Dennis Polonich

C · #8

Dennis Polonich was a center. Born December 4, 1953 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, he stood 5'6", weighed 166 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1973 (round 8, 118th overall) by the Detroit Red Wings. In 390 NHL regular-season games he had 59 goals and 82 assists for 141 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

390

Goals

59

Assists

82

Points

141

NHL playoff career

Games

7

Goals

1

Assists

0

Points

1

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.15

Assists / game

0.21

Points / game

0.36

Shots / game

1.51

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

18

1976–77 · Detroit Red Wings

Assists

28

1976–77 · Detroit Red Wings

Points

46

1976–77 · Detroit Red Wings

Shots

183

1976–77 · Detroit Red Wings

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1986–87

   • MuskegonIHL

2. 1985–86

   • MuskegonIHL

3. 1984–85

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL

4. 1983–84

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL

5. 1982–83

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

6. 1981–82

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL

7. 1980–81

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL
   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

8. 1979–80

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

9. 1978–79

   • Detroit Red WingsNHL

10. 1977–78

    • Detroit Red WingsNHL

11. 1976–77

    • Detroit Red WingsNHL

12. 1975–76

    • KalamazooIHL
    • Detroit Red WingsNHL

13. 1974–75

    • VirginiaAHL
    • Detroit Red WingsNHL

14. 1973–74

    • LondonBritain

15. 1972–73

    • Flin FlonWCJHL

16. 1971–72

    • Flin FlonWCJHL

17. 1970–71

    • Foam LakeSIHI

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1986–87	IHL	Muskegon	Regular	22	2	9	11	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 22 Goals 2 Pim 24 Points 11
1985–86	IHL	Muskegon	Regular	78	32	36	68	222	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 36 Games Played 78 Goals 32 Pim 222 Points 68
1985–86	IHL	Muskegon	Playoffs	14	8	10	18	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 14 Goals 8 Pim 36 Points 18
1984–85	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	53	18	17	35	133	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 53 Goals 18 Pim 133 Points 35
1983–84	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	66	14	26	40	122	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 66 Goals 14 Pim 122 Points 40
1982–83	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	61	18	22	40	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 61 Goals 18 Pim 128 Points 40
1982–83	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	11	0	1	1	0	-4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1982–83	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Playoffs	6	2	2	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 10 Points 4
1981–82	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	80	30	26	56	202	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 80 Goals 30 Pim 202 Points 56
1981–82	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 4
1980–81	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	40	16	13	29	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 40 Goals 16 Pim 99 Points 29
1980–81	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	32	2	2	4	77	-13	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 32 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 77 Plus Minus -13 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0741 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
1980–81	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Playoffs	14	9	5	14	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 14 Goals 9 Pim 95 Points 14
1979–80	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	66	2	8	10	127	-15	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 66 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 127 Plus Minus -15 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0328 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 61
1978–79	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	62	10	12	22	208	-10	80	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 62 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 208 Plus Minus -10 Points 22 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 80
1977–78	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	79	16	19	35	254	-5	128	5	11	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 79 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 254 Plus Minus -5 Points 35 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 128
1977–78	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	19	-8	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus -8 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1976–77	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	79	18	28	46	274	-20	183	6	10	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 28 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 79 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 274 Plus Minus -20 Points 46 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.0984 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 183
1975–76	IHL	Kalamazoo	Regular	5	1	8	9	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 32 Points 9
1975–76	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	57	11	12	23	302	-9	97	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 57 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 302 Plus Minus -9 Points 23 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1134 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 97
1974–75	AHL	Virginia	Regular	60	14	20	34	194	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 60 Goals 14 Pim 194 Points 34
1974–75	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	4	0	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1974–75	AHL	Virginia	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 30 Points 2
1973–74	Britain	London	Regular	67	17	43	60	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 43 Games Played 67 Goals 17 Pim 57 Points 60
1972–73	WCJHL	Flin Flon	Regular	68	26	48	74	222	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 48 Games Played 68 Goals 26 Pim 222 Points 74
1972–73	WCJHL	Flin Flon	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 38 Points 6
1971–72	WCJHL	Flin Flon	Regular	65	9	21	30	200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 65 Goals 9 Pim 200 Points 30
1971–72	WCJHL	Flin Flon	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 41 Points 1
1970–71	SIHI	Foam Lake	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

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