Dennis Owchar

Dennis Owchar
Born	(1953-03-28) March 28, 1953 Dryden, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Pittsburgh Penguins Colorado Rockies
NHL Draft	55th overall, 1973 Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA Draft	74th overall, 1973 Houston Aeros
Playing career	1973–1982

Dennis Owchar (born March 28, 1953) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 288 games in the National Hockey League. He was born in Dryden, Ontario, but grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Rockies.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972–73	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA		19	3	13	16	13		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		20	7	8	15	27		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Hershey Bears	AHL		74	16	17	33	51		14	1	5	6	14
1974–75	Hershey Bears	AHL		24	3	14	17	31		4	0	1	1	0
1974–75	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		46	6	11	17	67		6	0	1	1	4
1975–76	Hershey Bears	AHL		7	5	1	6	13		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		54	5	12	17	19		2	0	0	0	2
1976–77	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		46	5	18	23	37		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Colorado Rockies	NHL		60	8	23	31	25		2	1	0	1	2
1977–78	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		22	2	8	10	23		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Colorado Rockies	NHL		50	3	13	16	27		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		40	6	27	33	26		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		10	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		57	2	16	18	67		4	0	0	0	5
NHL Totals				288	30	85	115	200		10	1	1	2	8

External links

• Dennis Owchar's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Notable Natives

Dryden is the birthplace of NHL hockey players Chris Pronger and Dennis Owchar.