Dave Spina

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Dave Spina
Date of birth June 5th 1983
place of birth Springfield , Illinois , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 84 kg
position Right wing
number # 12
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1999-2000 Texas tornado
2000-2001 USA Hockey National Team Development Program
2001-2005 Boston College
2005-2007 Springfield Falcons
2007-2010 San Antonio Rampage
2010-2011 Peoria Rivermen
2011–2012 Iserlohn Roosters
2012-2014 MODO hockey
2014-2015 Saimaan Pallo
2015-2017 TPS Turku

David Andrew Spina (born June 5, 1983 in Springfield , Illinois ) is a former Italian - American ice hockey player who was most recently under contract with TPS Turku in the Finnish Liiga .

Career

Dave Spina was born in Springfield , Illinois . At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Seattle , where he stood on the ice for the first time and then began playing ice hockey. When she was eight, Spina moved the family to Mesa , Arizona . When choosing the place of residence, care was taken to ensure that there was an ice rink for training in the immediate vicinity. After playing for local teams, he joined Texas Tornado in the North American Hockey League in 1999 at the age of 16 . Spina scored 41 points scorer in 54 games and was named Rookie of the Year for his team after the season . For the 2000/01 season he became part of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program , which competed in the United States Hockey League . There he played under coach Mike Eaves and befriended his sons Ben Eaves and Patrick Eaves . After graduating from Huron High School in Ann Arbor , Spina began studying economics at Boston College and played for the local hockey team Boston College Eagles in the university league Hockey East . His decision to move to Boston enabled Spina to play with his friends Ben and Patrick Eaves for the next several years. With his team he was able to qualify three times for the championship tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 2003 to 2005 . In 2004 they reached the final series called Frozen Four , in which they lost in the semifinals. In his senior season at college, Spina won the Hockey East championship with the Eagles.

At the end of the 2004/05 season he made his professional debut for the Utah Grizzlies in the American Hockey League . From 2005 to 2007 Spina played for the Springfield Falcons in the AHL and also came to appearances in the ECHL for the South Carolina Stingrays and the Johnstown Chiefs . In September 2007 he signed an annual contract with the Phoenix Coyotes from the National Hockey League . They then sent him to the San Antonio Rampage farm team in the AHL. There he scored 50 points scorer in 76 games and was one of the best players on his team, so his contract was extended by the Coyotes. In the training camp of the NHL team Spina could not prevail and was again sent to the AHL for the 2008/09 season . This also happened in the 2009/10 season . In August 2010 he signed a contract with the NHL team St. Louis Blues and played for the Peoria Rivermen in the AHL. For the 2011/12 season Spina moved to Europe in the German Ice Hockey League to the Iserlohn Roosters . With the Roosters he was able to qualify for the pre-playoffs, in which one was eliminated. He then signed with the Swedish club MODO Hockey from the Svenska Hockeyligan . After good performance, his contract was extended to 2014, but left the club in February 2014 and moved to Saimaan Pallo in the Finnish Liiga .

International

In 2000, Dave Spina took part in a four-nation tournament in Slovakia with the United States U18 national team. He also played at the 2001 U18 World Junior Championship for Team USA. There the team lost to the Czech selection in the quarterfinals. Spina scored seven points and was sixth in the tournament. He was then named one of the top three players on his team.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM +/- Sp T V Pt SM +/-
1999/00 Texas tornado NEAR 54 15th 26th 41 31
2000/01 US Nat. Team Dev. Program USHL 23 3 7th 10 28 - - - - - -
2001/02 Boston College HE 36 13 13 26th 39 1
2002/03 Boston College HE 37 17th 20th 37 34 11
2003/04 Boston College HE 25th 6th 6th 12 20th
2004/05 Boston College HE 40 13 15th 28 42 8th
2004/05 Utah grizzlies AHL 9 0 0 0 2 –6 - - - - - -
2005/06 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 11 7th 0 7th 6th -3 - - - - - -
2005/06 Springfield Falcons AHL 54 11 13 24 36 –11 - - - - - -
2006/07 Springfield Falcons AHL 73 15th 20th 35 80 -19 - - - - - -
2006/07 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 6th 4th 2 6th 4th -1 - - - - - -
2007/08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 76 21st 29 50 35 13 7th 3 0 3 2 -2
2008/09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 63 16 38 54 55 –6 - - - - - -
2009/10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 26th 6th 11 17th 29 -4 - - - - - -
2010/11 Peoria Rivermen AHL 74 11 27 38 42 10 4th 0 1 1 0 -2
2011/12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 11 18th 29 42 -8th 2 2 1 3 6th -1
2012/13 MODO hockey SEL 55 10 17th 27 32 8th 5 0 0 0 10 -1
HE total 138 49 54 103 135 20th
ECHL total 17th 11 2 13 10 -4 - - - - - -
AHL total 375 80 138 218 279 -23 11 3 1 4th 2 -4

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM +/-
2001 United States U18 World Cup 6th 2 5 7th 8th 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ derwesten.de: David Spina is on the rise with the Iserlohn Roosters
  2. ↑ bceagles.com: Dave Spina profiles
  3. ↑ usahockeymagazine.com: Arizona's Favorite Rink Rat On NHL Fast Track
personal data
SURNAME Spina, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spina, David Andrew (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH June 5th 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield , Illinois , United States