Walt Poddubny
| Walt Poddubny | |||
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| Born | February 14, 1960 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
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| Died | March 21, 2009 (aged 49) Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | NHL Edmonton Oilers Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques New Jersey Devils AHL St. Catharines Saints Utica Devils Worcester IceCats |
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| NHL Draft | 90th overall, 1980 Edmonton Oilers |
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| Playing career | 1980–1995 | ||
Walter Michael Poddubny (February 14, 1960–March 21, 2009) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and coach who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981–1982 until 1991–1992.
He died at the age of 49, after collapsing at his sister's house in Thunder Bay.[1][2] The cause of death was heart attack.
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Career statistics[change | change source]
Ice hockey[change | change source]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 20 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979–80 | Kitchener Rangers | OMJHL | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 35 | |||||||
| 1979–80 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 43 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 36 | |||||||
| 1980–81 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 70 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 207 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 60 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1981–82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1981–82 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 32 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 37 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 77 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988–89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 72 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 107 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989–90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992–93 | Bad Nauheim EC | 2.GBun | ||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 34 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL totals | 468 | 184 | 238 | 422 | 454 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | ||||
Roller hockey[change | change source]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994 | Las Vegas Flash | RHI | 19 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 32 | |||||||
| 1995 | Orlando Rollergators | RHI | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
| RHI totals | 29 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 44 | |||||||||
Coaching[change | change source]
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result | |
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| 1994–95 | Orlando Rollergators | RHI | Head Coach | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.304 | ||
| 1995–96 | Daytona-Beach Breakers | SHL | Head Coach | 60 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0.608 | Lost in round 1 | |
| 1996–97 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | Head Coach | 64 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0.68 | Lost in Finals | |
| 1997–98 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | Head Coach | 64 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0.625 | Lost in round 2 | |
| 1998–99 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | Head Coach | 71 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0.669 | Lost in round 2 | |
| 1999–00 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | Head Coach‡ | 56 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0.58 | ||
| 2000–01 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | Head Coach | 72 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0.403 | ||
| 2001–02 | Anchorage Aces | WCHL | Head Coach‡ | 40 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0.287 | Lost in round 1 | |
‡ - Midseason Replacement
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Former NHL player Walt Poddubny dies". The Associated Press. 2009-03-21. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=414824&cmpid+rss-News%20in%20English. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ↑ "Former NHLer Poddubny dies suddenly". Canadian Press. 2009-03-21. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/03/21/sp-poddubny-dies.html. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Walt Poddubny's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Walt Poddubny – Hockey-Reference.com.
- Walt Poddubny's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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