| David Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1973 Ottawa, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 1992 Buffalo Sabres |
| Playing career | 1993–2005 |
David Cooper (born November 2, 1973 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
After playing four seasons in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Cooper made his professional debut with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1993 Calder Cup Playoffs. Cooper then played three full seasons with the Sabres' organization, with the Americans as well as the team's ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays.
Cooper made his National Hockey League debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1996–97 season, appearing in 19 games and scoring three goals. Cooper would play nine more games with Toronto in 1997–98 and two more in 2000–01, giving him a total of 30 games played in the NHL.
In his brief NHL career, Cooper scored three goals and added seven assists.
Cooper also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the Russian Hockey Super League, the Danish Oddset Ligaen and Italy's Serie A before retiring from the game.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 61 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 64 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 1991–92 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 176 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1992–93 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 63 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | ||
| 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 68 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 39 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 90 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | ||
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 44 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 60 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 65 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 121 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 55 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38 | ||
| 2000–01 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 71 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 54 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 155 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | SKA St. Petersburg | RSL | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Asiago | ITL | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Alleghe | ITL | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 2005–06 | Rødovre | DEN | 32 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 75 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rødovre | DEN | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | SG Pontebba | ITL | 26 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Preceded by Philippe Boucher |
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick 1992 |
Succeeded by Wayne Primeau |