Dave Schultz

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CanadaCanada  Dave Schultz Ice hockey player
Date of birth October 14, 1949
place of birth Waldheim , Saskatchewan , Canada
Nickname The hammer
size 185 cm
Weight 84 kg
position left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1969 , 5th lap, 52nd position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1966-1969 Swift Current Broncos
1969-1970 Salem Rebels
1970-1971 Québec Aces
1971-1972 Richmond Robins
1972-1976 Philadelphia Flyers
1976-1977 Los Angeles Kings
1977-1979 Pittsburgh Penguins
1979-1980 Buffalo Sabers

David William "The Hammer" Schultz (born October 14, 1949 in Waldheim , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach who worked for the Philadelphia Flyers , Los Angeles Kings , Pittsburgh Penguins and, among others, from 1969 to 1980 Buffalo Sabers was active in the National Hockey League .

He is considered one of the legends of North American ice hockey, but not because of his playful skills, but because of his tough style of play and fights on the ice. His name stands for the " enforcer " in ice hockey, the "man for the rough" who instills respect in the opponent and defends his teammates, if necessary physically. Schultz therefore still has many admirers today, while others see him as the epitome of the “ goon ” and the brutalization of ice hockey in the 1970s. B. in the film satire Slap Shot (German: Schlapp Schuss ) with Paul Newman from 1977 is satirized.

Career

Schultz, who was described as calm and reserved outside of the ice hockey rink, began his professional career with the Salem Rebels and Quebec Aces in the sub-leagues Eastern Hockey League and American Hockey League , where he quickly became known for his toughness. In the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft , the Philadelphia Flyers secured the rights to Schultz in round five in 52nd place. In 1972 he was hired by Keith Allen , general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers were a rather unsuccessful team in the NHL until then. Everyone wanted to change this by introducing a harder style of play and therefore hired players like Schultz or Don Saleski . That plan worked, and the Flyers became the most feared - and most hated - team in the league, winning the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975 . During this time the Flyers were nicknamed Broad Street Bullies - the Flyers stadium was on Broad Street and Bully means tyrant .

Schultz stood out from the team in terms of toughness and was nicknamed "The Hammer" . Schultz, who was also considered a good defensive striker, advanced to the penalty box king of the NHL in his rookie season 1972/73 , a "title" he won four times in his eight-year NHL career. He was the first player to break the limits of 300 and 400 penalty minutes in one season. To date, he holds the NHL record in this category with 472 penalty minutes, achieved in the 1974/75 season, the year of his second Stanley Cup success.

After four years with the Flyers, he was transferred to the Los Angeles Kings in 1976 , after which he played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabers . In 1980 he ended his playing career at the age of 30. Towards the end of his career there was a decrease in the number of penalty minutes, which was probably also due to the fact that the other teams had adjusted to the tough pace of the Flyers. At that time there were also enforcers in the other teams, who were often physically stronger than Schultz, who at 1.85 meters and 85 kilograms was not physically overpowering.

Following his career as a player, he was temporarily a coach at various clubs in lower-class leagues. In the 1985/86 season he supervised the New York Slapshots from the Atlantic Coast Hockey League in his first coaching station . In the 1996/97 season he reached the first playoff round with the Madison Monsters from the Colonial Hockey League . In the following two years he coached the Baton Rouge Kingfish from the East Coast Hockey League and the Mohawk Valley Prowlers from the United Hockey League, but was released early from both clubs. Most recently he was in the 2004/05 season coach of the Elmira Jackals from the ECHL, where he replaced their head coach Todd Brost towards the end of the season .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
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 As de Québec AHL 8th 0 0 0 13 - - - - -
1970/71 As de Québec AHL 71 14th 23 37 382 1 0 0 0 15th
1971/72 Richmond Robins AHL 76 18th 28 46 392 - - - - -
1971/72 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1972/73 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 9 12 21st 259 11 1 0 1 51
1973/74 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 20th 16 36 348 17th 2 4th 6th 139
1974/75 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 9 17th 26th 472 17th 2 3 5 83
1975/76 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 13 19th 32 307 16 2 2 4th 90
1976/77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 10 20th 30th 232 9 1 1 2 45
1977/78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 8th 2 0 2 27 - - - - -
1977/78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 9 25th 34 378 - - - - -
1978/79 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47 4th 9 13 157 - - - - -
1978/79 Buffalo Sabers NHL 28 2 3 5 86 3 0 2 2 4th
1979/80 Rochester Americans AHL 56 10 14th 24 248 4th 1 0 1 12
1979/80 Buffalo Sabers NHL 13 1 0 1 28 - - - - -
NHL overall 535 79 121 200 2249 73 8th 12 20th 412

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Schultz, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schultz, David William (real name); The Hammer (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldheim , Saskatchewan, Canada