David Oliver

David Lee Oliver (born April 17, 1971) is a Canadian assistant coach for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and a former professional ice hockey player who played several seasons in the NHL.

Career A graduate of the University of Michigan, Oliver began his NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers in 1994. He would also play with the New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

Oliver has also played in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League, Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and the United Kingdom's British National League.

In 2007, Oliver joined the Colorado Avalanche where he worked for 11 seasons, serving as Director of Hockey Operations of the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's American Hockey League affiliate, an Assistant Coach with Lake Erie for two seasons and General Manager for three seasons. He also served as Colorado's Director of Player Development, a role which he held for six seasons. On July 17, 2018, the New York Rangers announced that Oliver would be joining David Quinn as an assistant coach for the team, along with Greg Brown.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 58 41 38 79 38 — — — — — 1989–90 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 58 51 48 99 22 — — — — — 1990–91 University of Michigan CCHA 27 13 11 24 34 — — — — — 1991–92 University of Michigan CCHA 44 31 27 58 32 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Michigan CCHA 40 35 20 55 18 — — — — — 1993–94 University of Michigan CCHA 41 28 40 68 16 — — — — — 1994–95 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 32 11 18 29 8 — — — — — 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 44 16 14 30 20 — — — — — 1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 20 19 39 34 — — — — — 1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 17 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 14 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 78 38 27 65 60 4 3 0 3 4 1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 17 2 5 7 4 — — — — — 1998–99 Houston Aeros IHL 37 18 17 35 30 19 10 6 16 22 1999–00 Houston Aeros IHL 45 16 11 27 40 11 3 4 7 8 1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 9 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 51 14 17 31 35 10 6 2 8 8 2001–02 Munich Barons DEL 59 20 14 34 30 9 2 2 4 6 2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 6 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 2 2002–03 Utah Grizzlies AHL 37 11 14 25 14 — — — — — 2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 36 7 5 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 31 5 12 17 12 — — — — — 2004–05 Guildford Flames BNL 13 6 12 18 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 54 21 13 34 26 5 3 0 3 4 2006–07 Rögle BK SWE-2 29 5 7 12 34 — — — — — NHL totals 233 49 49 98 84 10 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours Award Year All-CCHA Rookie Team 1990–91 All-CCHA Second team 1992–93 All-CCHA First Team 1993–94 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1993–94