Doug Zmolek's NHL career
Defenceman Doug Zmolek was drafted 7th overall by Minnesota North Stars in 1989. He played 8 seasons for 4 clubs, 1992-2000. That came to 467 games and 64 points, 11 goals and 53 assists.
Below: the whole of Doug Zmolek's career, season by season.
- Year 19891989 NHL Draft
Doug Zmolek is drafted 7 overall by Minnesota North Stars
First off the board- 1Mats SundinQUE
- 2Dave ChyzowskiNYI
- 3Scott ThorntonTOR
Swedes from the same draftNicklas Lidström1564 GP · 1142 P
Mats Sundin1346 GP · 1349 P
Niklas Andersson164 GP · 82 P
- 3 years, 3 months and 21 days later · 4 seasonsYear 19921992-1993 seasonNHL debut
Doug Zmolek makes his NHL debut
Doug was 21 years old ·
Cow Palace, USA
Other Swedes on the ice:
Fredrik Olausson,
Thomas Steen and
Johan Garpenlöv.
Year 1993Season1992-1993
Doug Zmolek's first NHL season: 15 points
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season1992-1993Points15NHL#381Games84 of 84100%Goals5NHL#348Assists10NHL#374P/GP0.18NHL#442+/--50NHL#713 - Year 1994Season
1993-1994
Doug Zmolek scores 5 points
The whole season and the playoff run1993-1994Points5NHL#548Games75 of 8489%Goals1NHL#534Assists4NHL#524P/GP0.07NHL#535+/--8NHL#633PlayoffsEliminated by Vancouver Canucks0 of 9 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–0Second roundVANVancouver Canucks1–4 - Year 1995Season
1994-1995
Doug Zmolek scores 5 points
The whole season and the playoff run1994-1995Points5NHL#456Games42 of 4888%Goals0NHL#550Assists5NHL#384P/GP0.12NHL#491+/--6NHL#599PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings0 of 5 games0 pointsFirst roundDETDetroit Red Wings1–4 - Year 1996Season
1995-1996
Doug Zmolek scores 7 points
Events24games missedThe whole season1995-1996Points7NHL#491Games58 of 8271%Goals2NHL#474Assists5NHL#471P/GP0.12NHL#487+/--5NHL#540 - Year 1997Season
1996-1997
Doug Zmolek scores 1 points
Events25games missedThe whole season1996-1997Points1NHL#627Games57 of 8270%Goals1NHL#533Assists0NHL#650P/GP0.02NHL#563+/--22NHL#751 - Year 1998Season
1997-1998
Doug Zmolek plays only 46 games for 8 points
Events36games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1997-1998Points8NHL#459Games46 of 8256%Goals0NHL#598Assists8NHL#384P/GP0.17NHL#432+/-0NHL#299PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues0–4 - Year 1999Season
1998-1999
Doug Zmolek scores 14 points
EventsCareer bestHis best assist season20games missedThe whole season1998-1999Points14NHL#362Games62 of 8276%Goals0NHL#606Assists14NHL#273P/GP0.23NHL#369+/-+1NHL#261 - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Doug Zmolek's last season: 9 points
Events39games missedThe whole season1999-2000Points9NHL#486Games43 of 8252%Goals2NHL#501Assists7NHL#452P/GP0.21NHL#434+/-+6NHL#168 - The career
Doug Zmolek played his last NHL game in 2000
The career ended after 8 seasons, the last of them with Chicago Blackhawks.