Dave Cressman

David Gregory Cressman (born January 2, 1950) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger. He played 85 games in the NHL for the Minnesota North Stars over the 1974–75 and 1975–76 NHL seasons.

Cressman was born in Kitchener, Ontario. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the fourth round (48th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, but he did not begin to play professional hockey until after he had completed his university education to become a teacher.

Coaching career During the 1990s Cressman coached Junior B hockey at the University of Waterloo, and during the 2002-03 season he stepped in to coach nine games for the Odessa Jackalopes (Central Hockey League) while their regular head coach, Don McKee was having heart surgery.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1966–67 Kitchener Greenshirts COJHL — 7 16 23 — — — — — — 1967–68 Kitchener Greenshirts COJHL — 18 — — — — — — — — 1967–68 Kitchener Rangers OHA 1 0 3 3 0 19 0 1 1 2 1968–69 Kitchener Rangers OHA 54 29 26 55 33 — — — — — 1969–70 Kitchener Rangers OHA 50 18 39 57 69 6 3 7 10 4 1970–71 Galt Hornets OHA Sr — — — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Galt Hornets OHA Sr 40 19 34 53 24 — — — — — 1972–73 Galt Hornets OHA Sr 19 2 6 8 20 — — — — — 1973–74 Saginaw Gears IHL 75 32 35 67 49 9 5 3 8 37 1974–75 Minnesota North Stars NHL 5 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 1974–75 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 66 11 15 26 41 16 7 14 21 6 1975–76 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 4 8 12 33 — — — — — 1976–77 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 80 25 31 56 64 6 1 0 1 4 1977–78 Cambridge Hornets OHA Sr 25 9 11 20 4 — — — — — NHL totals 85 6 8 14 37 — — — — —