David Haas

David Haas (born June 23, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career As a youth, Haas played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Marlboros minor ice hockey team from.

Drafted 105th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1986 NHL entry draft, Haas played five games for the Oilers during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring one goal. He spent most of his tenure with their American Hockey League affiliate the Cape Breton Oilers. He also played for the New Haven Nighthawks during 1991–92. In 1993, he signed with the Calgary Flames as a free agent, but he would only play two further NHL games, scoring one goal and one assist, again spending most of his time in the minor pro leagues.

Europe It was in 1994 that Haas began his European adventure, playing in Italy with HC Courmaosta where he stayed for one season. After that, he was off for Slovenia to play for Olimpija Ljubljana, where he spent three seasons and became a core player with the club, scoring 49 goals in the 1995–96 season and 85 points the next season. After a brief return to Italy with HC Milano, his next stop was Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga where he spent five seasons with the Hannover Scorpions where he had a stellar career, frequently ranking as one of the team's top points scorer.

Retirement After a brief return to America for the Fresno Falcons of the West Coast Hockey League, he spent one season in Hannover. However, his numbers were less productive compared to previous seasons. David Haas officially retired in 2004.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 London Knights OHL 62 4 13 17 91 5 0 1 1 0 1986–87 London Knights OHL 5 1 0 1 5 — — — — — 1986–87 Kitchener Rangers OHL 4 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1986–87 Belleville Bulls OHL 55 10 13 23 86 6 3 0 3 13 1987–88 Belleville Bulls OHL 5 1 1 2 9 — — — — — 1987–88 Windsor Compuware Spitfires OHL 58 59 46 105 237 11 9 11 20 50 1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 61 9 9 18 325 — — — — — 1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 53 6 12 18 230 4 2 2 4 15 1990–91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 60 24 23 47 137 3 0 2 2 12 1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 16 3 7 10 32 — — — — — 1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 50 13 23 36 97 5 3 0 3 13 1992–93 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 73 22 56 78 121 16 11 13 24 36 1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 2 1 1 2 7 — — — — — 1993–94 Saint John Flames AHL 37 11 17 28 108 — — — — — 1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 11 7 4 11 43 — — — — — 1994–95 HC Lions Courmaosta Italy 16 9 15 24 50 6 5 5 10 14 1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Worcester IceCats AHL 28 11 10 21 88 — — — — — 1995–96 Olimpija Ljubljana Alpenliga 13 9 4 13 24 — — — — — 1995–96 Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 36 49 26 75 84 — — — — — 1996–97 Olimpija Ljubljana Alpenliga 40 29 46 75 83 5 9 1 10 5 1996–97 HC 24 Milan Italy 4 6 5 11 31 6 3 3 6 24 1997–98 Hannover Scorpions DEL 40 16 26 42 120 9 9 2 11 20 1998–99 Hannover Scorpions DEL 42 18 20 38 104 — — — — — 1999–00 Hannover Scorpions DEL 40 12 19 31 106 — — — — — 2000–01 Hannover Scorpions DEL 34 14 9 23 115 6 2 2 4 26 2001–02 Hannover Scorpions DEL 55 17 24 41 80 — — — — — 2002–03 Fresno Falcons WCHL 10 6 1 7 34 8 0 3 3 28 2003–04 Hannover Scorpions DEL 42 7 13 20 80 5 2 1 3 18 NHL totals 7 2 1 3 7 — — — — — AHL totals 378 99 157 256 1,138 28 16 17 33 76 DEL totals 253 84 111 195 605 20 13 5 18 64