Dave Hudson

David Richard Hudson (born December 28, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 409 games in the National Hockey League in the 1970s, with the New York Islanders, Kansas City Scouts, and Colorado Rockies. Hudson played for the University of North Dakota before turning professional in 1970. Selected by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft, he spent two years in their system before being claimed by the expansion Islanders, making his NHL debut with them in 1972. Hudson took the opening faceoff during the first-ever game in Islanders history.

"Hud" was again selected by an expansion team, the Scouts in 1974, playing in Kansas City for two years, and a further two when the team relocated to Colorado, retiring in 1978. In his career, Hudson scored 59 goals, 124 assists, and 183 points. Hudson was the last Islander to wear number 5 before Denis Potvin.

Following his professional hockey career, Hudson settled in Texas, eventually founding his own commercial printing business, Colormark.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1966–67 University of North Dakota WCHA — — — — — — — — — — 1967–68 University of North Dakota WCHA 33 8 6 14 6 — — — — — 1968–69 University of North Dakota WCHA 29 16 14 30 16 — — — — — 1969–70 University of North Dakota WCHA 30 16 13 29 28 — — — — — 1970–71 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 69 17 37 54 57 7 0 1 1 19 1971–72 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 63 29 34 63 49 12 7 7 14 12 1972–73 New York Islanders NHL 69 12 19 31 17 — — — — — 1973–74 New York Islanders NHL 63 2 10 12 7 — — — — — 1973–74 Fort Worth Wings CHL 10 5 3 8 19 — — — — — 1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL 70 9 32 41 27 — — — — — 1975–76 Kansas City Scouts NHL 74 11 20 31 12 — — — — — 1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL 73 15 21 36 14 — — — — — 1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL 5 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 60 10 22 32 12 2 1 1 2 0 NHL totals 409 59 124 183 89 2 1 1 2 0