David Cooper

David Cooper (born November 2, 1973, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career
After playing four seasons in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Cooper made his professional debut with Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, in the 1993 Calder Cup Playoffs. Cooper then played three full seasons with the Sabres' organization, with the Americans as well as the team's ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays.

Cooper made his National Hockey League debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1996–97 season, appearing in 19 games and scoring three goals. Cooper would play nine more games with Toronto in 1997–98 and two more in 2000–01, giving him a total of 30 games played in the NHL.

In his brief NHL career, Cooper scored three goals and added seven assists.

Cooper also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the Russian Hockey Super League, the Danish Oddset Ligaen and Italy's Serie A before retiring from the game in 2008.

Career statistics
--- Regular Season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1989-90 Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    61    4   11   15   65   3   0   2   2   2 1990-91 Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    64   12   31   43   66  11   1   3   4  23 1991-92 Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    72   17   47   64  176   4   1   4   5   8 1992-93 Medicine Hat Tigers         WHL    63   15   50   65   88  10   2   2   4  32 1992-93 Rochester Americans         AHL    --   --   --   --   --   2   0   0   0   2 1993-94 Rochester Americans         AHL    68   10   25   35   82   4   1   1   2   2 1994-95 South Carolina Stingrays    ECHL   39    9   19   28   90   9   3   8  11  24 1994-95 Rochester Americans         AHL    21    2    4    6   48  --  --  --  --  -- 1995-96 Rochester Americans         AHL    67    9   18   27   79   8   0   1   1  12 1996-97 St. John's Maple Leafs      AHL    44   16   19   35   65  --  --  --  --  -- 1996-97 Toronto Maple Leafs         NHL    19    3    3    6   16  --  --  --  --  -- 1997-98 St. John's Maple Leafs      AHL    60   19   23   42  117   4   0   1   1   6 1997-98 Toronto Maple Leafs         NHL     9    0    4    4    8  --  --  --  --  -- 1998-99 Saint John Flames           AHL    65   18   24   42  121   7   1   4   5  10 1999-00 Kassel Huskies              DEL    55   11   13   24   82   6   2   1   3  38 2000-01 St. John's Maple Leafs      AHL    71   16   26   42  117   4   1   1   2  10 2000-01 Toronto Maple Leafs         NHL     2    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  -- 2001-02 Berlin Eisbären             DEL    54   15   13   28  155   4   0   1   1   6 2002-03 St. Petersburg SKA          Russi  10    1    2    3   36  --  --  --  --  -- 2003-04 Iserlohn Roosters           DEL    47    3   11   14  186  --  --  --  --  -- 2004-05 Alleghe HC                  Italy  10    4    2    6   43  --  --  --  --  -- 2004-05 Asiago HC                   Italy  19    8    9   17   52  --  --  --  --  -- 2007-08 Pontebba                    Italy  26   11    8   19   86  --  --  --  --  -- --        NHL Totals                         30    3    7   10   24