Dave McLlwain

David Allan McLlwain (born June 9, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McLlwain is best known for playing for a record four National Hockey League (NHL) teams (the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Islanders, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Toronto Maple Leafs) in one season during the 1991–92 season. This record is shared with Dennis O'Brien, Mark Arcobello and Jussi Jokinen. He may also hold the NHL record for the most consecutive consonants at the start of a surname.

Playing career

Dave McLlwain played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Kitchener Rangers and North Bay Centennials. In his final year of junior he scored 46 goals and 119 points and represented Canada at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, famous for the Punch-up in Piestany brawl in the final game.

McLlwain was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ninth round, 172nd overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. During his NHL career, McLlwain bounced around from team to team frequently. He played for the Penguins (twice), the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Islanders (twice), the Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Ottawa Senators. He played his final game in the NHL on March 29, 1997, for the Islanders against the Bruins, a game in which he recorded one assist. He finished his NHL career with 100 goals and 107 assists in 501 games.

McLlwain moved to Europe in 1997, playing for EV Landshut. He then played two seasons for SC Bern before joining Kölner Haie, where he ended his career in March 2009, after playing nine seasons with the club.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Seaforth Centenaires OHA D 34 25 20 45 26 — — — — — 1983–84 Seaforth Centenaires OHA D 33 42 36 78 30 — — — — — 1984–85 Kitchener Rangers OHL 61 13 21 34 29 4 0 0 0 0 1984–85 Dixie Beehives OJHL 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1985–86 Kitchener Rangers OHL 13 7 7 14 12 — — — — — 1985–86 North Bay Centennials OHL 51 30 28 58 25 10 4 4 8 2 1986–87 North Bay Centennials OHL 60 46 73 119 35 24 7 18 25 40 1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 11 8 19 40 — — — — — 1987–88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 9 4 6 10 23 6 2 3 5 8 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24 1 2 3 4 3 0 1 1 6 1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 46 37 35 72 51 7 8 2 10 6 1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 25 26 51 60 7 0 1 1 2 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 60 14 11 25 46 — — — — — 1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 54 8 15 23 28 — — — — — 1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 14 4 18 30 4 0 0 0 0 1993–94 Ottawa Senators NHL 66 17 26 43 48 — — — — — 1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL 43 5 6 11 22 — — — — — 1995–96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 60 30 45 75 80 — — — — — 1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 2 4 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 4 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 63 29 46 75 85 14 8 15 23 6 1997–98 EV Landshut DEL 47 21 13 34 34 — — — — — 1998–99 SC Bern NDA 39 20 34 54 30 — — — — — 1999–00 SC Bern NLA 45 16 33 49 51 5 1 1 2 6 2000–01 Kölner Haie DEL 50 17 24 41 52 3 1 0 1 6 2001–02 Kölner Haie DEL 52 12 28 40 58 — — — — — 2002–03 Kölner Haie DEL 52 18 26 44 70 15 3 10 13 53 2003–04 Kölner Haie DEL 47 23 29 52 126 2 1 2 3 2 2004–05 Kölner Haie DEL 51 15 32 47 83 7 2 5 7 8 2005–06 Kölner Haie DEL 51 14 50 64 111 9 3 9 12 22 2006–07 Kölner Haie DEL 52 21 41 62 92 9 4 10 14 22 2007–08 Kölner Haie DEL 53 19 35 54 73 13 1 8 9 26 2008–09 Kölner Haie DEL 42 8 16 24 48 — — — — — DEL totals 495 169 295 464 743 61 15 44 59 143 NHL totals 501 100 107 207 292 20 0 2 2 8

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1987 Canada WJC 6 4 4 8 2 Junior totals 6 4 4 8 2

Transactions June 17, 1989 - Traded from Pittsburgh Penguins with Randy Cunneyworth and Rick Tabaracci to Winnipeg Jets for Randy Gilhen, Jim Kyte and Andrew McBain. October 11, 1991 - Traded from Winnipeg Jets with Gord Donnelly and a fifth-round pick in the 1992 draft (Yuri Khmylev) to Buffalo Sabres for Mike Hartman, Dean Kennedy and Darrin Shannon. October 25, 1991 - Traded from Buffalo Sabres with Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp and Pierre Turgeon to New York Islanders for Randy Hillier, Pat LaFontaine and Randy Wood. March 10, 1992 - Traded from New York Islanders with Ken Baumgartner to Toronto Maple Leafs for Claude Loiselle and Daniel Marois October 3, 1993 - Claimed in the 1993 NHL Waiver Draft by the Ottawa Senators from the Toronto Maple Leafs. March 1, 1996 - Traded from Ottawa Senators to Pittsburgh Penguins for eighth-round pick (Erich Goldmann) in the 1996 draft. July 29, 1996 - Signed as a free agent by New York Islanders.