David Roberts (ice hockey)
David Roberts | |||
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Born |
Alameda, California, U.S. | May 28, 1970||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Eisbären Berlin EV Zug | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
114th Overall, 1989 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 1993–2004 |
David Lance Roberts (born May 28, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He is the son of former NHL player Doug Roberts.[citation needed]
Biography
Roberts was born in Alameda, California, and raised in Old Lyme, Connecticut.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.[1]
Roberts played prep school hockey at Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut under coach John Gardner. After a collegiate career at the University of Michigan, Roberts started his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 1993 after playing for the US national hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics. He would also play with the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.[citation needed]
He also played for the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Worcester IceCats (AHL), Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Michigan K-Wings (IHL), Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL), Eisbären Berlin in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.[citation needed]
Roberts currently runs the Dave Roberts Hockey Academy in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Yost Ice Arena.[citation needed] He is a regular member of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni, a charity group which plays throughout the Great Lakes region.[citation needed] He is a financial advisor for Telemus Capital Partners in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 42 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 43 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 44 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 40 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 65 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 22 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 58 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 37 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 75 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1999–00 | EV Zug | NLA | 40 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 100 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 72 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
2001–02 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 54 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 46 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 29 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||
NHL totals | 125 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
AHL totals | 59 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
IHL totals | 222 | 93 | 118 | 211 | 193 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Awards and honors
List of awards and honors.[citation needed]
Award | Year |
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All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1989-90 |
All-CCHA Second Team | 1990-91 |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1990–91 |
All-CCHA Second Team | 1992-93 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1970 births
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Eisbären Berlin players
- EV Zug players
- Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
- Ice hockey people from California
- Ice hockey people from Connecticut
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
- Living people
- Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Sportspeople from Alameda, California
- People from Old Lyme, Connecticut
- Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Worcester IceCats players