Shot Left Height 1.85 m Position Winger Role Ice hockey player Career end 1995 | Name Walt Poddubny Career start 1980 Playing career Weight 93 kg | |
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Born February 14, 1960
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN ( 1960-02-14 ) Played for NHL
Edmonton Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
New Jersey Devils
AHL
St. Catharines Saints
Utica Devils
Worcester IceCats NHL Draft 90th overall, 1980
Edmonton Oilers Died March 21, 2009, Thunder Bay, Canada | ||
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Walter Michael Poddubny (February 14, 1960 – March 21, 2009) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and coach who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981–1982 until 1991–1992.
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Poddubny was drafted 90th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He played 468 career NHL games, scoring 184 goals and 238 assists for 422 points.
He was acquired by the New York Rangers for Mike Allison on August 18, 1986, in a trade considered to be Phil Esposito's best during his three years as the team's general manager. Poddubny was the leading scorer in each of his only two Rangers campaigns, with 87 points (40 goals, 47 assists) in 1986–1987 and 88 (38 goals, 50 assists) the following season. He was the recipient of the New York Rangers Fan Club's Frank Boucher Trophy for the most popular player on and off the ice in both years and the team's Most Valuable Player Award from the Professional Hockey Writers Association in 1987.
Following a productive season in 1988-89 with the Quebec Nordiques, that saw Poddubny score 38 goals in 72 games played, his playing career began to decline from damaged knees..
After his career in the NHL, Poddubny coached several hockey teams including six seasons as head coach of the Anchorage Aces. Life after the NHL wasn't easy for Walt. He once said, "People think if you played in the NHL, you're set for life. It's not like that for everyone."
He died at the age of 49, after collapsing at his sister's house in Thunder Bay. The cause of death was heart attack.
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