Dave Lewis (ice hockey)

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Position Defence
Shot Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg/14 st 4 lb)
Pro clubs New York Islanders
Los Angeles Kings
New Jersey Devils
Detroit Red Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born July 3, 1953 (1953-07-03) (age 54),
Kindersley, SK, CAN
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 1973
New York Islanders
WHA draft 32nd overall, 1973
Alberta Oilers
Pro career 1973 – 1987

David "Dave" Lewis (born July 3, 1953, in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenceman and is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings.

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[edit] Playing career

Lewis began his playing career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, third round, thirty-third overall. He played sixteen seasons with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, and Detroit Red Wings, scoring 36 goals and 224 points in 1,008 games.

[edit] Playing statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 52 2 9 11 69
1972–73 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 67 10 35 45 89
1973–74 New York Islanders NHL 66 2 15 17 58 - - - - -
1974–75 New York Islanders NHL 78 5 14 19 98 17 0 1 1 28
1975–76 New York Islanders NHL 73 0 19 19 54 13 0 1 1 44
1976–77 New York Islanders NHL 79 4 24 29 44 12 1 6 7 4
1977–78 New York Islanders NHL 77 3 11 14 58 7 0 1 1 11
1978–79 New York Islanders NHL 79 5 18 23 43 10 0 0 0 4
1979–80 New York Islanders NHL 62 5 16 21 54 - - - - -
1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 1 1 2 12 4 0 1 1 2
1980–81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 67 1 13 14 98 4 0 2 2 4
1981–82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 64 1 13 14 75 10 0 4 4 36
1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 2 10 12 53 - - - - -
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 2 5 7 63 - - - - -
1984–85 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 3 9 12 78 - - - - -
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 69 0 15 15 81 - - - - -
1986–87 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 2 5 7 66 14 0 4 4 10
1987–88 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6 0 0 0 18 - - - - -
WCHL Totals 119 12 44 56 158
NHL Totals 1008 36 188 224 953 91 1 20 21 143

[edit] Coaching career

After his playing career ended with the Red Wings in the 1988 season, he stayed with the team as an assistant coach. He helped Detroit win 3 Stanley Cups in the 1997, 1998, and 2002 season playoffs. When Scotty Bowman retired in 2002, Dave Lewis was named head coach of the Red Wings. In two seasons, he guided the Red Wings to two 48-win campaigns, including a Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, however, he had a record of 6–10. After the lockout ended, his contract was allowed to expire on June 30, 2005. He was re-hired by the Red Wings on August 9, 2005, as a scout.

On June 29, 2006, Lewis was named head coach of the Boston Bruins, making him the 27th head coach in team history. After one season, he was fired.[1]

He subsequently signed on as an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings for the 07–08 season.

[edit] Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result
DET 2002–03 82 48 20 10 4 110 1st in Central 0 4 .000 Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET 2003–04 82 48 21 11 2 109 1st in Central 6 6 .500 Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET Total 164 96 41 21 6 219 6 10 .375
BOS 2006–07 82 35 41 - 6 76 5th in Northeast - - -
BOS Total 82 35 41 - 6 76 - - -
Total 246 131 82 21 12 295 6 10 .375

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Mike Murphy		 Los Angeles Kings captains
1981-83		 Succeeded by
Terry Ruskowski
Preceded by
Scotty Bowman		 Detroit Red Wings head coach
2002-05		 Succeeded by
Mike Babcock
Preceded by
Mike Sullivan		 Head coaches of the Boston Bruins
2006–07		 Succeeded by
Claude Julien


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