Steve Dubinsky Explained

Played For:Chicago Blackhawks
Calgary Flames
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:1970 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Draft:226th overall
Draft Year:1990
Draft Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Career Start:1993
Career End:2003

Steven Dubinsky (born July 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues between 1993 and 2003. He played centre and shot left-handed.

Biography

Dubinsky was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is Jewish.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] As a youth, he played in the 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from the North Shore of Montreal.[6]

Dubinsky was drafted in the 11th round, 226th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. From there he played for Clarkson University, where he played right wing from 1989-1993 for the Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team, led the team in scoring his junior year, was named a 1992 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star honorable mention, and played with future NHLers Craig Conroy and Todd Marchant.[7] After college Dubinsky reported to the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL where he played the majority of the 1993–1994 season before playing 28 games with the Blackhawks that same season.

Dubinsky bounced between the Ice and the Blackhawks before finally earning a full-time roster spot with the Blackhawks for the 1997–98 season. That year he played in all 82 games and scored a career high 18 points. The following season he played one game with the Blackhawks before being traded to the Calgary Flames. He played there for 2 years before rejoining the Blackhawks for the 2000–01 season. The 2001–02 season saw Dubinsky being traded yet again from the Blackhawks, this time to the Nashville Predators. Dubinsky then signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues for the 2002–03, but a head injury during the season limited him to only 28 games, and he retired following the season.

He currently works for Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, Illinois. His ex-wife's name is Cheryl, and they have three sons.[8] [9] His son Zach Dubinsky played college hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1989–90Clarkson UniversityECAC35 7 10 17 24
1990–91Clarkson UniversityECAC39 13 23 36 28
1991–92Clarkson UniversityECAC33 21 34 55 40
1992–93Clarkson UniversityECAC35 18 26 44 58
1993–94Chicago BlackhawksNHL27 2 6 8 166 0 0 0 10
1993–94Indianapolis IceIHL54 15 25 40 63
1994–95Chicago BlackhawksNHL16 0 0 0 8
1994–95Indianapolis IceIHL62 16 11 27 29
1995–96Chicago BlackhawksNHL43 2 3 5 14
1995–96Indianapolis IceIHL16 8 8 16 10
1996–97Chicago BlackhawksNHL5 0 0 0 04 1 0 1 4
1996–97Indianapolis IceIHL77 32 40 72 531 3 1 4 0
1997–98Chicago BlackhawksNHL82 5 13 18 57
1998–99Chicago BlackhawksNHL1 0 0 0 0
1998–99Calgary FlamesNHL61 4 10 14 14
1999–00Calgary FlamesNHL23 0 1 1 4
2000–01Chicago BlackhawksNHL60 6 4 10 33
2000–01Norfolk AdmiralsAHL14 6 5 11 4
2001–02Chicago BlackhawksNHL3 1 0 1 4
2001–02Norfolk AdmiralsAHL16 7 3 10 6
2001–02Nashville PredatorsNHL26 5 2 7 10
2001–02Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL36 13 13 26 16
2002–03St. Louis BluesNHL28 0 6 6 4
2002–03Worcester IceCatsAHL6 1 5 6 4
NHL totals375 25 45 70 16410 1 0 1 14

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Yw-DAAAAMAAJ&q=Steve+Dubinsky+jewish Great Jews in sports - Robert Slater
  2. Web site: The greatest oxymoron in U.S. sports? Jews and professional ice hockey. 21 January 2014. Haaretz.com.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&dq=Steve+Dubinsky+jewish&pg=PA94 Day by Day in Jewish Sports History - Bob Wechsler
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=NACkGVm3C3wC&dq=Steve+Dubinsky+jewish&pg=PA54 Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present - David J. Goldman
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=MPC3AAAAIAAJ&q=Steve+Dubinsky+jewish The B'nai B'rith International Jewish Monthly
  6. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-18.
  7. http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=hockey&ID=9 Dubinsky, Steve : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=0qU_jLIpPGMC&q=Steve+Dubinsky+jewish Roger's World: The Life and Unusual Times of Roger Neilson - Wayne Scanlan, Roger Neilson
  9. http://oychicago.com/blog.aspx?id=7376&blogid=142 Oy!Chicago - "An Interview with Former Jewish Blackhawk, Steve Dubinsky"