Dave Hudson

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Dave Hudson
Dave Hudson 1973.jpg
New York Islanders 1973
Born (1949-12-28) December 28, 1949 (age 75)
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Kansas City Scouts
Colorado Rockies
NHL draft 71st overall, 1969
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19691978

David Richard Hudson (born December 28, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 409 games in the National Hockey League in the 1970s, with the New York Islanders, Kansas City Scouts, and Colorado Rockies. Hudson played for the University of North Dakota before turning professional in 1970. Selected by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, he spent two years in their system before being claimed by the expansion Islanders, making his NHL debut with them in 1972. Hudson took the opening faceoff during the first-ever game in Islanders history.

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"Hud" was again selected by an expansion team, the Scouts in 1974, playing in Kansas City for two years, and a further two when the team relocated to Colorado, retiring in 1978. In his career, Hudson scored 59 goals, 124 assists, and 183 points. Hudson was the last Islander to wear number 5 before Denis Potvin.

Following his professional hockey career, Hudson settled in Texas, eventually founding his own commercial printing business, Colormark. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1966–67 University of North Dakota WCHA
1967–68 University of North DakotaWCHA3386146
1968–69 University of North DakotaWCHA2916143016
1969–70 University of North DakotaWCHA3016132928
1970–71 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 6917375457701119
1971–72 Dallas Black HawksCHL632934634912771412
1972–73 New York Islanders NHL 6912193117
1973–74 New York IslandersNHL63210127
1973–74 Fort Worth Wings CHL1053819
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL709324127
1975–76 Kansas City ScoutsNHL7411203112
1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL7315213614
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 50222
1977–78 Colorado RockiesNHL601022321221120
NHL totals409591241838921120

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References

  1. Icing On The Plains: The Rough Ride of Kansas City's NHL Scouts. ISBN   9781982214067