Shot Right Height 1.83 m Position Winger Role Ice hockey player Career end 1982 | Name Dennis Abgrall Career start 1973 Playing career Weight 82 kg | |
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NHL Draft 70th overall, 1973Los Angeles Kings WHA Draft 60th overall, 1973Los Angeles Sharks Played for |
Dennis Harvey Abgrall (born April 24, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Abgrall was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.
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He was previously employed as a French teacher at the Arizona School for the Arts.
Playing career
Dennis Abgrall was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft in the fifth round, 70th overall and by the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft in the fifth round, 60th overall.
Abgrall didn't break into either league, though, until he played 13 games for the Kings in the 1975–76 season. Those 13 games would be his only games played in the NHL and on the first of June, 1976, the Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA signed him to a contract. He would go on to play two seasons, 1976–77 and 1977–78, for the Stingers.
Teaching career
Dennis Abgrall currently teaches various levels of French at North High School. Prior to North High School, Abgrall taught English at Desert Vista High School. He also taught French at Arizona School for the Arts.