Tiger Williams
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Tiger Williams | |||
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Born |
Weyburn, Saskatchewan , Canada | February 3, 1954||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Hartford Whalers | ||
NHL draft | 31st overall, | ||
WHA draft |
33rd overall, 1974 Cincinnati Stingers | ||
Playing career | 1974–1988 |
David James "Tiger" Williams (born February 3, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 1974–75 NHL season to the 1987–88 NHL season. He notably played in the 1981 NHL All-Star Game and the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals. He is the NHL's career leader in penalty minutes.
NHL career
Williams was drafted in the second round (31st overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He was also drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the third round (33rd overall) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, but he chose the NHL.
Williams was best known for his role as an
The next season,
After Vancouver, Williams played for the Detroit Red Wings for part of the 1984–85 NHL season before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings that same year. During his tenure in Los Angeles, he would set his career high of 358 penalty minutes for one season. He would play in Los Angeles until he was traded to the Hartford Whalers during the 1987–88 NHL season. That would also be his last NHL season as Hartford placed him on waivers and he was released on February 12, 1988. He officially retired in 1988.
Williams was nicknamed "Tiger" as a 5-year-old by his minor hockey coach in
After the NHL
Co-written by James Lawton, Williams published his autobiography, Tiger: A Hockey Story in 1984. In 1987, Williams released a 101-page cookbook called Done Like Dinner: Tiger In the Kitchen. It was co-written with Kasey Wilson. It included many hockey-inspired recipes, including Habs Tourtière, Stanley Cup Bars, and Luc Robitaille's Lasagna Omelette.
Williams re-emerged briefly as an
In 1996, Canadian punk rock band The Hanson Brothers spearheaded a campaign to agitate for Williams' induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. They included a mail-in postcard with their album Sudden Death so that purchasers could make their feelings known to the NHL.[citation needed]
As a guest on the Tony Gallagher phone in radio program Williams claimed that then Canucks manager Pat Quinn attempted to have his Canucks #22 sweater retired by the team. However, due to arcane rules required at the time they had to receive permission from the previous player who wore it, Bob Manno. Manno refused so the team offered him money, according to Williams. Manno still refused.[citation needed] The #22 sweater was eventually worn (and later retired in honour of) from 2000 to 2018 by Canucks alternate captain and Art Ross trophy winner, Daniel Sedin.
At the
On February 9, 2018, Williams was charged with sexual assault while on a military trip to Latvia.[2] These charges were withdrawn by Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham after he issued an apology.[3]
Williams was arrested and charged with one count of uttering a threat to cause death and one count of assault stemming from an April 10, 2023 incident in Beaver Flat, Saskatchewan. Police said the other male involved did not sustain injuries or require medical attention.[4]
Records
- National Hockey League records:
- Most NHL career regular season penaltyminutes: 3,971
- Most NHL penalty minutes, career, including playoffs: 4,426
- Most NHL career regular season
- Toronto Maple Leafs records:
- Most playoff penalty minutes: 240
- Most penalty minutes in one season by a left wing: 351 in 1978
- Vancouver Canucks records:
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 | ||
1971–72 | Swift Current Broncos | WCHL | 68 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Swift Current Broncos | WCHL | 68 | 44 | 58 | 102 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Swift Current Broncos | WCHL | 66 | 52 | 56 | 108 | 310 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 23 | ||
1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 42 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 187 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | ||
1974–75 | Oklahoma City Blazers
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CHL | 39 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 78 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 299 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | ||
1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 338 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | ||
1977–78 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 78 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 351 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 63 | ||
1978–79 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 298 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
1979–80 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 23 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 343 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1981–82 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 341 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 116 | ||
1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 68 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 265 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 67 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 294 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||
1984–85 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 55 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1984–85 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 358 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | ||
1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 962 | 241 | 272 | 513 | 3,971 | 83 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 455 |
See also
References
- ^ "JIGGS MCDONALD: How Tiger saved Bryan and other stories. - Slapshot Diaries". 3 June 2015.
- ^ Amanda Connoly (February 9, 2018). "Dave 'Tiger' Williams, former Maple Leafs player, charged with sexual assault after military trip to Latvia". Global News. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ Campion-Smith, Bruce (7 May 2019). "Sex assault charges against Dave 'Tiger' Williams withdrawn after apology". The Toronto Star. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/tiger-williams-charged-with-assault-and-uttering-threats-
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database