Dave Taylor (ice hockey)

For other people named David Taylor, see David Taylor (disambiguation).

Dave Taylor
Born	December 4, 1955 (1955-12-04) Levack, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	210th overall, 1975 Los Angeles Kings
WHA Draft	113th overall, 1975 Houston Aeros
Playing career	1977–1994

David Andrew Taylor (born December 4, 1955) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Los Angeles Kings from 1977–94.^{[citation needed]} He was previously the Kings' general manager from 1997 to 2006.^{[citation needed]} Taylor currently is the Director of Player Personnel with the St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

Taylor played collegiate hockey at Clarkson University,^{[citation needed]} where he still holds the school record for career points (251) goals (98) and assists (153) as well as single season goals (41) assists (67) and points (108) in the 1976–77 campaign; in comparison, opposing teams scored a combined 127 goals on Clarkson that year.^{[citation needed]}

Taylor was a member of the Triple Crown Line along with centre Marcel Dionne and left winger Charlie Simmer.^{[citation needed]} All three scored more than 100 points in the 1980–81 season with the Kings; Taylor scored 112 points that season (with Dionne and Simmer scoring 135 and 105 points, respectively).^{[citation needed]} He holds the Kings record for games played with 1,111 and served as team captain from 1985-1989.

Taylor is the lowest-drafted player to net 1,000 career points, drafted in the 15th round (210th overall) of the 1975 NHL draft. The Los Angeles Kings have retired #18 in his honor.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Clarkson University	ECAC		32	20	34	54	—		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Clarkson University	ECAC		31	26	33	59	—		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Clarkson University	ECAC		34	41	67	108	—		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Fort Worth Texans	CHL		7	2	4	6	2		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		64	22	21	43	47		2	0	0	0	5
1978–79	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		78	43	48	91	124		2	0	0	0	2
1979–80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		61	37	53	90	72		4	2	1	3	4
1980–81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		72	47	65	112	130		4	2	2	4	10
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		78	39	67	106	130		10	4	6	10	20
1982–83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		46	21	37	58	76		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		63	20	49	69	91		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		79	41	51	92	132		3	2	2	4	8
1985–86	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		76	33	38	71	110		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		67	18	44	62	84		5	2	3	5	6
1987–88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		68	26	41	67	129		5	3	3	6	6
1988–89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		70	26	37	63	80		11	1	5	6	19
1989–90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		58	15	26	41	96		6	4	4	8	2
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		73	23	30	53	148		12	2	1	3	12
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		77	10	19	29	63		6	1	1	2	20
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		48	6	9	15	49		22	3	5	8	31
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		33	4	3	7	28		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1111	431	638	1069	1589		92	26	33	59	145

External links

• Dave Taylor's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Terry Ruskowski	Los Angeles Kings captains 1985–89	Succeeded by Wayne Gretzky
Preceded by Gord Kluzak	Winner of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy 1991	Succeeded by Mark Fitzpatrick
Preceded by Kevin Lowe	Winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy 1991	Succeeded by Ray Bourque
Preceded by Sam McMaster	General Manager of the Los Angeles Kings 1997-2006	Succeeded by Dean Lombardi