David Roberts (ice hockey)

David Lance Roberts (born May 28, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He is the son of former NHL player Doug Roberts.

David Roberts
Born	May 28, 1970 Alameda, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Eisbären Berlin EV Zug
National team	United States
NHL Draft	114th Overall, 1989 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1993–2004

Biography

Roberts was born in Alameda, California, and raised in Old Lyme, Connecticut. As a youth, he played in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.[1]

Roberts played prep school hockey at Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut under coach John Gardner. After a collegiate career at the University of Michigan, Roberts started his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 1993 after playing for the US national hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics. He would also play with the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.

He also played for the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), Worcester IceCats (AHL), Peoria Rivermen (IHL), Michigan K-Wings (IHL), Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL), Eisbären Berlin in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.

Roberts currently runs the Dave Roberts Hockey Academy in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Yost Ice Arena. He is a regular member of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni, a charity group which plays throughout the Great Lakes region. He is a financial advisor for Telemus Capital Partners in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989–90	University of Michigan	NCAA		42	21	32	53	46		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	University of Michigan	NCAA		43	26	45	71	44		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	University of Michigan	NCAA		44	16	42	58	68		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	University of Michigan	NCAA		40	27	38	65	40		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		10	4	6	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	12
1994–95	St. Louis Blues	NHL		19	6	5	11	10		6	0	0	0	4
1994–95	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		65	30	38	68	65		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Worcester IceCats	AHL		22	8	17	25	46		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	St. Louis Blues	NHL		28	1	6	7	12		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		6	2	4	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		58	10	17	27	51		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		13	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		37	17	22	39	44		5	2	1	3	2
1998–99	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		75	32	38	70	77		4	1	2	3	2
1999–00	EV Zug	NLA		40	15	21	36	100		11	3	4	7	16
2000–01	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		72	27	36	63	47		10	1	2	3	8
2001–02	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		54	23	28	51	76		4	1	3	4	4
2002–03	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		46	19	30	49	95		9	1	2	3	16
2003–04	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		29	12	13	25	28		11	3	9	12	10
NHL totals				125	20	33	53	85		9	0	0	0	16
AHL totals				59	25	39	64	90		5	2	1	3	2
IHL totals				222	93	118	211	193		14	2	4	6	10

Awards and honors

List of awards and honors.

Award	Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team	1989-90
All-CCHA Second Team	1990-91
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1990–91
All-CCHA Second Team	1992-93

References

1. "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 Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database