Douglas Alan Stromback (born March 3, 1967) is an American retired

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right winger who played over 380 regular season and playoff games across several minor hockey leagues. Stromback was drafted in the sixth round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, selected 124th overall, by the

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Career

Stromback was invited to

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training camp in 1988, but was eventually reassigned to their AHL affiliate on September 20, 1988. After arriving in Erie for the 1988-89 ECHL season, Stromback scored a career-high 40 goals in 50 games, which earned him a spot on the 1988-89 All-ECHL Team. Stromback's younger brother

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also played professional hockey. Both Doug and Richard played professional hockey for the

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during the 1989-90 ECHL season.

Personal

Once he retired from hockey, Stromback attended

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, and received a

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in 1995. After his graduation, Stromback became an investor and board member of Web Group. Stromback later started a career in

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. Over the course of five years, he became a top executive with over $500 million in transactions.StrombackVenture.com: About Doug Stromback

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StrombackFilms.com
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