Dave Silk

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Dave Silk
Dave Silk.jpg
Born (1958-01-01) January 1, 1958 (age 65)
Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for NHL
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
Winnipeg Jets
Eishockey-Bundesliga
Mannheimer ERC
BSC Preussen
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 59th overall, 1978
New York Rangers
Playing career 1980–1991
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Lake Placid Ice hockey

David Mark Silk (born January 1, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey player. His professional career, which spanned 13 years, included 249 NHL regular season games with the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Silk is arguably most famous for being a member of the 1980 US Men's hockey team that won the gold medal at the Olympics in Lake Placid. He is the cousin of former NHL and Boston Bruins player Mike Milbury.

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Amateur career

Silk was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, and raised in Scituate and Cohasset, Massachusetts. He attended Thayer Academy in Braintree, where he scored 85 points in his first season. He then moved to Boston University where he became teammates and lifelong friends with future Miracle on Ice members Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig, and Jack O'Callahan. Silk was a dominating force for the Boston University Terriers hockey team, earning all-tournament, athlete of the week, and First- Team-All- New England honors. He won the NCAA Championship in 1978 with Boston University, and was awarded New England Rookie of the Year 1976–1977.

Professional career

Drafted 59th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Silk signed a contract with the Rangers on March 3, 1980, days after the Olympic gold medal game. He spent the next three seasons as a Ranger, playing mostly at right wing and center. Silk realized a childhood dream when he was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1983[ citation needed ]. He was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Red Wings the following season. After becoming a free agent in 1985, Silk signed with the Winnipeg Jets, finished his NHL career, and moved on to Germany for the 1986–87 season.

Post playing career

Silk retired from hockey in 1991, returning to his alma mater Boston University where he served as the assistant men's hockey coach while attending BU's graduate school of management. Silk has been inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, United States Olympic Hall of Fame, Boston University Hall of Fame, Sports Illustrated, Sportsman of the Year, and also inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame (NHL + Amateur).

While attending Boston University, Silk earned both an undergraduate degree and a Masters of Business Administration degree and is a Director of Institutional Sales in Boston. When asked if Silk still ties up the skates he said "I skate maybe once or twice a year for a charity event. I can’t say I miss it. I’m content. I’m good friends with former teammates Jack O’Callahan and also with Jack Hughes and Ralph Cox, who were the last two cuts from the team that year. The friendships, like I said, are the most important things for me to ever come out of my time in hockey" (Carroll).

Rick Dano played Silk in the 1981 TV movie Miracle on Ice .

Bobby Hanson played him in the 2004 Disney film Miracle . Hanson played his college hockey at Boston University, where Silk, Jack O'Callahan, and Mike Eruzione had played. After college, Hanson played professional hockey in Europe, before a knee injury ended his career. [1]

Awards and achievements

AwardYear
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1977, 1978 [2]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1977–78 [3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 Thayer Academy HS-Prep 25503585——————
1976–77 Boston University ECAC 3435306550—————
1977–78 Boston UniversityECAC2827315857—————
1978–79 Boston UniversityECAC238122020—————
1979–80 United States Intl.5612364832—————
1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 20000—————
1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 1119100912312
1980–81 New York RangersNHL5914122658—————
1980–81 New Haven NighthawksAHL120443430000
1981–82 New York RangersNHL641520353992464
1982–83 New York RangersNHL1611215—————
1982–83 Tulsa Oilers CHL 4028295767—————
1982–83 Binghamton Whalers AHL912329—————
1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL351317306430007
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL1511102122—————
1984–85 Boston BruinsNHL29751222—————
1984–85 Detroit Red Wings NHL1220210—————
1985–86 Winnipeg Jets NHL322466310002
1985–86 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL185141918—————
1986–87 Mannheimer ERC 1.GBun 261323365210281016
1987–88 Mannheimer ERC1.GBun29231740468561112
1988–89 Mannheimer ERC1.GBun36253055499741121
1989–90 Berliner SC Preussen 1.GBun352534594954594
1990–91 Berliner SC Preussen1.GBun4028235159105494
NHL totals24954591132711324613
1.GBun totals1661141272411554223275057

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1980 United States OG 72350

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References

  1. ↑ Bobby Hanson biography at the Internet Movie Database https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1395553/bio
  2. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ↑ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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