David Roberts (ice hockey)
| David Roberts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 28, 1970 Alameda, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Eisbären Berlin EV Zug | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
114th overall, 1989 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2004 | ||
David Lance Roberts (born May 28, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He is the son of former NHL player Doug Roberts.[1]
Early life
[edit]Roberts was born in Alameda, California, when his father, Doug was a member of the California Golden Seals.
As a youth growing up in Old Lyme, Connecticut, Roberts played in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.[2]
Roberts played prep school hockey at Avon Old Farms and college hockey at the University of Michigan.
Career
[edit]Roberts started his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 1994 after playing for the US national hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics.[3] He also played with the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.[4]
He also played for the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Worcester IceCats (AHL), Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Michigan K-Wings (IHL), Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL), Eisbären Berlin in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Avon Old Farms | HS-Prep | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987–88 | Avon Old Farms | HS-Prep | 25 | 18 | 39 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988–89 | Avon Old Farms | HS-Prep | 25 | 28 | 48 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989–90 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 42 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 43 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 44 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | United States | Intl | 49 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 65 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 22 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 58 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 37 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 75 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | EV Zug | NLA | 40 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 100 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 72 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 54 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 46 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 29 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 125 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| IHL totals | 222 | 93 | 118 | 211 | 193 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| DEL totals | 129 | 54 | 71 | 125 | 199 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 30 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | United States | OG | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
Awards and honors
[edit]List of awards and honors.[citation needed]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1989-90 |
| All-CCHA Second team | 1990-91 |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1990–91 |
| All-CCHA Second team | 1992-93 |
References
[edit]- ^ Clark, Cammy (April 16, 1991). "Keeping hockey in the family". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". Avon Old Farms. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "David Roberts". Olympic Games. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1970 births
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Eisbären Berlin players
- EV Zug players
- Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
- Ice hockey players from California
- Ice hockey players from Connecticut
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players
- Living people
- Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
- Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
- Sportspeople from Alameda, California
- People from Old Lyme, Connecticut
- Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Worcester IceCats players
- Avon Old Farms alumni
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- 20th-century American sportsmen