David Littman

David K. Littman (born June 13, 1967) is an American former ice hockey goaltender. He played three games in the National Hockey League: two with the Buffalo Sabres and one with the Tampa Bay Lightning between 1991 and 1993. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2000, was mainly spent in the minor International Hockey League. He was drafted in the eleventh round, 211th overall, of the 1987 NHL entry draft by the Sabres. Internationally Littman played for the American national team at the 1994 World Championships.

Playing career Collegiate Littman spent four years at Boston College studying communications. In his senior year, Littman served as one of three captains on the team as the Eagles qualified for the NCAA final eight. He ended his season with .912 saves and a .895 percentage. In 2000, his BC record of 2,548 career saves was broken by Scott Clemmensen. As a result, he was selected for the AHCA East Second-Team All-American. He was drafted in the eleventh round, 211th overall, of the 1987 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

Professional Littman attended the Sabres training camp but was reassigned to their International Hockey League (IHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, to begin the 1989–90 season. However, the 1990–91 would prove to be a breakout season for him. On January 29, 1991, Littman made his NHL debut by replacing Darcy Wakaluk in the second period. Littman saved 15 of 18 shots in an 8–3 loss to the St. Louis Blues. Upon their return to the IHL, both Littman and Wakaluk also set a new Rochester record for most points and assists by a goaltender with seven each. He was also selected for the 1991 All-Star Game. Littman shared the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award as the AHL's outstanding goaltender, with teammate Darcy Wakaluk.

The following year, he was again the recipient of the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award.

On August 28, 1992, Littman signed with the new NHL expansion team, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Although he began the season in the minor leagues with the Atlanta Knights, Littman was recalled to the NHL in November 1992. His stay in the National Hockey League was short-lived and he was reassigned to the IHL. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

As a result of his successful stints with the Atlanta Knights, Littman was selected to compete with Team USA at the 1994 IIHF World Championship, where they finished fourth in the tournament. Before his retirement, Littman played with the IHL's Orlando Solar Bears, recording 53 wins over two years before a career-ending knee injury.

Later life After working for the Solar Bears as a color commentator, Littman joined EA Sports. He began as a quality assurance associate but later was promoted to producer on the NHL series of games.

Personal life Littman was born in Queens, New York, but grew up on Long Island. His family moved to Rhode Island prior to his acceptance to Boston College.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1984–85 New Hampton School HS-NH — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Oyster Bay Gulls NYJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Boston College HE 7 4 0 1 312 18 0 3.46 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Boston College HE 21 15 5 0 1182 68 0 3.45 — — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Boston College HE 30 11 16 2 1726 116 0 4.03 — — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Boston College HE 32 19 9 4 1945 107 0 3.30 — — — — — — — — — 1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 14 5 6 1 681 37 0 3.26 .879 1 — — — — — — — 1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 18 8 7 2 1047 64 0 3.67 — — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 0 0 36 3 0 5.04 .833 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Rochester Americans AHL 56 33 13 5 3155 160 3 3.04 .882 8 4 2 378 16 0 2.54 — 1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 .862 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Rochester Americans AHL 60 28 20 9 3498 172 3 2.95 .901 15 8 7 879 43 1 2.94 .901 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 1 0 46 7 0 9.24 .667 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 44 23 12 4 2390 134 0 3.36 .879 3 1 2 178 8 0 2.70 .879 1993–94 Providence Bruins AHL 25 10 11 3 1385 83 0 3.60 .889 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 16 8 7 0 872 63 0 4.33 .870 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Richmond Renegades ECHL 8 4 2 0 346 13 1 2.25 .910 17 12 4 953 37 3 2.33 — 1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 43 17 16 5 2245 145 1 3.88 .871 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 45 20 16 5 2437 138 2 3.40 .901 4 1 3 230 11 0 2.87 .924 1997–98 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 44 21 13 6 2303 102 0 2.66 .914 16 8 8 966 48 1 2.98 .892 1998–99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 55 32 17 1 2981 144 2 2.90 .900 2 0 0 46 4 0 5.22 .810 1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 2 1 1 0 119 7 0 3.52 .879 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 3 0 2 0 142 14 0 5.95 .794 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1994 United States WC 1 0 1 0 45 6 0 8.00 .818 Senior totals 1 0 1 0 45 6 0 8.00 .818

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Second Team 1987–88 All-Hockey East First Team 1988–89 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1988–89