |archive-date=2009-03-15 }}</ref> and in 1980 Debol was teammates with the 52-year-old Howe in his final NHL season.<ref name=Howe/> Debol had 26 goals and 26 assists in 92 games for the Whalers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Debol |publisher=databasehockey.com |url=http://www.databasehockey.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DEBOLDAV01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220145956/http://www.databasehockey.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DEBOLDAV01 |archive-date=2012-02-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Debol|publisher=hockeydb.com|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1308}}</ref>


==Later years==
==Later years==
After retiring as a hockey player, Debol coached high school hockey at Dexter High School in Michigan. He currently coaches college hockey at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, in the ACHA Division I ranks.<ref name=HM>{{cite web|title=Dave Debol Biography|publisher=Hockey Masters|url=http://www.hockeymasters.net/bios/biodebol.htm}}</ref> He has also owned and operated hockey schools, including Hockey Masters in [[Chelsea, Michigan]],<ref name=HM/> and also Debol & Donnelly Skill Development.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Player Search: Dave Debol|publisher=Legends of Hockey|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12427}}</ref>
After retiring as a hockey player, Debol coached high school hockey at [[Dexter High School (Michigan)|Dexter High School]] in Michigan. He currently coaches college hockey at the [[University of Michigan–Dearborn]], in the ACHA Division I ranks.<ref name=HM>{{cite web|title=Dave Debol Biography |publisher=Hockey Masters |url=http://www.hockeymasters.net/bios/biodebol.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119234938/http://www.hockeymasters.net/bios/biodebol.htm |archive-date=2008-11-19 }}</ref> Debol has also owned and operated hockey schools, including Hockey Masters in [[Chelsea, Michigan]],<ref name=HM/> and also Debol & Donnelly Skill Development.<ref>{{cite news|title=NHL Player Search: Dave Debol|publisher=Legends of Hockey|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12427}}</ref>


Debol lives in Saline, and has a son and a daughter, both of whom are hockey players.<ref name=HM/>
Debol lives in Saline, and has a son and a daughter, both of whom are hockey players.<ref name=HM/>


In 1996 Debol was inducted into the [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]].<ref name=MClub>{{cite web|title=Hall of Honor|publisher=M Club|url=http://www.letterwinnersmclub.com/hallofhonor.html}}</ref>
In 1996, Debol was inducted into the [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]].<ref name=MClub>{{cite web|title=Hall of Honor|publisher=M Club|url=http://www.letterwinnersmclub.com/hallofhonor.html|access-date=2009-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027023751/http://www.letterwinnersmclub.com/hallofhonor.html|archive-date=2007-10-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>


On 10 May 2016, Debol was named the inaugural head coach of his hometown team, the [[St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints]] of the [[Federal Hockey League]].<ref name="scsstaff">{{cite web | url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2016/05/10/federal-hockey-league-st-clair-shores/84169420/ | title=New Federal Hockey League team coming to St. Clair Shores' Civic Arena | publisher=[[Detroit Free Press]] | work=FreeP.com | date=May 10, 2016 | access-date=May 18, 2016 | author=Brudenell, Mike}}</ref>
==Awards and honours==

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1973–74
| St. Clair Falcons
| MNHL
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1974–75]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|University of Michigan]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|B-10]]
| 33 || 13 || 18 || 31 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1975–76]]
| University of Michigan
| B-10
| 42 || 36 || 22 || 58 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
| University of Michigan
| B-10
| 45 || 43 || 56 || 99 || 40
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1977–78 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1977–78]]
| University of Michigan
| B-10
| 36 || 20 || 38 || 58 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1977–78 WHA season|1977–78]]
| [[Cincinnati Stingers]]
| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
| 9 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1978–79 WHA season|1978–79]]
| Cincinnati Stingers
| WHA
| 59 || 10 || 27 || 37 || 9
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Hartford Whalers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 48 || 12 || 14 || 26 || 4
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[1979–80 AHL season|1979–80]]
| [[Springfield Indians]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 16 || 4 || 12 || 16 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1979–80 CHL season|1979–80]]
| Cincinnati Stingers
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]
| 10 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]]
| Hartford Whalers
| NHL
| 44 || 14 || 12 || 26 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1980–81 AHL season|1980–81]]
| [[Binghamton Whalers]]
| AHL
| 18 || 4 || 11 || 15 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1981–82 CHL season|1981–82]]
| [[Cincinnati Tigers (ice hockey)|Cincinnati Tigers]]
| CHL
| 50 || 16 || 24 || 40 || 6
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82
| [[Oklahoma City Stars (ice hockey)|Oklahoma City Stars]]
| CHL
| 21 || 13 || 15 || 28 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1982–83 CHL season|1982–83]]
| [[Birmingham South Stars]]
| CHL
| 55 || 25 || 28 || 53 || 8
| 13 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 Nationalliga B season|1983–84]]
| [[EHC Wetzikon]]
| [[Swiss League|NLB]]
| 38 || 56 || 41 || 97 || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHA totals
! 68 !! 13 !! 29 !! 42 !! 11
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 92 !! 26 !! 26 !! 52 !! 4
! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1977 Ice Hockey World Championships|1977]]
| [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 8 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1978 Ice Hockey World Championships|1978]]
| United States
| WC
| 10 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 0
|-
| [[1981 Ice Hockey World Championships|1981]]
| United States
| WC
| 8 || 5 || 4 || 9 || 14
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Senior totals
! 26 !! 12 !! 11 !! 23 !! 16
|}

==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Award
! Year
! Year
!
!
|-
| All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#Second Team|Second Team]]
| [[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1975–76]]
| <ref name=WCHA>{{cite news|title=WCHA All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
| All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]]
| All-[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] [[List of All-WCHA Hockey Teams#First Team|First Team]]
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
| <ref name=WCHA/>
|
|-
|-
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|West All-American]]
| [[American Hockey Coaches Association|AHCA]] [[List of Division I AHCA All-American Teams|West All-American]]
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
| [[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| All-[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
| All-[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
| [[1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1977]]
| [[1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1977]]
| <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=2013-06-19}}</ref>
| <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA.org|access-date=2013-06-19}}</ref>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==External Links==
==External links==
*{{icehockeystats|legends=12427}}
* [[University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor]]
*{{legendsofhockey|12427}}
*{{hockeydb|1308}}


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Latest revision as of 19:07, 22 December 2023

Dave Debol
Born (1956-03-27) March 27, 1956 (age 68)
St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Cincinnati Stingers
Hartford Whalers
National team  United States
NHL draft 63rd overall, 1976
Chicago Black Hawks
WHA draft 31st overall, 1976
New England Whalers
Playing career 1978–1984

David C. Debol (born 27 March 1956) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Debol played 92 games for the NHL Hartford Whalers and 68 games for the WHA Cincinnati Stingers between 1978 and 1981. He was also a member of the University of Michigan hockey team before turning professional. Debol played for the United States at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1977, 1978 and 1981. Debol also played for the Michigan Wolverines hockey team and has been inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.

Early life[edit]

Debol is native of St. Clair Shores, Michigan.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1967 and 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from St. Clair Shores.[2]

University of Michigan[edit]

Debol enrolled at the University of Michigan where he competed for a position on the Michigan Wolverines hockey team as a walk-on player.[3][1] He made the team and became an All-American center who led the Wolverines to the finals of the NCAA's Frozen Four ice hockey championship, where they lost in overtime to Wisconsin.[3][1] Debol was called "the Guy Lafleur of college hockey" and was considered the best offensive player at Michigan since Red Berenson.[3][1] As a sophomore, Debol scored three goals in less than one minute to set an NCAA record.[3] In March 1977, Debol tied Red Berenson's 14-year-old record for most goals scored in a season by a Michigan Wolverines hockey player with his 42nd goal.[4] He finished the year with 43 goals.[1] Debol set Michigan records for most assists in a season (56), most points in a season (99), career assists (120) and career points (222).[3][5] As a senior, Debol led the WCHA in scoring with 43 goals and 56 assists.[3]

Professional hockey[edit]

Debol was highly sought after by professional hockey teams. The Chicago Black Hawks acquired his NHL rights, and the New England Whalers acquired his WHA rights. The Whalers traded Debol's rights to the Edmonton Oilers, and in December 1977, the Oilers traded negotiating rights to Debol to the Cincinnati Stingers for Dennis Sobchuk.[3] Debol signed with the Stingers in March 1978.[6] Playing in his rookie season, Debol had 10 goals and 27 assists when he was struck in the eye with a hockey stick in a game against Winnipeg in March 1979.[7] The following month, Debol underwent surgery at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati to re-attach the flap of the retina on his left eye.[7] Debol returned from the injury and was selected by the Hartford Whalers in the 1979 Dispersal Draft when the WHA merged with the NHL. Debol played for the Whalers from 1979–1981. Playing on the same team as Gordie Howe and his sons Mark and Marty,[8][9] When Debol was born in 1956 in a Detroit suburb, Gordie Howe had already played ten seasons with the Detroit Red Wings,[10] and in 1980 Debol was teammates with the 52-year-old Howe in his final NHL season.[10] Debol had 26 goals and 26 assists in 92 games for the Whalers.[11][12]

Later years[edit]

After retiring as a hockey player, Debol coached high school hockey at Dexter High School in Michigan. He currently coaches college hockey at the University of Michigan–Dearborn, in the ACHA Division I ranks.[13] Debol has also owned and operated hockey schools, including Hockey Masters in Chelsea, Michigan,[13] and also Debol & Donnelly Skill Development.[14]

Debol lives in Saline, and has a son and a daughter, both of whom are hockey players.[13]

In 1996, Debol was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.[15]

On 10 May 2016, Debol was named the inaugural head coach of his hometown team, the St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints of the Federal Hockey League.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 St. Clair Falcons MNHL — — — — — — — — — —
1974–75 University of Michigan B-10 33 13 18 31 0 — — — — —
1975–76 University of Michigan B-10 42 36 22 58 22 — — — — —
1976–77 University of Michigan B-10 45 43 56 99 40 — — — — —
1977–78 University of Michigan B-10 36 20 38 58 26 — — — — —
1977–78 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 9 3 2 5 2 — — — — —
1978–79 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 59 10 27 37 9 — — — — —
1979–80 Hartford Whalers NHL 48 12 14 26 4 3 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Springfield Indians AHL 16 4 12 16 2 — — — — —
1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 10 8 8 16 2 — — — — —
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 44 14 12 26 0 — — — — —
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 18 4 11 15 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers CHL 50 16 24 40 6 — — — — —
1981–82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 21 13 15 28 2 — — — — —
1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 55 25 28 53 8 13 5 5 10 2
1983–84 EHC Wetzikon NLB 38 56 41 97 — — — — — —
WHA totals 68 13 29 42 11 — — — — —
NHL totals 92 26 26 52 4 3 0 0 0 0

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1977 United States WC 8 3 3 6 2
1978 United States WC 10 4 4 8 0
1981 United States WC 8 5 4 9 14
Senior totals 26 12 11 23 16

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1975–76 [17]
All-WCHA First Team 1976–77 [17]
AHCA West All-American 1976–77 [18]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1977 [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Stingers Stun WHA; Trade High For Debol". Ironwood Daily Globe. 1977-12-17.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Cincinnati Gains 'M' Icer's Rights". The Herald-Palladium. 1977-12-17.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin King of NCAA Hockey". Newport Daily News 1977-03-28.
  5. ^ "Debol Michigan's Hockey MVP". The Herald-Palladium. 1977-03-31.
  6. ^ "Debol Inks Stinger Pact". Ironwood Daily Globe. 1978-03-18.
  7. ^ a b "Eye Surgery for Debol". Chronicle Telegram (UPI wire story). 1979-04-14.
  8. ^ "1979 Hartford Whalers". databasehockey.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13.
  9. ^ "1980 Hartford Whalers". databasehockey.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07.
  10. ^ a b "Gordie Howe Career Statistics". databasehockey.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-15.
  11. ^ "Dave Debol". databasehockey.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20.
  12. ^ "Dave Debol". hockeydb.com.
  13. ^ a b c "Dave Debol Biography". Hockey Masters. Archived from the original on 2008-11-19.
  14. ^ "NHL Player Search: Dave Debol". Legends of Hockey.
  15. ^ "Hall of Honor". M Club. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  16. ^ Brudenell, Mike (May 10, 2016). "New Federal Hockey League team coming to St. Clair Shores' Civic Arena". FreeP.com. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  19. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links[edit]

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