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For other people of the same name, see David Hale (disambiguation).
David Hale Born June 18, 1981
Colorado Springs, CO, USAHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) Position Defense Shot Left NHL team
Former teamsOttawa Senators
New Jersey Devils
Calgary Flames
Phoenix Coyotes
Tampa Bay LightningNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft 22nd overall, 2000
New Jersey DevilsPlaying career 2003–2011 David Hale (born June 18, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played eight National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators.
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Playing career
Hale, a Colorado Springs native, played high school hockey with Colorado High before joining Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL. He was drafted from the Musketeers in the first round, 22nd overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft before joining the University of North Dakota to play collegiate hockey in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
On February 27, 2007, Hale was traded by the Devils, along with a 2007 fifth-round draft pick, to the Calgary Flames for a 2007 third-round draft pick.[1]
On July 3, 2008, Hale a free agent, signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on a two-year deal.[2] During the 2008–09 season on November 26, 2008, Hale scored his first NHL goal in a 3-2 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3] Hale scored in his 231st game, setting a record for the longest start to a NHL career without a goal.[4]
On July 21, 2009, Hale was traded by the Coyotes, along with Todd Fedoruk, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Radim Vrbata.[5] Used as a depth defenseman Hale played sparingly in 35 games, before he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, on a conditioning assignment.[6] In his last game with the Admirals, Hale broke his foot and returned to Tampa to play a part in just 4 further games to end the 2009–10 season.[7]
On August 4, 2010, Hale signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.[8] Hale split the season between Ottawa and their AHL team, the Binghamton Senators. Hale finished the season with Ottawa, and did not take part in Binghamton's Calder Cup playoff run.
On October 15, 2011, Hale officially announced his retirement from hockey.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 56 3 15 18 127 5 0 0 0 18 1999–00 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 54 6 18 24 187 5 0 2 2 6 2000–01 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 44 4 5 9 79 — — — — — 2001–02 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 34 4 5 9 63 — — — — — 2002–03 North Dakota Fighting Sioux WCHA 26 2 6 8 49 — — — — — 2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 0 4 4 72 1 0 0 0 0 2004–05 Albany River Rats AHL 30 2 3 5 39 — — — — — 2005–06 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 0 4 4 21 8 0 2 2 12 2005–06 Albany River Rats AHL 30 2 5 7 64 — — — — — 2006–07 New Jersey Devils NHL 43 0 1 1 26 — — — — — 2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Calgary Flames NHL 11 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 6 2007–08 Calgary Flames NHL 58 0 2 2 46 6 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 48 3 6 9 36 — — — — — 2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 39 0 4 4 25 — — — — — 2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 36 2 4 6 32 — — — — — 2010–11 Ottawa Senators NHL 25 1 4 5 6 — — — — — NHL totals 327 4 25 29 242 17 0 2 2 20 International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 2001 United States WJC 7 0 2 2 6 Junior int'l totals 7 0 2 2 6 References
- ^ Chere, Rich (February 28, 2007). "Lamoriello's only move hails Greene as ready". The Star Ledger: Sports, p. 68. http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:STL2&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11797212E723AF10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0ED76FA7748B477E.
- ^ "Coyotes sign David Hale to two-year contract". Phoenix Coyotes. 2008-07-03. http://coyotes.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=367722&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Coyotes 3, Blue Jackets 2". CBS Sports. 2008-11-26. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20081126_PHO@CLB. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Hale's first goal pumps up ex-teammates". Canoe.ca. 2008-11-28. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Phoenix/2008/11/28/7565466-sun.html. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Vrbata traded back to Coyotes". CBC. 2009-07-21. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/07/21/sp-coyotes-lightning.html?ref=rss. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Assgin D Hale to Norfolk on conditioning assignment". Tampa Bay Lightning. 2010-01-26. http://lightning.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=515071. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Tampa in Calgary preview". lightninghockeyblog.com. 2010-02-08. http://www.lightninghockeyblog.com/2010-articles/february/game-57-calgary-in-tampa.html. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Senators sign D Hale, F Lessard to one-year contracts". The Sports Network. 2010-08-04. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=329540. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Former UND star Hale calls it a career". Grand Forks Herald. 2011-10-15. http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/218302/. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
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Preceded by
Ari AhonenNew Jersey Devils first round draft pick
2000Succeeded by
Adrian FosterCategories:- 1981 births
- Albany River Rats players
- American ice hockey defencemen
- Binghamton Senators players
- Calgary Flames players
- Living people
- Lowell Devils players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey players
- Ottawa Senators players
- People from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Sioux City Musketeers alumni
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
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