Dave Cressman

Dave Cressman
Born (1950-01-02) January 2, 1950
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
NHL Draft 48th overall, 1970
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 19731980

David Gregory Cressman (born January 2, 1950) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger. He played 85 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars over the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NHL seasons.[1]

Cressman was born in Kitchener, Ontario. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the fourth round (48th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft,[2] but he did not begin to play professional hockey until after he had completed his university education to become a teacher.[3]

Coaching career

During the 1990s Cressman coached Junior B hockey at the University of Waterloo, and during the 2002-03 season he stepped in to coach nine games for the Odessa Jackalopes (CHL) while their regular head coach, Don McKee was having heart surgery.[4]

References

  1. http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=6620
  2. http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8445807
  3. Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
  4. Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
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