Dave Schultz

David William Schultz (born October 14, 1949) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey coach and player. As a player, he was a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Nicknamed "the Hammer", Schultz is renowned as one of hockey's best enforcers and holds the NHL record for most penalty minutes in a single season, at 472. Schultz was born in Waldheim, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Rosetown, Saskatchewan.

Playing career Schultz was known as a point producer in junior hockey, but became an enforcer in his first year of pro hockey with the Richmond Robins of the AHL, prior to joining the Philadelphia Flyers, where he would become famous.

Schultz earned the nickname "the Hammer" for his aggressive style of hockey. He was one of the most notable enforcers on the Philadelphia Flyers' famous "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) in search of a permanent position. When GMs tried to find some "muscle" for their fledgling clubs, they thought of him. Schultz was also able to capitalize on his popularity as a player when he recorded a local Philadelphia hit song called "The Penalty Box" in the mid 1970s.

Schultz could be more than an enforcer; he scored 20 goals for Philadelphia in 1973–74. He also scored the series-winning goal in overtime in the first round of the 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Atlanta Flames. Despite his successes, Schultz later expressed regret about his role as an enforcer and the prominence of fighting in hockey.

After injuring his wrist in a fight, Schultz once put boxing wraps on his hands for protection. As things usually went, Schultz 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 protect 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", ending the boxing wraps' temporary involvement in professional ice hockey.

Post-playing career After retiring as a player, Schultz co-authored a book entitled The Hammer with Stan Fischler that provides insights into the world of a professional ice hockey enforcer. He also served as commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL) during the 1982–83 season.

Schultz went on to coach several minor league teams over the next two decades. He began his coaching career during the 1985–86 season serving the head coach-general manager of the New York Slapshots of the ACHL, Other teams that Schultz went on to coach included the Madison Monsters, Baton Rouge Kingfish, Mohawk Valley Prowlers, and Elmira Jackals.

Awards 1974 - Stanley Cup Philadelphia Flyers 1975 - Stanley Cup Philadelphia Flyers Inducted into Flyers Hall of Fame on November 16, 2009

Records Most penalty minutes in a season: 472 Only player with multiple seasons of 400 penalty minutes (, )

Career statistics

Playing career Bold indicates led leagueBold italics indicate NHL record

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1966–67 Swift Current Broncos Exhib. 26 19 13 32 — — — — — — 1967–68 Swift Current Broncos WCHL 59 35 34 69 138 — — — — — 1968–69 Swift Current Broncos WCHL 33 16 16 32 65 — — — — — 1968–69 Sorel Black Hawks MMJHL 18 15 19 34 61 — — — — — 1969–70 Salem Rebels EHL 67 32 37 69 356 5 2 3 5 23 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 2,294 73 8 12 20 412

Coaching record Team Season League Regular season Postseason G W L T OTL Result New York Slapshots 1985–86 ACHL 59 21 38 0 0 Out of playoffs Madison Monsters 1996–97 CoHL 74 46 21 0 7 Lost in round 1 Baton Rouge Kingfish 1997–98 ECHL 59 26 24 9 0 Out of playoffs Mohawk Valley Prowlers 1998–99 UHL Elmira Jackals 2004–05 UHL 21 5 16 0 0 Out of playoffs

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