Dennis Abgrall Explained

Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Played For:Los Angeles Kings
Cincinnati Stingers
Liege CPL
Birth Date:April 24, 1953
Birth Place:Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada
Draft:70th overall
Draft Year:1973
Draft Team:Los Angeles Kings
Wha Draft:60th overall
Wha Draft Year:1973
Wha Draft Team:Los Angeles Sharks
Career Start:1973
Career End:1982

Dennis Harvey Abgrall (born April 24, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 13 games in the National Hockey League and 145 games in World Hockey Association between 1975 and 1978. Abgrall was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.

He was previously employed as a French teacher at the Arizona School for the Arts.[1]

Playing career

Dennis Abgrall was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft in the fifth round, 70th overall and by the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft in the fifth round, 60th overall.

Abgrall did not break into either league, though, until he played 13 games for the Kings in the 1975–76 season. Those 13 games would be his only in the NHL and on June 1, 1976, the Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA signed him to a contract. He would play two seasons, 1976–77 and 1977–78, for the Stingers. The Winnipeg Jets selected Abgrall from the Kings in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, although he would never play for that organization. His playing career would end with two seasons in various European leagues.

Teaching career

Dennis Abgrall currently teaches various levels of French at North High School. Prior to North High School, Abgrall taught English at Desert Vista High School. He also taught French at Arizona School for the Arts as well as Ironwood High School.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1969–70Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL30 6 5 11 184 0 0 0 2
1970–71Saskatoon BladesWCHL64 31 43 74 25
1971–72Saskatoon BladesWCHL64 29 38 67 58
1972–73Saskatoon BladesWCHL68 30 39 69 36
1973–74Portland BuckaroosWHL78 27 41 68 3710 2 7 9 8
1975–76Springfield IndiansAHL75 25 40 65 2317 9 11 20 8
1975–76Los Angeles KingsNHL13 0 2 2 4
1975–76Fort Worth TexansCHL64 21 36 57 34
1976–77Cincinnati StingersWHA80 23 39 62 224 2 0 2 5
1977–78Cincinnati StingersWHA65 13 11 24 13
1978–79Broome DustersAHL6 0 0 0 0
1978–79Erie BladesNEHL56 30 49 79 812 8 12 20 12
1979–80EC Bad TölzGER-230 23 25 48 44
1980–81EC Bad TölzGER-2
1981–82Liege CPLBEL23 46 32 78 16
NHL totals13 0 2 2 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arizona School for the Arts - Phoenix, AZ . November 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902005834/http://goasa.org/about/facultyinfo.cfm?ContentKey=30981 . September 2, 2012 . dead .