David Williams | |||
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Born | Plainfield, New Jersey, USA | August 25, 1967||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | San Jose Sharks Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
National team | |||
NHL Draft | 234th overall, 1985 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1990–1998 |
David Andrew Williams (born August 25, 1967 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Williams was drafted 234th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 173 regular season games in the NHL, scoring a total of 11 goals and 53 assists for 64 points and collecting 157 penalty minutes.
Prior to turning pro, Williams played four seasons at Dartmouth College in ECAC Hockey, serving as team captain at the end of his career there. At Dartmouth, Williams was an All American player. He also played varsity hockey for Choate Rosemary Hall a prep school in Wallingford, Connecticut, and Chatham Township High School in Chatham Township, New Jersey. Williams was the first New Jersey-raised player to play in the NHL. Internationally Williams played for the American national team at two World Championships.
At Choate, Williams was also an All New England baseball player, but chose hockey and did not continue playing baseball.
Williams was elected to the New Jersey High School Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012 for his achievements at all levels of ice hockey. [1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1981–82 | Chatham High School | HS-NJ | 23 | 24 | 25 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Chatham High School | HS-NJ | 24 | 32 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Chatham High School | HS-NJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Choate Rosemary Hall | HS-CT | 25 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Choate Rosemary Hall | HS-CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 23 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 25 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 26 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 38 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 56 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 40 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 31 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 81 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 80 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
IHL totals | 242 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 230 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||
NHL totals | 173 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | United States | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1992 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Senior totals | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
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