Dennis James Vaske (born October 11, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.
Vaske started his National Hockey League career with the New York Islanders in 1991. He also played for the Boston Bruins. He retired after the 1998–99 season. Internationally he played for the United States at the 1992 World Championships.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1984–85 | Robbinsdale Armstrong High School | HS-MN | 22 | 5 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Robbinsdale Armstrong High School | HS-MN | 20 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 37 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 67 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 31 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | New York Islanders | NHL | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | ||
1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 42 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | New York Islanders | NHL | 65 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 41 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 43 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | ||
NHL totals | 235 | 5 | 41 | 46 | 253 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1992 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database