Dennis Vaske
| Dennis Vaske | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 11, 1967 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins New York Islanders Providence Bruins Capital District Islanders | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
38th overall, 1986 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1990–1999 | ||
Dennis James Vaske (born October 11, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
Vaske started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders in 1991. He also played for the Boston Bruins. He retired after the 1998–99 season. Internationally he played for the United States at the 1992 World Championships.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Robbinsdale Armstrong High School | HS-MN | 22 | 5 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Robbinsdale Armstrong High School | HS-MN | 20 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 37 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 67 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 31 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 42 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 65 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 41 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 43 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | ||
| NHL totals | 235 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 253 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
External links
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