Dave Christian
Dave Christian | |||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Warroad, Minnesota, U.S. | May 12, 1959||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Right wing | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||
Played for | |||||||||||||||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
40th overall, Winnipeg Jets | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1980–1996 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David William Christian (born May 12, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played on the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal during the 1980 Winter Olympics. Christian went on to play for five National Hockey League teams over a 15-season career, from 1980 to 1994.
Amateur career
Christian was born in
Professional and international career
Christian is best known for being a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the
Christian's professional hockey career started one week after the
Post career
Christian was named head coach and general manager of the
Family
Christian comes from a family of hockey players. His father Bill and uncle Roger were members of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the gold medal. Another uncle, Gordon, was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the silver medal. Bill and Roger, along with Hal Bakke, were the founders of the Christian Brothers Hockey Company based in Warroad, which until 2009, made hockey sticks.[1] His nephew, Brock Nelson, currently plays for the New York Islanders.
Awards and achievements
- Christian was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Christian played in the 1991 NHL All-Star Game
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Warroad High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 40 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | American National Team | Intl | 59 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 15 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1982–83 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 55 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||
1984–85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1987–88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | ||
1988–89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 50 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
1990–91 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
1991–92 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 40 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 81 | 38 | 42 | 80 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Minnesota Moose | IHL | 69 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1,009 | 340 | 433 | 773 | 284 | 102 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 27 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1979 | United States | WJC
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5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
1980 | United States | OLY
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7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
1981 | United States | WC | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | |
1981 | United States | CC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
1984 | United States | CC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
1989 | United States | WC | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |
1991 | United States | CC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
Senior totals | 40 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 20 |
In popular culture
In the 1981 TV movie about the gold medal-winning hockey team entitled Miracle on Ice, Christian is played by Thomas F. Duffy.
In the
See also
- List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
- List of Olympic medalist families
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com