David Cooper (ice hockey)

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David Cooper
Born (1973-11-02) November 2, 1973 (age 49)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

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He received WHL East First All-Star Team award in 1992.

Playing career

As a youth, Cooper played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Winnipeg South Monarchs minor ice hockey team. [1]

After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League 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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

In his brief NHL career, Cooper scored three goals and added seven assists.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Edmonton Mets AJHL 32242246151—————
1989–90 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 61411156530222
1990–91 Medicine Hat TigersWHL64123143661113423
1991–92 Medicine Hat TigersWHL7217476417641458
1992–93 Medicine Hat TigersWHL63155065881022432
1992–93 Rochester Americans AHL —————20002
1993–94 Rochester AmericansAHL681025358241122
1994–95 Rochester AmericansAHL2124648—————
1994–95 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3991928909381124
1995–96 Rochester AmericansAHL679182779801112
1996–97 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL4416193565—————
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1933616—————
1997–98 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL6019234211740116
1997–98 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL90448—————
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL65182442121714510
1999–2000 Kassel Huskies DEL 5511132482621338
2000–01 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL71162642117411210
2000–01 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20000—————
2001–02 Eisbären Berlin DEL5415132815540116
2002–03 SKA St. Petersburg RSL 1012336—————
2003–04 Iserlohn Roosters DEL4731114186—————
2004–05 HC Asiago ITA 19881652—————
2004–05 HC Alleghe ITA1042643—————
2005–06 Rødovre Mighty Bulls DNK 329514106642675
2006–07 Rødovre Mighty BullsDNK184101492410110
2007–08 SG PontebbaITA261181986521312
AHL totals3969013922962927381140
NHL totals30371024—————
DEL totals1562937664231022444

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
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