Dave Karpa

David James Karpa (born May 7, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers between 1993 and 2003. He was selected 68th overall by the Nordiques in the 1991 NHL entry draft from Ferris State University.

Coaching career On May 19, 2015, Karpa was named the assistant head coach for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In a highly publicized incident, he was fired a month into the season, along with head coach John Gruden. Following a successful player walkout, Karpa was reinstated as the Firebirds assistant head coach. On February 17, 2016, Karpa was again fired by the Firebirds.

On August 8, 2016, Karpa was named the head coach and general manager of the Peoria Mustangs in the Tier III junior level North American 3 Hockey League. His tenure in Peoria ended after just one season.

Personal life Karpa's son Zakary Karpa is an ice hockey center for the Hartford Wolf Pack. He played collegiate hockey for the Harvard Crimson. He was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round of the 2022 NHL entry draft with the 191st overall pick in the draft.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 57 15 27 42 287 — — — — — 1989–90 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 43 9 19 28 271 — — — — — 1990–91 Ferris State University CCHA 41 6 19 25 109 — — — — — 1991–92 Ferris State University CCHA 34 7 12 19 124 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 0 0 0 14 — — — — — 1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 2 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 0 1 1 13 3 0 0 0 0 1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 71 4 27 31 167 — — — — — 1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 5 12 17 148 — — — — — 1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL 1 0 0 0 0 12 2 2 4 27 1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 6 0 2 2 19 — — — — — 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 26 1 5 6 91 — — — — — 1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 72 3 16 19 270 — — — — — 1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 69 2 11 13 210 8 1 1 2 20 1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 78 1 11 12 217 — — — — — 1998–99 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 33 0 2 2 55 2 0 0 0 2 1999–00 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 27 1 4 5 52 — — — — — 1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 39 1 8 9 147 — — — — — 2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 4 6 10 159 6 0 0 0 17 2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 75 1 10 11 131 — — — — — 2002–03 New York Rangers NHL 19 0 2 2 14 — — — — — 2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 34 0 7 7 70 2 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 29 3 8 11 43 — — — — — 2003–04 Amur Khabarovsk RSL 12 0 1 1 68 — — — — — 2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2004–05 San Diego Gulls ECHL 20 2 10 12 65 — — — — — 2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 22 0 4 4 44 — — — — — NHL totals 557 18 80 98 1374 19 1 1 2 39