# Dave Semenko

> David John Semenko was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout, and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs as an enforcer. During his tenure with Edmonton, he notably protected Wayne Gretzky as an "on-ice bodyguard" during Gretzky's early career. Semenko won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1984 and 1985. He was also the last player to score a goal in the World Hockey Association (WHA) before it folded and merged with the NHL.

*Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2017)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/dave-semenko

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1957-07-12
- **Died:** 2017-06-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Дейв Семенко](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE)
- [داڤ سيمينكو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A4_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83%D9%88)
- [Dave Semenko](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Dave Semenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Dave Semenko](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Dave Semenko](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Dave Semenko](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Семенко, Дейв](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%2C_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B2)
- [Dave Semenko](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Dave Semenko](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Semenko)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962628)

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