Dave Taylor (ice hockey)

Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor
Born	December 4, 1955 (age 68); Levack, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right wing
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]}

On July 1, Taylor became the new Director of Player Personnel with the St. Louis Blues.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

References

^ Blues Hire Dave Taylor to Front Office: Taylor will serve as the team's Director of Player Personnel
^ "Dave Taylor player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

External links

Dave Taylor career statistics 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

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[1] Blues Hire Dave Taylor to Front Office: Taylor will serve as the team's Director of Player Personnel

[2] "Dave Taylor player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

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