Dwight Schofield

Dwight Hamilton Schofield (born March 25, 1956) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for six teams between 1977 and 1988.

Dwight currently lives in Brentwood, Missouri, a suburb in St. Louis, and has worked many years as a coach and mentor to the younger players in the youth and High School programs.

Biography As a youth, Schofield played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.

Selected in 1976 by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, Schofield also played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Winnipeg Jets before he retired following the 1987–88 NHL season.

Schofield primarily played the role of enforcer throughout his professional career, typically assigned to protect his team's scorers. His reputation as a fighter with the Washington Capitals earned him the nickname "Sconan the Barbarian."

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1974–75 London Knights OMJHL 70 6 16 22 124 — — — — — 1975–76 London Knights OMJHL 59 14 29 43 121 5 0 1 1 15 1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1976–77 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 73 20 41 61 180 10 4 7 11 61 1977–78 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 3 6 9 21 — — — — — 1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 22 3 7 10 58 — — — — — 1978–79 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 47 8 29 37 199 — — — — — 1978–79 Kanas City Red Wings CHL 13 1 4 5 20 — — — — — 1978–79 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 14 2 3 5 54 13 0 9 9 28 1979–80 Dayton Gems IHL 71 15 47 62 257 — — — — — 1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL — — — — — 5 1 1 2 4 1980–81 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 82 18 41 59 327 7 2 5 7 25 1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 75 7 24 31 335 9 1 3 4 41 1982–83 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73 10 21 31 248 7 0 3 3 21 1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 70 4 10 14 219 4 0 0 0 26 1983–84 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 3 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 1 4 5 184 2 0 0 0 15 1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL 50 1 2 3 127 3 0 0 0 14 1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 25 1 6 7 59 — — — — — 1986–87 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 20 1 5 6 58 — — — — — 1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 18 0 0 0 33 — — — — — 1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 34 2 7 9 150 — — — — — IHL totals 327 70 176 246 1192 30 6 21 27 114 NHL totals 211 8 22 30 631 9 0 0 0 55