Dave Archibald

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CanadaCanada  Dave Archibald Ice hockey player
Date of birth April 14, 1969
place of birth Chilliwack , British Columbia , Canada
size 184 cm
Weight 92 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1987 , 1st round, 6th position
Minnesota North Stars
Career stations
1983-1987 Portland Winter Hawks
1987-1989 Minnesota North Stars
1989-1990 New York Rangers
1990-1992 Hockey Canada
1992-1996 Ottawa Senators
1996 New York Islanders
1996-1997 Frankfurt Lions
1997-1998 San Antonio Dragons
1998-1999 Utah grizzlies
1999-2000 Linköpings HC
2000 Utah grizzlies

David J. Archibald (born April 14, 1969 in Chilliwack , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach , who worked for the Minnesota North Stars , New York Rangers , Ottawa Senators and among others from 1983 to 2000 New York Islanders played in the National Hockey League and the Frankfurt Lions in the German Ice Hockey League .

Career

Dave Archibald began his career as a hockey player with the Portland Winter Hawks , for whom he was active from 1983 to 1987 in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League . In 1987 he received the Brad Hornung Trophy as the fairest athletic player in the WHL's Western Conference. He was then selected in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft in the first round as the sixth player by the Minnesota North Stars . For the North Stars, the winger made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 1987/88 season . In his rookie year , he scored 13 goals and 20 assists in 78 games. On November 1, 1989, he was given in exchange for Jay More to the New York Rangers . In the 1989/90 season he completed a total of 19 games in the NHL for the New York Rangers, but spent most of the season with their farm team Flint Spirits in the International Hockey League . From 1990 to 1992 he took part in Team Canada preparation for the Olympic Games.

From 1992 to 1996 Archibald was active for the newly formed Ottawa Senators in the NHL. In his last year with the Senators, he also played 19 games for the IHL team Utah Grizzlies . The Canadian began the 1996/97 season with the New York Islanders . After seven pointless missions in the NHL, he was signed by the Frankfurt Lions from the German Ice Hockey League . For Hessen he scored 36 scorer points in a total of 43 games, including 14 goals. From 1997 to 1999 played for one year each in the IHL for the San Antonio Dragons and his ex-team Utah Grizzlies. The 1999/2000 season began for the 1992 Olympian at Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien . There he dissolved his contract prematurely in February 2000 to switch to the Utah Grizzlies in the IHL. At the end of the season, he ended his career at the age of 31.

In the 2009/10 season Archibald worked as an assistant coach for the Chilliwack Bruins from the junior league Western Hockey League.

International

For Canada , Archibald took part in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , where he won the silver medal with his team. He himself was the top scorer of the tournament with seven goals along with three other players. He had previously won the silver medal with Canada at the 1991 World Cup .

Achievements and Awards

International

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 8th 323 57 67 124 139
NHL playoffs 1 5 0 1 1 0
DEL main round 1 34 10 19th 29 48
DEL playoffs 1 9 4th 3 7th 16

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personal data
SURNAME Archibald, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Archibald, David J. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Chilliwack , British Columbia , Canada