David Oliver (ice hockey)

David Oliver
Born (1971-04-17) 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
David Oliver
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
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
NHL Draft 144th overall, 1991
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1994–2007

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 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPIMGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPIM
1988–1989Vernon LakersBCJHL5841387938
1989–1990Vernon LakersBCJHL5851489922
1990–1991U. of MichiganNCAA2713112434
1991–1992U. of MichiganNCAA4431275832
1992–1993U. of MichiganNCAA4035205518
1993–1994U. of MichiganNCAA4128406816
1994–1995Cape Breton OilersAHL321118298
1994–1995Edmonton OilersNHL4416143020
1995–1996Edmonton OilersNHL8020193934
1996–1997Edmonton OilersNHL171234
1996–1997New York RangersNHL14213430000
1997–1998Houston AerosIHL783827656043034
1998–1999Ottawa SenatorsNHL172574
1998–1999Houston AerosIHL3718173530191061622
1999–2000Houston AerosIHL4516112740113478
1999–2000Phoenix CoyotesNHL91012
2000–2001Ottawa SenatorsNHL70002
2000–2001Grand Rapids GriffinsIHL5114173135106288
2001–2002Munich BaronsDEL592014343092246
2002–2003Dallas StarsNHL6033260002
2002–2003Utah GrizzliesAHL3711142514
2003–2004Dallas StarsNHL3675121210000
2003–2004Utah GrizzliesAHL315121712
2004–2005Guildford FlamesBNL13612184
2005–2006Dallas StarsNHL30000
2005–2006Iowa StarsAHL542113342653034
2006–2007Rögle BKSwe-129571234
NHL totals23349499884100002

Awards and honours

Award Year
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

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nhl.com/rangers/news/rangers-announce-coaching-staff-additions/c-299507066
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brian Savage		 CCHA Player of the Year
1993-94		 Succeeded by
Brian Holzinger
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