David Oliver (ice hockey)
David Lee Oliver (born April 17, 1971) is a Canadian assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a former professional ice hockey player who played several seasons in the NHL.
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| Born | April 17, 1971 Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach, player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General manager | Jeff Gorton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | New York Rangers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as NHL player | 1994–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as an NHL coach | 2018– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years with current team | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Oliver began his NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1994. He would also play with the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars.
Oliver has also played in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and the United Kingdom's British National League.
In 2007, Oliver joined the Colorado Avalanche where he worked for 11 seasons, serving as Director of Hockey Operations with Lake Erie, Colorado's American Hockey League, an Assistant Coach with Lake Erie for two seasons and General Manager for three seasons. He also served as Colorado's Director of Player Development, a role which he held for six seasons. On July 17, 2018, the New York Rangers announced that Oliver would be joining David Quinn as an assistant coach for the team, along with Greg Brown.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Vernon Lakers | BCJHL | 58 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Vernon Lakers | BCJHL | 58 | 51 | 48 | 99 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 27 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 44 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 41 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 32 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 78 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 37 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 1999–00 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 45 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 51 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Munich Barons | DEL | 59 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 37 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 36 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 31 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Guildford Flames | BNL | 13 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 54 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rögle BK | SWE-2 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 233 | 49 | 49 | 98 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
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| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 1990–91 |
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1992–93 |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1993–94 |
| AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1993–94 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Brian Savage |
CCHA Player of the Year 1993-94 |
Succeeded by Brian Holzinger |