David Oliver (ice hockey)

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{BLP sources|date=June 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

| image = David Oliver Iowa.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Oliver with the Iowa Stars in 2005

| name = Dave Oliver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|17}}

| birth_place = Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada

| league_coach = NHL

| team_coach = New York Rangers (Assistant)

| played_for = NHL
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Phoenix Coyotes
Ottawa Senators
Dallas Stars
AHL
Cape Breton Oilers
Utah Grizzlies
Iowa Stars
IHL
Houston Aeros
Grand Rapids Griffins
DEL
Munich Barons
BNL
Guildford Flames
Swe-1
Rögle BK

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 195

| draft = 144th overall

| draft_year = 1991

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| career_start = 1994

| career_end = 2007

}}

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.

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 of the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-announce-coaching-staff-additions/c-299507066|title = Rangers Announce Coaching Staff Additions}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1988–89

| Vernon Lakers

| BCJHL

| 58

41387938

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989–90

| Vernon Lakers

| BCJHL

| 58

51489922

| —

1990–91

| University of Michigan

| CCHA

| 27

13112434

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1991–92

| University of Michigan

| CCHA

| 44

31275832

| —

1992–93

| University of Michigan

| CCHA

| 40

35205518

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1993–94

| University of Michigan

| CCHA

| 41

28406816

| —

1994–95

| Cape Breton Oilers

| AHL

| 32

1118298

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 44

16143020

| —

1995–96

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 80

20193934

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

171234

| —

1996–97

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 14

2134

| 3

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1997–98

| Houston Aeros

| IHL

| 78

38276560

| 4

3034
1998–99

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 17

2574

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Houston Aeros

| IHL

| 37

18173530

| 19

1061622
1999–00

| Houston Aeros

| IHL

| 45

16112740

| 11

3478
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–00

| Phoenix Coyotes

| NHL

| 9

1012

| —

2000–01

| Ottawa Senators

| NHL

| 7

0002

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Grand Rapids Griffins

| IHL

| 51

14173135

| 10

6288
2001–02

| Munich Barons

| DEL

| 59

20143430

| 9

2246
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

60332

| 6

0002
2002–03

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 37

11142514

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 36

751212

| 1

0000
2003–04

| Utah Grizzlies

| AHL

| 31

5121712

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Guildford Flames

| BNL

| 13

612184

| —

2005–06

| Dallas Stars

| NHL

| 3

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Iowa Stars

| AHL

| 54

21133426

| 5

3034
2006–07

| Rögle BK

| SWE-2

| 29

571234

| —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 233 !! 49 !! 49 !! 98 !! 84

! 10 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2

Awards and honours

References

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