Steven Dubinsky (born July 9, 1970) is a Canadian former professional

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player who played in the

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, and

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. He played centre and shot left-handed.

Biography

Dubinsky was born in

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, Canada, and is Jewish. As a youth, he played in the 1982 and 1983

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s with a

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team from the North Shore of Montreal. Dubinsky was drafted in the 11th round, 226th overall in the

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. From there he played for

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, where he played right wing from 1989-1993 for the Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team, led the team in scoring his junior year, was named a 1992

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(ECAC) All-Star honorable mention, and played with future NHLers

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and

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of the IHL where he played the majority of the 1993–1994 season before playing 28 games with the Blackhawks that same season. Dubinsky bounced between the Ice and the Blackhawks before finally earning a full-time roster spot with the Blackhawks for the 1997–98 season. That year he played in all 82 games and scored a career high 18 points. The following season he played one game with the Blackhawks before being traded to the Calgary Flames. He played there for 2 years before rejoining the Blackhawks for the 2000–01 season. The 2001–02 season saw Dubinsky being traded yet again from the Blackhawks, this time to the Nashville Predators. Dubinsky then signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues for the 2002–03, but a head injury during the season limited him to only 28 games, and he retired following the season. He currently works for Glacier Ice Arena in

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