David Liffiton
David Liffiton | |||
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Born |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada | October 18, 1984||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position |
Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
NHL draft |
63rd overall, 2003 Colorado Avalanche | ||
Playing career | 2004–2017 |
David "Dave" Liffiton (born October 18, 1984) is a
Playing career
Liffiton began his
Signing an entry level contract with the Rangers on July 29, 2004, he began his professional career with Rangers ECHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, before moving up to American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack for the majority of the 2004–05 season.[3] In the 2005–06 season he continued to play primarily with Hartford and finished second on the Wolf Pack with 169 Penalty minutes. Towards the end of the season, the Rangers were hit with injury on the blueline and David made his NHL debut playing a solitary game against rivals the New York Islanders, registering 2 penalty minutes, in a 3–2 defeat on April 11, 2006.[4]
He played in two further games in the 2006–07 season with the Rangers, including his first NHL fight against the Boston Bruins' Jeremy Reich,[5] but again remained entrenched as a physical force among the Wolf Pack blueline amassing 189 penalty minutes in 72 games. In his fourth season within the Rangers organization in 2007–08, Liffiton was limited to only 21 games with the Wolf Pack suffering post-concussion symptoms that kept him sidelined for the majority of the year.[6]
On November 4, 2008, Liffiton signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with
As a free agent, David returned to his original draft team in the Colorado Avalanche, signing a one-year contract on July 2, 2010.
After his second season as captain of the Lake Erie Monsters, Liffiton left and signed as a free agent for his second stint in Europe, on a one-year deal with newly promoted Hockey Milano Rossoblu of the Italian Serie A on September 11, 2012.[13]
Prior to the 2013–14 season, Liffiton remained in Europe, agreeing to a try-out with Swedish club, Färjestad BK, on August 26, 2013.[14]
On May 27, 2015, Liffiton signed a one-year contract with Austrian club, HC TWK Innsbruck of the EBEL.[15] After a season in Innsbruck, Liffton opted to leave as a free agent and return to Denmark in signing a one-year deal with Frederikshavn White Hawks of the Metal Ligaen on July 13, 2016.[16]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Aylmer Aces |
GOHL | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 64 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 139 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||
2003–04 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
2004–05 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | ||
2004–05 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 58 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 169 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 72 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 189 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Esbjerg fB |
DEN |
25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 72 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Lake Erie Monsters |
AHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 65 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 |
Hockey Milano Rossoblu | ITA |
44 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT |
53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | DEN | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | ||
NHL totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Results for the 2000 OHL priority selection". HockeysFuture.com. 2000-06-07. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ "Rangers get defenseman, draftee". ESPN. 2004-03-08. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "Rangers sign goalie, junior defenseman". ESPN. 2004-07-29. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Islanders get two goals from Satan to beat Rangers". CBS Sports. 2006-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Callahan scores first two goals as Rangers touch Bruins for 7". CBS Sports. 2007-03-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ "David Liffiton- Legends of Hockey". LegendsofHockey.net. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "EFB sign Canadian defenseman Liffiton". efb.dk (in Danish). 2008-11-04. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Crunch Sign Defenseman David Liffiton". Syracuse Crunch. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "Columbus assigns Alexandre Picard, Mathieu Roy; signs defensemen David Liffiton and Dylan Reese". Syracuse Crunch. 2009-09-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "Avalanche Signs Quincey, Winnik and six others". Colorado Avalanche. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- Denver Post. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- Denver Post. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Milano sign NHL defender David Liffiton" (in Italian). Hockey Milano Rossoblu. 2012-09-11. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ "FBK test AHL defender". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ^ "Sharks puzzle is taking shape". HC TWK Innsbruck. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ "David Liffiton to White Hawks" (in Danish). Frederikshavn White Hawks. 2016-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database