David Haas (ice hockey)
David Haas (born June 23, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
| David Haas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 23, 1968 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames AHL Cape Breton Oilers New Haven Nighthawks Saint John Flames Worcester IceCats IHL Phoenix Roadrunners Detroit Vipers Europe HC Courmaosta (Serie A) Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) HC Milano (Serie A) Hannover Scorpions (DEL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
105th overall, 1986 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2004 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from.[1]
Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. His spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for the New Haven Nighthawks during 1991–92. In 1993, he signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent, but he would only play two further NHL games, scoring one goal and one assist, again spending most of his time at the minor pro leagues.
Europe
It was in 1994 where Haas began his European adventure, playing in Italy with HC Courmaosta where he stayed for one season. After that he was off for Slovenia to play for Olimpija Ljubljana, where he spent three seasons and became a core player with the club, scoring 49 goals in the 1995–96 season and 85 points the next season. After a brief return to Italy with HC Milano, his next stop was Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga where he spent five seasons with the Hannover Scorpions where he had a stellar career, frequently ranking as one of the team's top points scorer.
Retirement
After a brief return in America for the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League, he spent one season in Hannover, though his numbers were less-productive compared to previous seasons. David Haas officially retired in 2004.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | London Knights | OHL | 62 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | London Knights | OHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 55 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 86 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1987–88 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | OHL | 58 | 59 | 46 | 105 | 237 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 50 | ||
| 1988–89 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 53 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 230 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 60 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1991–92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 50 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 97 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1992–93 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 73 | 22 | 56 | 78 | 121 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 36 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 37 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Lions Courmaosta | Italy | 16 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 28 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Alpenliga | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenia | 36 | 49 | 26 | 75 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Olimpija Ljubljana | Alpenliga | 40 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 83 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC 24 Milan | Italy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 40 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 120 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 42 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 40 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 34 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 115 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 2001–02 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 55 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Fresno Falcons | WCHL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 42 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 378 | 99 | 157 | 256 | 1,138 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 76 | ||||
| DEL totals | 253 | 84 | 111 | 195 | 605 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 64 | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database