Dale McTavish

Dale McTavish
McTavish in 2010 with SaiPa
Born	(1972-02-28) February 28, 1972 Eganville, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames SaiPa Espoo Blues Rapperswil-Jona Lakers ZSC Lions EV Zug
National team	Canada
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1997–2011

Dale B. McTavish (born February 28, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McTavish played nine games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, recording one goal and two assists. He is currently a scout with the Ottawa Senators ice hockey team.

Playing career

McTavish was born in Eganville, Ontario. He played four seasons of junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. He helped lead the Petes to the league championship in 1992–93, and a Memorial Cup berth. Undrafted, McTavish spent two years playing Canadian college hockey with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men before attracting the attention of NHL scouts. McTavish signed a contract with the Flames in 1996 but spent most of the next two seasons in the minors with the Saint John Flames.

McTavish continued his career in Europe in 1997, playing three seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga with SaiPa and the Espoo Blues. With SaiPa he reached SM-liiga semi-finals and was by far the most popular player among SaiPa supporters. In 2000, he moved to Switzerland, where he played for eight seasons: first with Rapperswil-Jona Lakers where he spent five seasons (2000-2005), then for ZSC Lions from 2006-07, and finally EV Zug in 2007-08. For the season 2010-2011, McTavish returned to SaiPa, where his European career started. After that season he retired.

McTavish was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.

In 1995, McTavish also played for the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers inline hockey club of the Roller Hockey International, where he recorded two goals and three assists in six games.

Pembroke Lumber Kings

The previous (2003-2013) owner of the Pembroke Lumber Kings, Sheldon Keefe, announced over Twitter on May 29, 2013, that he had sold the Pembroke Lumber Kings to Dale McTavish. Keefe has been head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs since November 2019. Earlier in 2019, McTavish sold the team to present owner, Alex Armstrong.

Personal life

His son, Mason McTavish, was selected 3rd overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Pembroke Lumber Kings	CJHL		56	26	24	50	58		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Peterborough Petes	OHL		66	26	35	61	34		12	1	5	6	2
1990–91	Peterborough Petes	OHL		66	21	27	48	44		4	1	0	1	0
1991–92	Peterborough Petes	OHL		60	25	31	56	59		10	2	5	7	11
1992–93	Peterborough Petes	OHL		66	31	50	81	98		21	9	8	17	22
1992–93	Peterborough Petes	MC		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	1	3	16
1993–94	St. Francis Xavier University	AUAA		27	30	24	54	71		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	St. Francis Xavier University	AUAA		27	25	27	52	59		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Canada	Intl		53	24	32	56	91		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Saint John Flames	AHL		4	2	3	5	5		15	5	4	9	15
1996–97	Saint John Flames	AHL		53	16	21	37	65		3	0	1	1	0
1996–97	Calgary Flames	NHL		9	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	SaiPa	SM-l		47	25	18	43	73		3	0	3	3	4
1998–99	SaiPa	SM-l		44	22	17	39	117		7	4	5	9	2
1998–99	Canada	Intl		4	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Blues	SM-l		53	32	19	51	87		4	1	0	1	12
1999–2000	Canada	Intl		4	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NLA		44	24	19	43	63		4	1	1	2	4
2001–02	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NLA		41	21	19	40	34		5	3	3	6	4
2002–03	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NLA		37	18	25	43	57		5	4	0	4	2
2003–04	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NLA		13	6	8	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NLA		44	25	29	54	36		4	1	1	2	16
2004–05	HC Sierre–Anniviers	SUI.2		—	—	—	—	—		4	1	6	7	0
2005–06	ZSC Lions	NLA		38	17	20	37	98		9	3	7	10	12
2006–07	ZSC Lions	NLA		34	15	17	32	30		7	4	1	5	22
2007–08	EV Zug	NLA		49	32	21	53	78		7	3	3	6	10
2008–09	EV Zug	NLA		18	8	12	20	30		10	3	4	7	6
2009–10	EV Zug	NLA		43	22	19	41	40		12	6	8	14	6
2010–11	SaiPa	SM-l		38	16	6	22	47		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				182	95	60	155	324		14	5	8	13	18
NLA totals				361	188	189	377	472		63	28	28	56	82

External links

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