Dave Semenko

**David John Semenko** (July 12, 1957 – June 29, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre that played 2 seasons in the WHA and 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Toronto Maple Leafs organizations. He won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1984 and 1985 with the Edmonton Oilers. Fans nicknamed Semenko "Cementhead" even though his official team nickname was always "Sammy".

## Career statistics

|ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" colspan="5"|Regular season|ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" colspan="5"|Playoffs|||||||||||||||||
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|ALIGN="center"|1974-75|ALIGN="center"|Brandon Wheat Kings|ALIGN="center"|WCHL|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1974-75|ALIGN="center"|Brandon Travellers|ALIGN="center"|MJHL|ALIGN="center"|42|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|17|ALIGN="center"|28|ALIGN="center"|55|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1975-76|ALIGN="center"|Brandon Wheat Kings|ALIGN="center"|WCHL|ALIGN="center"|72|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|194|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1976-77|ALIGN="center"|Brandon Wheat Kings|ALIGN="center"|WCHL|ALIGN="center"|61|ALIGN="center"|27|ALIGN="center"|33|ALIGN="center"|60|ALIGN="center"|265|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|61|
|ALIGN="center"|1977-78|ALIGN="center"|Brandon Wheat Kings|ALIGN="center"|WCHL|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|40|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1977-78|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|WHA|ALIGN="center"|65|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|140|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|8|
|ALIGN="center"|1978-79|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|WHA|ALIGN="center"|77|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|24|ALIGN="center"|158|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|29|
|ALIGN="center"|1979-80|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|135|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1980–81|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|58|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|19|ALIGN="center"|80|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|5|
|ALIGN="center"|1980-81|ALIGN="center"|Wichita Wind|ALIGN="center"|CHL|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|40|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1981-82|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|59|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|24|ALIGN="center"|194|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|2|
|ALIGN="center"|1982-83|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|75|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|27|ALIGN="center"|141|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|69|
|ALIGN="center"|1983-84|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|52|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|17|ALIGN="center"|118|ALIGN="center"|19|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|44|
|ALIGN="center"|1984-85|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|69|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|172|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|39|
|ALIGN="center"|1985-86|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|69|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|141|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|32|
|ALIGN="center"|1986-87|ALIGN="center"|Edmonton Oilers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1986-87|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|51|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|87|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|15|
|ALIGN="center"|1987–88|ALIGN="center"|Toronto Maple Leafs|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|70|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|107|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|

## Death

Semenko died on June 29, 2017, 13 days before his 60th birthday after a short battle with liver and pancreatic cancer.

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Dave Semenko 2016.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Semenko in 2016
- **position**: Winger (ice hockey), Left Wing
- **played for**: Edmonton Oilers
Hartford Whalers
Toronto Maple Leafs
- **shoots**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 3
- **weight lb**: 215
- **birth place**: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- **death place**: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- **career start**: 1977
- **career end**: 1988
- **draft**: 25th overall
- **draft year**: 1977
- **draft team**: Minnesota North Stars
- **wha draft**: 21st overall
- **wha draft year**: 1977
- **wha draft team**: Houston Aeros (WHA), Houston Aeros