David Oliver (ice hockey)

Dave Oliver
Oliver with the Iowa Stars in 2005
Born	(1971-04-17) April 17, 1971 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

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.

Career

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database