Dave Lewis (ice hockey)

For other people named David Lewis, see David Lewis (disambiguation).

Dave Lewis
Dave Lewis celebrating Columbus Day with the crew of the USS Doyle.
Born	July 3, 1953 (1953-07-03) (age 58) Kindersley, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 1973 New York Islanders
WHA Draft	32nd overall, 1973 Alberta Oilers
Playing career	1973–1987

David Rodney Lewis (born July 3, 1953 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan) is a former National Hockey League (NHL) defenceman and coach. He is currently an assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes and head coach of the Ukraine men's national ice hockey team. He has both Canadian and American citizenship.

Playing career

Lewis began his playing career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, third round, thirty-third overall. He played sixteen seasons with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, and Detroit Red Wings, scoring 36 goals and 224 points in 1,008 games.

Playing statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL		52	2	9	11	69		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL		67	10	35	45	89		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	New York Islanders	NHL		66	2	15	17	58		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	New York Islanders	NHL		78	5	14	19	98		17	0	1	1	28
1975–76	New York Islanders	NHL		73	0	19	19	54		13	0	1	1	44
1976–77	New York Islanders	NHL		79	4	24	29	44		12	1	6	7	4
1977–78	New York Islanders	NHL		77	3	11	14	58		7	0	1	1	11
1978–79	New York Islanders	NHL		79	5	18	23	43		10	0	0	0	4
1979–80	New York Islanders	NHL		62	5	16	21	54		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		11	1	1	2	12		4	0	1	1	2
1980–81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		67	1	13	14	98		4	0	2	2	4
1981–82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		64	1	13	14	75		10	0	4	4	36
1982–83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		79	2	10	12	53		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	New Jersey Devils	NHL		66	2	5	7	63		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	3	9	12	78		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	New Jersey Devils	NHL		69	0	15	15	81		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		58	2	5	7	66		14	0	4	4	10
1987–88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		6	0	0	0	18		—	—	—	—	—
WCHL totals				119	12	44	56	158		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1008	36	188	224	953		91	1	20	21	143

Coaching career

After his playing career ended with the Red Wings in the 1988 season, he stayed with the team as an assistant coach. He helped Detroit win 3 Stanley Cups in the 1997, 1998, and 2002 season playoffs. When Scotty Bowman retired in 2002, Dave Lewis was named head coach of the Red Wings. In two seasons, he guided the Red Wings to two 48-win campaigns, including a Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, however, he had a record of 6–10. After the lockout ended, his contract was allowed to expire on June 30, 2005. He was re-hired by the Red Wings on August 9, 2005, as a scout.

On June 29, 2006, Lewis was named the 27th head coach of the Boston Bruins. His one and only season with the Bruins was not successful, as they finished with a 35–41–6 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row, and a last place finish in the Northeast Division. In June 2007, Lewis was fired as coach of the Bruins by General Manager Peter Chiarelli, because of the team's highly inconsistent play throughout the season.^[1]

He subsequently signed on as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2007–2008 season. On August 4, 2008, it was announced he would not return for the 2008–2009 season.

On November 5, 2010, Lewis, whose grandparents are from Ukraine, was hired as the coach of the Ukrainian national team.^[2]

On June 7, 2011, Lewis was hired as the assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.^[3]

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
DET	2002–03	82	48	20	10	4	110	1st in Central	0	4	.000	Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET	2003–04	82	48	21	11	2	109	1st in Central	6	6	.500	Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET Total		164	96	41	21	6	219		6	10	.375
BOS	2006–07	82	35	41	–	6	76	5th in Northeast	–	–	–
BOS Total		82	35	41	–	6	76		–	–	–
Total		246	131	82	21	12	295		6	10	.375

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

1. ^ TSN : NHL – Canada's Sports Leader
2. ^ Merk, Martin (2010-11-05). "Lewis to coach Ukraine". IIHF.com. http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/article/lewis-to-coach-ukraine.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=955&cHash=76c378dd80. Retrieved 2010-11-05. 
3. ^ Williams, Terrell (2011-07-06). "Hurricanes Announce Coaching Changes". hurricanes.nhl.com. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=565075. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 

External links

• Dave Lewis's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Dave Lewis Profile at NHL.com

Preceded by Mike Murphy	Los Angeles Kings captain 1981–83	Succeeded by Terry Ruskowski
Preceded by Scotty Bowman	Head Coach of the Detroit Red Wings 2002–05	Succeeded by Mike Babcock
Preceded by Mike Sullivan	Head Coach of the Boston Bruins 2006–07	Succeeded by Claude Julien

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