Dave Silk

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United StatesUnited States  Dave Silk Ice hockey player
Date of birth January 1, 1958
place of birth Scituate , Massachusetts , USA
size 180 cm
Weight 86 kg
position striker
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1978 , 4th lap, 59th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1976-1979 Boston University
1979-1980 Team USA
1980-1983 New York Rangers
1983-1985 Boston Bruins
1985 Detroit Red Wings
1985-1986 Winnipeg Jets
1986-1989 Mannheim ERC
1989-1991 BSC Prussia

David Mark "Dave" Silk (born January 1, 1958 in Scituate , Massachusetts ) is a retired American ice hockey player . During his career he played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and in the ice hockey Bundesliga for the Mannheim ERC .

Career

amateur

Silk began his career as an amateur at Thayer Academy in Braintree , but then switched to college at Boston University , where he played for the Boston University Terriers . In 110 games as an amateur he was able to score 120 goals. In 1979 he moved to the US national team . The team's coach, Herb Brooks , wanted to form a team in time for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid . Silk was to become an important component of the national team and was able to prevail in the preparatory games against numerous competitors, which led to his nomination for the games. Silk made 63 games for the national team, seven of them at the Olympics. In total, he was able to score 14 goals, including two in Lake Placid. The team was able to qualify for the finals of the Winter Games in Lake Placid, where they defeated the favored team of the USSR 4-3. The game later went down in sports history as the " Miracle on Ice " . After another win against the team from Finland 4-2, Silk scored an assist , the USA won the gold medal.

professional

As early as 1978, the New York Rangers had selected Silk in the fourth round in 59th place in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft . For the next three years, Silk played for the Rangers, but was unable to assert himself there and was sent to the Minor Leagues during the 1982/83 season , where he worked for the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Hockey League and the Binghamton Whalers in of the American Hockey League . Silk played until 1986 for a total of three other NHL teams, for the Boston Bruins , Detroit Red Wings and the Winnipeg Jets . He never made his breakthrough in any club, he always had to make his way to the lower class. In total, he came to 249 games in the NHL during the regular season .

In 1986 he accepted an offer from the Mannheim ERC and moved to Germany . The technician worked in Mannheim for three years and, alongside Paul Messier , Peter Obresa , Georg Holzmann and Marcus Kuhl, developed into one of the team's top scorers. In his first season in Mannheim he won the runner-up with his team. In 117 games, Silk scored 75 goals for the Mannheim team. In 1989 he moved to Berlin to the BSC Preussen , where his former Mannheim teammate Georg Holzmann was also under contract. After two seasons he ended his career in 1991 after 90 games for this team and 62 goals.

Trainer

Silk returned to his old college in Boston after his playing career and worked there as an assistant coach.

Honors

Silk is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame , United States Olympic Hall of Fame, and the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame. The American magazine Sports Illustrated chose him in 1980, together with his teammates from the Olympic team, as Sportsman of the Year .

literature

  • Matthias Fries: Time to say good bye… . Mannheim 1998.

Web links