David Williams

David Andrew Williams (born August 25, 1967) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Williams was drafted 234th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL entry draft and played 173 regular season games in the NHL, scoring a total of 11 goals and 53 assists for 64 points and collecting 157 penalty minutes.

Prior to turning pro, Williams played four seasons at Dartmouth College in ECAC Hockey, serving as team captain at the end of his career there. At Dartmouth, Williams was an All American player. He also played varsity hockey for Choate Rosemary Hall a prep school in Wallingford, Connecticut, and Chatham Township High School in Chatham Township, New Jersey. Williams was the first New Jersey-raised player to play in the NHL. Internationally Williams played for the American national team at two World Championships.

At Choate, Williams was also an All New England baseball player, but chose hockey and did not continue playing baseball.

Williams was elected to the New Jersey High School Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012 for his achievements at all levels of ice hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1981–82 Chatham Township High School HS-NJ 23 24 25 49 — — — — — — 1982–83 Chatham Township High School HS-NJ 24 32 16 48 — — — — — — 1983–84 Chatham Township High School HS-NJ — — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-CT 25 14 20 34 30 — — — — — 1985–86 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-CT — — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Dartmouth College ECAC 23 2 19 21 20 — — — — — 1987–88 Dartmouth College ECAC 25 8 14 22 30 — — — — — 1988–89 Dartmouth College ECAC 25 4 11 15 28 — — — — — 1989–90 Dartmouth College ECAC 26 3 12 15 32 — — — — — 1990–91 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 14 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1990–91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 38 12 15 27 40 3 0 0 0 4 1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 56 3 25 28 40 — — — — — 1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 18 2 3 5 22 — — — — — 1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 40 1 11 12 49 — — — — — 1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 31 1 11 12 28 — — — — — 1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 56 5 15 20 42 — — — — — 1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 16 1 6 7 17 — — — — — 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 21 2 2 4 26 — — — — — 1994–95 San Diego Gulls IHL 2 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1995–96 Detroit Vipers IHL 81 5 14 19 81 11 1 3 4 6 1996–97 Worcester IceCats AHL 72 3 17 20 89 5 1 1 2 0 1997–98 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 80 3 15 18 78 8 0 2 2 8 IHL totals 242 13 52 65 230 24 2 5 7 14 NHL totals 173 11 53 64 157 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 United States WC 9 0 2 2 8 1992 United States WC 6 0 1 1 8 Senior totals 15 0 3 3 16

Awards and honors Award Year Ref. All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1988–89 AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1988–89