David Oliver (ice hockey)

Summary

David Lee Oliver (born April 17, 1971) is a Canadian assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a former professional ice hockey player who played several seasons in the NHL.

Dave Oliver
Oliver with the Iowa Stars in 2005
Born (1971-04-17) April 17, 1971 (age 52)
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for NHL
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Phoenix Coyotes
Ottawa Senators
Dallas Stars
AHL
Cape Breton Oilers
Utah Grizzlies
Iowa Stars
IHL
Houston Aeros
Grand Rapids Griffins
DEL
Munich Barons
BNL
Guildford Flames
Swe-1
Rögle BK
Current NHL coach New York Rangers (Assistant)
NHL Draft 144th overall, 1991
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1994–2007

Career edit

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Oliver began his NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1994. He would also play with the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

Oliver has also played in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and the United Kingdom's British National League.

In 2007, Oliver joined the Colorado Avalanche where he worked for 11 seasons, serving as Director of Hockey Operations of the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate, an Assistant Coach with Lake Erie for two seasons and General Manager for three seasons. He also served as Colorado's Director of Player Development, a role which he held for six seasons. On July 17, 2018, the New York Rangers announced that Oliver would be joining David Quinn as an assistant coach for the team, along with Greg Brown.[1]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 58 41 38 79 38
1989–90 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 58 51 48 99 22
1990–91 University of Michigan CCHA 27 13 11 24 34
1991–92 University of Michigan CCHA 44 31 27 58 32
1992–93 University of Michigan CCHA 40 35 20 55 18
1993–94 University of Michigan CCHA 41 28 40 68 16
1994–95 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 32 11 18 29 8
1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 16 14 30 20
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 20 19 39 34
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 1 2 3 4
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 14 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 78 38 27 65 60 4 3 0 3 4
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 17 2 5 7 4
1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 37 18 17 35 30 19 10 6 16 22
1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 45 16 11 27 40 11 3 4 7 8
1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 9 1 0 1 2
2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 2
2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 51 14 17 31 35 10 6 2 8 8
2001–02 Munich Barons DEL 59 20 14 34 30 9 2 2 4 6
2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 6 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Utah Grizzlies AHL 37 11 14 25 14
2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 36 7 5 12 12 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 31 5 12 17 12
2004–05 Guildford Flames BNL 13 6 12 18 4
2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 3 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 54 21 13 34 26 5 3 0 3 4
2006–07 Rögle BK SWE-2 29 5 7 12 34
NHL totals 233 49 49 98 84 10 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours edit

Award Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1990–91
All-CCHA Second team 1992–93
All-CCHA First Team 1993–94
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1993–94

References edit

  1. ^ "Rangers Announce Coaching Staff Additions".

External links edit

  • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Player of the Year
1993-94
Succeeded by