Dave Christian

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United StatesUnited States  Dave Christian Ice hockey player
Date of birth May 13, 1959
place of birth Warroad , Minnesota , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 80 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1979 , 2nd lap, 40th position
Winnipeg Jets
Career stations
1977-1979 University of North Dakota
1979-1980 Team USA
1980-1983 Winnipeg Jets
1983-1989 Washington Capitals
1989-1991 Boston Bruins
1991-1992 St. Louis Blues
1992-1993 Chicago Blackhawks
1993-1994 Indianapolis Ice
1994-1996 Minnesota Moose

David William "Dave" Christian (born May 13, 1959 in Warroad , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player and coach who worked for the Winnipeg Jets , Washington Capitals , Boston Bruins , St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks has played in the National Hockey League . He came to great fame as a member of the US national team , which became Olympic champion in 1980 .

Career

Dave Christian began his career as a hockey player at the University of North Dakota , which he attended from 1977 to 1979, while he was also active for their ice hockey team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1979 in the second round as a total of 40th player from the Winnipeg Jets . He first spent most of the 1979/80 season with Team USA , which was preparing for the Winter Olympics. Following the Olympic victory in 1980, the winger completed 15 games for Winnipeg in the National Hockey League by the end of the season , scoring eight goals and ten assists. In the following three years he was part of the permanent staff at the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, before he was given to Washington Capitals on June 8, 1983 in exchange for a first-round vote for the 1983 NHL Entry Draft . At the capital club he was one of the players with the highest points and reached the playoffs for the Stanley Cup with his team in every season .

On December 13, 1989, Christian was transferred to the Boston Bruins for Bob Joyce . With this he failed in the 1989/90 season only in the Stanley Cup final at the Edmonton Oilers and in the following season in the conference final at the later Stanley Cup winner Pittsburgh Penguins . In 1991 he also took part in the NHL All-Star Game . The 1991/92 season spent the right-shooter with the St. Louis Blues , for which he scored 23 goals in 82 games and gave 24 templates. In October 1992, he was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL Waiver Draft . With the team from Illinois he could not build on his previous achievements and scored 18 scorer points in 61 games in the 1992/93 season , including four goals, whereupon he was largely given to the Indianapolis Ice from the International Hockey League for the following season . For this he scored 26 points scorer, including eight goals, in 40 games. He also played another ten games in the NHL for Chicago, including a playoff game. From 1994 to 1996 the American ran for the Minnesota Moose in the IHL before ending his active career at the age of 37.

International

Dave Christian's Olympic jersey in the Hockey Hall of Fame

For the USA , Christian only took part in the Junior World Championship in 1979 in the junior division. At senior level he was in the squad of his country at the World Championships in 1981 and 1989 as well as 1981 , 1984 and 1991 at the Canada Cup . His greatest success with the US national team was winning the gold medal at the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid .

Achievements and Awards

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 15th 1009 340 433 773 284
Playoffs 13 102 32 25th 57 27

Coaching career

Shortly before the end of the 1997/98 season, Dave Christian took over as head coach of the Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks in the junior league United States Hockey League . In these he was relatively unsuccessful behind the gang until 2000 and won with his team only about a third of the completed games during this time.

family

David Christian comes from a family with a long ice hockey tradition. His father Billy Christian and his two uncles Gord Christian and Roger Christian already represented the USA at the Winter Olympics. His brother Ed Christian was also a professional ice hockey player and played for the Toledo Goaldiggers in the International Hockey League . His two nephews Jordy Christian and Brock Nelson play for St. Cloud State University and the University of North Dakota, respectively .

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personal data
SURNAME Christian, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Christian, David William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Warroad , Minnesota , USA