Dave Archibald

Canadian ice hockey player and coach


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::summary Canadian ice hockey player and coach ::

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FieldValue
played_forMinnesota North Stars
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
New York Islanders
Frankfurt Lions
Linköpings HC
leagueNHL
positionRight Wing
shootsLeft
height_ft6
height_in1
weight_lb202
ntl_teamCanada
birth_date
birth_placeChilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
draft6th overall
draft_year1987
draft_teamMinnesota North Stars
career_start1987
career_end2000
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| image = | image_size= | played_for = Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers Ottawa Senators New York Islanders Frankfurt Lions Linköpings HC | league = NHL | position = Right Wing | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 202 | ntl_team = Canada | birth_date = | birth_place = Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada | draft = 6th overall | draft_year = 1987 | draft_team = Minnesota North Stars | career_start = 1987 | career_end = 2000 **David J. Archibald ** (born April 14, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Archibald played for the Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League for the Portland Winter Hawks, Archibald was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the first round, sixth overall, of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the North Stars in the 1987–88 season. In his first two NHL seasons, he scored 27 goals and added 39 assists. Early in the 1989–90 season, the North Stars traded Archibald to the New York Rangers for defenceman Jayson More.

Archibald finished the 1989–90 season with the Rangers' IHL affiliate, the Flint Spirits, before leaving to join the Canadian National Hockey Team for two seasons. This included representing Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where Archibald won a silver medal.

Archibald returned to the NHL in the 1992–93 season with the Ottawa Senators.

In his NHL career, Archibald appeared in 323 games. He scored 57 goals and added 67 assists. He also played in five games for Minnesota during the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording one assist.

Coaching career

Archibald joined the Chilliwack Bruins as an assistant coach prior to the 2008-09 season and added the duties of Hockey Operations Advisor and Community Liaison in February 2009.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIMNHL totals323576712413950110IHL totals21856921487893250
1983–84Portland Winter HawksWHL70112
1984–85Portland Winter HawksWHL47711181030220
1985–86Portland Winter HawksWHL702935645615671311
1986–87Portland Winter HawksWHL655057107402010182811
1987–88Minnesota North StarsNHL7813203326
1988–89Minnesota North StarsNHL721419331450110
1989–90Minnesota North StarsNHL121566
1989–90New York RangersNHL192356
1989–90Flint SpiritsIHL411438521643250
1990–91CanadaIntl2919123120
1991–92CanadaIntl5820436364
1991–92HC BolzanoITA543716785137
1992–93Binghamton RangersAHL863910
1992–93Ottawa SenatorsNHL44961532
1993–94Ottawa SenatorsNHL331081814
1994–95Ottawa SenatorsNHL1422419
1995–96Ottawa SenatorsNHL44641018
1995–96Utah GrizzliesIHL1914510
1996–97Frankfurt LionsDEL3410192948943716
1996–97New York IslandersNHL70004
1997–98San Antonio DragonsIHL5511213210
1998–99Utah GrizzliesIHL7623254832
1999–00Utah GrizzliesIHL2774111050000
1999–00Linköpings HCSEL2154918
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International

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YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIMSenior totals1872926
1991CanadaWC100118
1992CanadaOG871818
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References

References

  1. "Dave Archibald".
  2. "Wyatt Johnston stats and news". [[National Hockey League]].
  3. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Dave Archibald".
  4. "Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame – Dave Archibald".
  5. (1 June 2009). "Habscheid gets coach/GM gig with Chilliwack".

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