Doug Zmolek (born November 3, 1970 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States) is a retired professionalice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL for eight seasons between 1992 and 2000. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Downtown Rochester and the South Fork of the Zumbro River Rochester is a city located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ... A professional does an activity to receive payment for an act (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
Zmolek was drafted 7th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played 467 career NHL games, scoring 11 goals and 53 assists for 64 points. Zmolek also registered 905 penalty minutes in his career. The Minnesota North Stars were a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993. ... The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota . ...
Zmolek, originally a first-round pick of Minnesota and the seventh overall selection in the 1989 draft, played in 46 games with the Kings last season and had eight assists and 111 penalty minutes.
The 27-year-old Zmolek was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 dispersal draft and broke into the NHL with the Sharks during the 1992-93 season.
After playing most of the 1993-94 season with San Jose, Zmolek was traded to Dallas where he played parts of the next two seasons before he was sent to Los Angeles in February of 1996.
After two seasons of high school hockey DougZmolek moved to the University of Minnesota for three seasons and was a member of the United States team that competed in the 1990 World Junior Hockey Championships.
Zmolek was not an offensive threat on the blueline but he was able to move the puck out of his zone with quick, accurate passes, and possessed the soft hands required for quick passes in tight quarters.
Speed always seemed to be Zmolek's downfall and he was never able to consistently place higher than the fifth or sixth best defender on any NHL team that he played with.
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