Dennis Vial
Player profile and career history
D · #40
Dennis Vial was a defenceman. Born April 10, 1969 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'1", weighed 220 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1988 (round 6, 110th overall) by the New York Rangers. In 242 NHL regular-season games he had 4 goals and 15 assists for 19 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 242
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 15
- Points
- 19
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 15
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 242
- Goals
- 4
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 794
- Plus Minus
- -27
- Points
- 19
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 1
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.036
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 111
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.02
- Assists / game
- 0.06
- Points / game
- 0.08
- Shots / game
- 0.46
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
- 2 1993–94 · Ottawa Senators
- Assists
- 5 1993–94 · Ottawa Senators
- Points
- 7 1993–94 · Ottawa Senators
- Shots
- 37 1993–94 · Ottawa Senators
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.
2004–05
- MissouriUHL
- RichmondUHL
2003–04
- ColumbiaECHL
2002–03
- ColumbiaECHL
2001–02
- ColumbiaECHL
2000–01
- SheffieldBH-Cup
- SheffieldBritain
1999–00
- SheffieldBritain
1998–99
- ChicagoIHL
1997–98
- ChicagoIHL
Ottawa SenatorsNHL
1996–97
1995–96
1994–95
1993–94
1992–93
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
Detroit Red WingsNHL
1991–92
- Adirondack Red WingsAHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1990–91
- BinghamtonAHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
New York RangersNHL
1989–90
- FlintIHL
1988–89
- Niagara FallsOHL
1987–88
- HamiltonOHL
1986–87
- HamiltonOHL
1985–86
- Ham. Kilty B'sOHA-B
- HamiltonOHL
1984–85
- Soo LegionMinor-ON
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.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | UHL | Missouri | Regular | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 66 | -14 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | UHL | Richmond | Regular | 29 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -8 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | ECHL | Columbia | Regular | 54 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 101 | 15 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | ECHL | Columbia | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | ECHL | Columbia | Regular | 69 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 158 | 37 | 98 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | ECHL | Columbia | Playoffs | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | 20 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | ECHL | Columbia | Regular | 68 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 137 | 8 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | ECHL | Columbia | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | BH-Cup | Sheffield | Regular | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Britain | Sheffield | Regular | 44 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Britain | Sheffield | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Britain | Sheffield | Regular | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Britain | Sheffield | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | IHL | Chicago | Regular | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 213 | -7 | 63 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | IHL | Chicago | Regular | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 86 | 3 | 33 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | NHL |  Ottawa Senators | Regular | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1997–98 | IHL | Chicago | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | NHL |  Ottawa Senators | Regular | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | Regular | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 276 | -13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | Regular | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Ottawa Senators | Regular | 55 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 214 | -9 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL |  Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Regular | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1991–92 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1991–92 | AHL | Adirondack Red Wings | Playoffs | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | AHL | Binghamton | Regular | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1990–91 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | Regular | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1990–91 | NHL |  New York Rangers | Regular | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1989–90 | IHL | Flint | Regular | 79 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1989–90 | IHL | Flint | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | OHL | Niagara Falls | Regular | 50 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1988–89 | OHL | Niagara Falls | Playoffs | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | OHL | Hamilton | Regular | 52 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1987–88 | OHL | Hamilton | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | OHL | Hamilton | Regular | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1986–87 | OHL | Hamilton | Playoffs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | OHA-B | Ham. Kilty B's | Regular | 27 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1985–86 | OHL | Hamilton | Regular | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1984–85 | Minor-ON | Soo Legion | Regular | 31 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-05 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 |
| 1997-12-31 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:29 |
| 1997-12-27 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 |
| 1997-12-23 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:55 |
| 1997-12-22 | NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:50 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 14, 2:10 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.