Dave Archibald

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| played_for = Minnesota North Stars
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
New York Islanders
Frankfurt Lions
Linköpings HC

| league = NHL

| position = Right Wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 202

| ntl_team = Canada

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|14}}

| birth_place = Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

| draft = 6th overall

| draft_year = 1987

| draft_team = Minnesota North Stars

| career_start = 1987

| career_end = 2000

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David J. Archibald (born April 14, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Archibald played for the Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League for the Portland Winter Hawks,{{cite web|title=Dave Archibald|url=http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2015/12/dave-archibald.html|website=www.greatesthockeylegends.com|access-date=1 June 2017}} Archibald was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the first round, sixth overall, of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the North Stars in the 1987–88 season. He scored two goals in his NHL debut on October 10, 1987, and at 18 years, 179 days old remains the youngest player in North Stars franchise history to score in his debut.{{cite web |title=Wyatt Johnston stats and news |url=https://www.nhl.com/stars/player/wyatt-johnston-8482740 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211085007/https://www.nhl.com/stars/player/wyatt-johnston-8482740 |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |url-status=live}} In his first two NHL seasons, he scored 27 goals and added 39 assists. Early in the 1989–90 season, the North Stars traded Archibald to the New York Rangers for defenceman Jayson More.

Archibald finished the 1989–90 season with the Rangers' IHL affiliate, the Flint Spirits, before leaving to join the Canadian National Hockey Team for two seasons. This included representing Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where Archibald won a silver medal.{{cite web|title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Dave Archibald|url=http://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10034|website=www.hhof.com|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-date=20 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620130349/https://www.hhof.com/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10034|url-status=dead}}

Archibald returned to the NHL in the 1992–93 season with the Ottawa Senators. After four seasons with the Senators, Archibald played in seven games with the New York Islanders in the 1996–97 season. He also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga that season with the Frankfurt Lions. He then spent three seasons in the IHL before finishing up his career in Sweden's Elitserien with Linköpings HC in the 1999–2000 season.{{cite web|title=Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame – Dave Archibald|url=http://chilliwacksportshalloffame.com/portfolio-items/dave-archibald/|website=chilliwacksportshalloffame.com|access-date=1 June 2017}}

In his NHL career, Archibald appeared in 323 games. He scored 57 goals and added 67 assists. He also played in five games for Minnesota during the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording one assist.

Coaching career

Archibald joined the Chilliwack Bruins as an assistant coach prior to the 2008-09 season and added the duties of Hockey Operations Advisor and Community Liaison in February 2009.{{cite web|title=Habscheid gets coach/GM gig with Chilliwack|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/habscheid-gets-coachgm-gig-with-chilliwack|website=The Province|access-date=1 June 2017|date=1 June 2009}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
1983–84	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	7	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1984–85	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	47	7	11	18	10	3	0	2	2	0
1985–86	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	70	29	35	64	56	15	6	7	13	11
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1986–87	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL	65	50	57	107	40	20	10	18	28	11
1987–88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	78	13	20	33	26	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1988–89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	72	14	19	33	14	5	0	1	1	0
1989–90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	12	1	5	6	6	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1989–90	New York Rangers	NHL	19	2	3	5	6	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Flint Spirits	IHL	41	14	38	52	16	4	3	2	5	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1990–91	Canada	Intl	29	19	12	31	20	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Canada	Intl	58	20	43	63	64	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92	HC Bolzano	ITA	5	4	3	7	16	7	8	5	13	7
1992–93	Binghamton Rangers	AHL	8	6	3	9	10	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1992–93	Ottawa Senators	NHL	44	9	6	15	32	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Ottawa Senators	NHL	33	10	8	18	14	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1994–95	Ottawa Senators	NHL	14	2	2	4	19	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Ottawa Senators	NHL	44	6	4	10	18	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	19	1	4	5	10	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Frankfurt Lions	DEL	34	10	19	29	48	9	4	3	7	16
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1996–97	New York Islanders	NHL	7	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	San Antonio Dragons	IHL	55	11	21	32	10	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	76	23	25	48	32	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Utah Grizzlies	IHL	27	7	4	11	10	5	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1999–00	Linköpings HC	SEL	21	5	4	9	18	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals !323 !57 !67 !124 !139 !5 !0 !1 !1 !0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| IHL totals ! 218 ! 56 ! 92 ! 148 ! 78 ! 9 ! 3 ! 2 ! 5 ! 0