David Struch
David Struch (born February 11, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current head coach and assistant general manager of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He played four National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames in the 1993–94 season.
| David Struch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 11, 1971 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL Draft |
195th overall, 1991 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2005 | ||
Born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Struch was a ninth-round pick of the Flames, 195th overall at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
After spending four seasons in the Flames system, Struch went on to play in Austria, Italy, England and Germany before finishing his career in the United Hockey League in 2004–05.
Struch became an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blades in 2006. In 2013, he replaced Lorne Molleken as the Blades' head coach.[1]
Following his time in Saskatoon, Struch became an assistant coach with the Regina Pats in 2014. On May 28, 2015 he added the role of assistant GM to his duties.[2]
Struch was hired as the head coach of the Pats on June 28, 2018.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 66 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 68 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 67 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1990–91 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 72 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 47 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 26 | ||
| 1991–92 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 58 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | EC Graz | Austria | 26 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Waco Wizards | WPHL | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SG Cortina | Italy | 44 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Milano Vipers | Italy | 24 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 42 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Nottingham Panthers | BISL | 47 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | London Knights | BISL | 29 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bracknell Bees | BISL | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 56 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Missouri River Otters | UHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Kalamazoo Wings | UHL | 35 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Starbulls Rosenheim | Germany3 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 110 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Blades name new head coach". CBC News. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- "Dave Struch Named Assistant General Manager". Regina Pats. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- Pats name Dave Struch head coach
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database