Dave Schultz (ice hockey)

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Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Nickname(s) Zeus, The Hammer
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb)
Pro clubs Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Buffalo Sabres
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born October 14, 1949 (1949-10-14) (age 58),
Waldheim, SK, CAN
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 1969
Philadelphia Flyers
Pro career 1969 – 1980

David Schultz (born October 14, 1949 in Waldheim, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey 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.

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[edit] Playing career

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". 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), looking for a permanent position. When different GMs tried to find some "muscle" for their fledging clubs, his was a popular number to call.

Schultz was not just an enforcer in the traditional sense, in that 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.

[edit] Personal anecdotes

  • Towards the end of Tim Horton's career — and life, it soon turned out — Schultz attempted, at age 24, to pick a fight with the 44-year-old Horton, who was considerably smaller (5'10" and 190 pounds) and known for a more gentlemanly style of enforcing (he never got more than 150 penalty minutes in a season his entire career, even though he was famous for powerful hits). Horton initially refused to fight, but eventually accepted after repeated confrontations, where he defeated the younger and stronger man handily by throwing him to the ice and sitting on him until the referee ended the fight. Derek Sanderson had recently bitten Horton after receiving a crushing bear hug.
  • 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' short-lived career in professional ice hockey.
  • Schultz co-authored a book entitled The Hammer with Stan Fischler that provides insights into the world of a professional ice hockey enforcer.
  • He made a notable recording circa 1975 of the song "Penalty Box"

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

  • Holds the NHL's Most Penalty Minutes in a Season record with 472 penalty minutes during the 1974–75 season.

[edit] Career statistics

    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

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