Walt Poddubny
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.
| Walt Poddubny | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1960 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Died | March 21, 2009 (aged 49) Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| 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 |
| NHL Draft | 90th overall, 1980 Edmonton Oilers |
| Playing career | 1980–1995 |
He died of a heart attack at the age of 49, after collapsing at his sister's house in Thunder Bay.[1][2]
Career statistics
Ice hockey
| 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
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Villagracia, Reuben. "Former NHLer passes away," The Chronicle Journal (Thunder Bay, Ontario), Sunday, March 22, 2009. Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Former NHL player Walt Poddubny dies". The Associated Press. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ↑ "Former NHLer Poddubny dies suddenly". Canadian Press. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
Other websites
- Walt Poddubny biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
- Walt Poddubny – Hockey-Reference.com. Archived 2017-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Walt Poddubny's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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