Dave Lucas

David Charles Lucas (March 22, 1932 – January 16, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings.

Career Lucas played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1962–63 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1969, was mainly spent with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. Lucas scouted for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Personal life and death Lucas was married to Mona (nee Legault), who predeceased him in August 2023. They continued to live near Downeyville, a hamlet in the former Victoria County, along with Lindsay, Ontario, are now both part of the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, whey they managed a farm. Later, they retired into Lindsay, and he died at the Ross Memorial Hospital on January 16, 2025, at the age of 92. In 1997, he was honoured locally as an inductee with the Lindsay District Sports Hall of Fame, along with former WHA player Bill Horton and 4 others, and located in the Lindsay Recreation Centre.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1951–52 Lindsay Bears OHA-B — — — — — — — — — — 1952–53 Washington Lions EAHL 62 2 14 16 43 — — — — — 1953–54 Troy Bruins IHL 63 5 15 20 129 3 0 0 0 4 1954–55 Troy Bruins IHL 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1954–55 Washington Lions EHL 48 7 27 34 95 8 3 5 8 9 1955–56 Washington Lions EHL 64 10 14 24 132 4 1 1 2 0 1956–57 Johnstown Jets EHL 62 12 28 40 100 6 1 2 3 4 1957–58 Johnstown Jets EHL 64 11 36 47 55 6 0 3 3 4 1958–59 Johnstown Jets EHL 61 10 24 34 50 12 0 4 4 6 1959–60 Johnstown Jets EHL 63 13 19 32 91 13 3 6 9 17 1960–61 Johnstown Jets EHL 61 9 34 43 70 12 1 4 5 8 1961–62 Johnstown Jets EHL 68 14 30 44 70 12 2 5 7 8 1962–63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Portland Buckaroos WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1962–63 Johnstown Jets EHL 68 15 33 48 52 3 0 1 1 6 1963–64 Portland Buckaroos WHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1963–64 Johnstown Jets EHL 70 17 36 53 86 10 0 6 6 34 1964–65 Johnstown Jets EHL 72 12 48 60 126 5 2 4 6 16 1965–66 Johnstown Jets EHL 72 13 35 48 48 2 0 0 0 2 1965–66 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1966–67 Johnstown Jets EHL 72 16 41 57 72 5 0 2 2 2 1968–69 Salem Rebels EHL 63 7 28 35 112 — — — — — EHL totals 908 166 433 599 1159 98 13 43 56 116 NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —