Dave Farrish
| Dave Farrish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 1, 1956 Wingham, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs SC Riessersee HC Davos Villacher SV | ||
| NHL Draft |
24th overall, 1976 New York Rangers | ||
| WHA Draft |
5th overall, 1976 San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1990 | ||
David Allan Farrish (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 430 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1976 and 1984. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the Rangers.
He also played in the American Hockey League and won the Eddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman during the 1981–82 season.[1] After his playing career Farrish worked as a coach.
Coaching career[edit]
Farrish has served as head coach for the Moncton Hawks, Salt Lake Golden Eagles, Fort Wayne Komets, Springfield Falcons, Louisiana IceGators and the Pensacola Ice Pilots.[2] At the NHL level, Farrish served as an assistant coach to Randy Carlyle with the Anaheim Ducks from 2005 to the middle of the 2011-12 season. On March 3, 2012, Farrish was appointed an assistant coach, again under Carlyle, with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] Farrish was let go by the Maple Leafs in May 2014.[3] He won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007.
Farrish was named as an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche on July 7, 2015. On May 23, 2017, Farrish was relieved of these duties.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Stratford Cullitons | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 58 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 205 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1974–75 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 60 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 258 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 1975–76 | Sudbury Wolves | OMJHL | 66 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 155 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 1976–77 | New York Rangers | NHL | 80 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Rangers | NHL | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 67 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 80 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 68 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 1986–87 | SC Riessersee | GER | 26 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | HC Davos | NLA | 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 30 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Villacher SV | AUT | 33 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 362 | 37 | 108 | 145 | 371 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 48 | ||||
| NHL totals | 430 | 17 | 110 | 127 | 440 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "EDDIE SHORE AWARD – AHL Hall of Fame". ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Maple Leafs Add Dave Farrish To Coaching Staff". Mapleleafs.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Leafs extend Carlyle for two years, fire staff - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Sadler, Amy (23 May 2017). "Avalanche make sweeping changes to coaching staff after dismal year - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Anaheim Ducks coaches
- Baltimore Skipjacks players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Colorado Avalanche coaches
- EC VSV players
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Moncton Hawks players
- New Brunswick Hawks players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- People from Wingham, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Huron County, Ontario
- Quebec Nordiques players
- St. Catharines Saints players
- San Diego Mariners draft picks
- SC Riessersee players
- Stanley Cup champions
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- World Hockey Association first round draft picks