David Roberts (ice hockey)

David Roberts
Born (1970-05-28) May 28, 1970 (age 54)
Alameda, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks
Eisbären Berlin
EV Zug
National team  United States
NHL draft 114th overall, 1989
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1993–2004

David Lance Roberts (born May 28, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He is the son of former NHL player Doug Roberts.[1]

Early life

Roberts was born in Alameda, California, when his father, Doug was a member of the California Golden Seals.

As a youth growing up in Old Lyme, Connecticut, Roberts played in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.[2]

Roberts played prep school hockey at Avon Old Farms and college hockey at the University of Michigan.

Career

Roberts started his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 1994 after playing for the US national hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics.[3] He also played with the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.[4]

He also played for the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Worcester IceCats (AHL), Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Michigan K-Wings (IHL), Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL), Eisbären Berlin in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Avon Old Farms HS-Prep 17 6 9 15 — — — — —
1987–88 Avon Old Farms HS-Prep 25 18 39 57 — — — — —
1988–89 Avon Old Farms HS-Prep 25 28 48 76 — — — — —
1989–90 University of Michigan CCHA 42 21 32 53 46 — — — — —
1990–91 University of Michigan CCHA 43 26 45 71 44 — — — — —
1991–92 University of Michigan CCHA 44 16 42 58 68 — — — — —
1992–93 University of Michigan CCHA 40 27 38 65 40 — — — — —
1993–94 United States Intl 49 17 28 45 68 — — — — —
1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL 10 4 6 10 4 — — — — —
1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 12
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 19 6 5 11 10 6 0 0 0 4
1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 65 30 38 68 65 — — — — —
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 22 8 17 25 46 — — — — —
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 28 1 6 7 12 — — — — —
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 2 4 6 6 — — — — —
1996–97 Vancouver Canucks NHL 58 10 17 27 51 — — — — —
1997–98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 13 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
1997–98 Syracuse Crunch AHL 37 17 22 39 44 5 2 1 3 2
1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 75 32 38 70 77 4 1 2 3 2
1999–2000 EV Zug NLA 40 15 21 36 100 11 3 4 7 16
2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 72 27 36 63 47 10 1 2 3 8
2001–02 Eisbären Berlin DEL 54 23 28 51 76 4 1 3 4 4
2002–03 Eisbären Berlin DEL 46 19 30 49 95 9 1 2 3 16
2003–04 Eisbären Berlin DEL 29 12 13 25 28 11 3 9 12 10
NHL totals 125 20 33 53 85 9 0 0 0 16
IHL totals 222 93 118 211 193 14 2 4 6 10
DEL totals 129 54 71 125 199 24 5 14 19 30

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1994 United States OG 8 1 5 6 4
Senior totals 8 1 5 6 4

Awards and honors

List of awards and honors.[citation needed]

Award Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1989-90
All-CCHA Second team 1990-91
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1990–91
All-CCHA Second team 1992-93

References

  1. ^ Clark, Cammy (April 16, 1991). "Keeping hockey in the family". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  3. ^ "Athletic Hall of Fame". Avon Old Farms. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "David Roberts". Olympic Games. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Rookie of the Year
1989–90 		Succeeded by