Dave Tretowicz
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| position = Defense
| played_for = Phoenix Roadrunners
Fort Wayne Komets
| shoots =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 196
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|3|15}}
| birth_place = Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
| draft = 231st overall
| draft_year = 1988
| draft_team = Calgary Flames
| career_start = 1987
| career_end = 1994
| halloffame =
}}
Dave Tretowicz (born March 15, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/98373 |title=Dave Tretowicz |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 24, 2022}} In 1988, he was drafted in the NHL by the Calgary Flames.{{cite web|url=http://www.nyshshca.org/davetretowicz.htm |title=Dave Tretowicz - (Liverpool 1983-1985) |work=New York State High School Hockey Coaches Association |access-date=February 24, 2022}} He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/dave-tretowicz-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060819/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/dave-tretowicz-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Dave Tretowicz Olympic Results |access-date=May 24, 2019}}
Biography
Tretowicz was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1969. He grew up in Liverpool, New York and began skating at the age of five. He attended Liverpool High School in New York, and was one of the best skaters in the Central New York area. Tretowicz made the US national junior team at the age of 16, and a year later, he was selected to the national team. He then went to Clarkson University, and was named to the ECAC all-rookie team in the 1987/88 season. This was followed by him being drafted by the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League.{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5461 |title=Dave Tretowicz |work=Hockey DB |access-date=February 24, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bardown.com/the-worst-hockey-cards-of-all-time-1.1545101 |title=The worst hockey cards of all-time |work=Bar Down |access-date=February 24, 2022}}
In 1991, Tretowicz was part of the US national team that played at the Men's Ice Hockey World Championships. Tretowicz was part of the American team that took part in the men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/ICH/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/ICH/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Ice Hockey at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=May 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/20604 |title=Ice Hockey, Men |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 24, 2022}} He also played in the International Hockey League for the Phoenix Roadrunners and the Fort Wayne Komets in the early 1990s.
After his playing career, Tretowicz worked for the Crouse-Hinds Company.{{cite web|url=https://www.greatersyracusesportshalloffame.com/dave-tretowicz |title=Dave Tretowicz |work=Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=February 24, 2022}} In 2019, he was inducted into the NYS High School Hockey Association Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/highschoolsports/article/hs-ice-hockey-dave-tretowicz-to-be-inducted-into-the-nys-high-school-hockey-association-hall-of-fame/ |title=HS Ice Hockey: Dave Tretowicz to be inducted into the NYS High School Hockey Association Hall of Fame |work=syracuse.com |access-date=February 24, 2022}} Tretowicz was also the first hockey player to be inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=https://www.syracusehalloffame.com/pages/inductees/2001/dave_tretowics/ |title=Dave Tretowicz |work=Syracuse Hall of Fame |access-date=February 24, 2022}} His son, Adam, also plays ice hockey.{{cite web|url=https://gocardinalsports.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/adam-tretowicz/10187 |title=Adam Tretowicz |work=SUNY Plattsburgh Athletics |access-date=February 24, 2022}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 1986–87
| HS-Prep | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1987–88 | ECAC | 35 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 28
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89
| Clarkson University | ECAC | 32 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1989–90 | Clarkson University | ECAC | 35 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91
| Clarkson University | ECAC | 40 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1991–92 | IHL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93
| Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 79 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94 | IHL | 72 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 30
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 167 ! 7 ! 29 ! 36 ! 66 ! 16 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 4 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||
| 1991
| WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1992 | United States | OG | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Senior totals ! 18 ! 0 ! 3 ! 3 ! 4 |
References
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Category:American men's ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Category:Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:Calgary Flames draft picks
Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts