Dave Cressman
| Dave Cressman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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 | 1973–1980 | ||
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
[edit]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 (Central Hockey League) while their regular head coach, Don McKee was having heart surgery.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Kitchener Greenshirts | COJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Kitchener Greenshirts | COJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 54 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 50 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1970–71 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | 40 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 75 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 37 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 66 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 80 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Cambridge Hornets | OHA Sr | 25 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 85 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Dave Cressman Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Dave Cressman Stats and News".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scott. Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. p. 53.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Kitchener Rangers players
- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
- Minnesota North Stars players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
- Saginaw Gears players
- Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario