Bruce Driver

Bruce Driver
Driver (number 23 far left), moments after winning the 1995 Stanley Cup
Date of birth	April 29, 1962
place of birth	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1981 , 6th lap, 108th position Colorado Rockies
Career stations
1980-1983	University of Wisconsin – Madison
1983-1984	Team Canada
1984-1995	New Jersey Devils
1995-1998	New York Rangers

Bruce Douglas Driver (born April 29, 1962 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1998 .

Career

Bruce Driver began his career as a hockey player in the team of the University of Wisconsin – Madison , for which he was active from 1980 to 1983 and he won the championship of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 1982 and 1983 respectively . During this period, the defender was also selected in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round as a total of 108th player by the Colorado Rockies . After their relocation in 1982, the rights to Driver went to Colorado's successor team New Jersey Devils , for which he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1983/84 season . He also won the Calder Cup with New Jersey's farm team , the Maine Mariners from the American Hockey League , at the end of the season . However, the left-handed shooter spent most of the season with the Canadian national team , with whom he completed a total of 68 games in preparation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo .

With the New Jersey Devils, for whom he was active for a total of twelve years, Driver won the prestigious Stanley Cup in the 1994/95 season . The Canadian contributed to the success with five goals and 18 assists in a total of 58 games. He then signed on September 28, 1995 as a free agent with the New York Rangers , for which he was another three years in the NHL on the ice, before ending his career in 1998 at the age of 36. On the occasion of the Heroes of Hockey Game , which took place as part of the NHL All-Star Games , he laced his ice skates again in 2001.

International

For Canada , Driver took part in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , where he finished fourth with his team.

Achievements and Awards

• 1982 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 1982 WCHA First All-Star Team
• 1982 NCAA West First All-American Team
• 1982 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• 1983 Broadmoor Trophy win with the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 1983 WCHA Second All-Star Team
• 1984 Calder Cup win with the Maine Mariners
• 1995 Stanley Cup win with the New Jersey Devils
• 2001 Heroes of Hockey Game

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	15th	922	96	390	486	670
Playoffs	9	108	10	40	50	64

Web links

• Bruce Driver at hockeydb.com (English)
• Bruce Driver at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Bruce Driver at hockeydraftcentral.com