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Bruce Driver
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Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Teams New Jersey Devils (19831995)
New York Rangers (19951998)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1962-04-29)April 29, 1962,
Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 108th overall, 1981
Colorado Rockies
Pro Career 1983 – 1998

Bruce Driver (born April 29, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1983–84 until 1997–98. Driver possessed a strong point shot, heady offensive instincts, smart positional defensive play, and a good stick with which he was adept at poke checking. A natural leader, Driver served as Devils' Captain and also became a power play quarterback as his career blossomed, registering many of his goals and points with the man advantage. He won the 1995 Stanley Cup as a member of the Devils, before moving on to the New York Rangers the following season.

Driver was drafted in the 6th round (108th overall) by the then Colorado Rockies in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 4 0 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
1984–85 New Jersey Devils NHL 67 9 23 32 36 -- -- -- -- --
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 40 3 15 18 32 -- -- -- -- --
1986–87 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 6 28 34 36 -- -- -- -- --
1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 15 40 55 68 20 3 7 10 14
1988–89 New Jersey Devils NHL 27 1 15 16 24 -- -- -- -- --
1989–90 New Jersey Devils NHL 75 7 46 53 63 6 1 5 6 6
1990–91 New Jersey Devils NHL 73 9 36 45 62 7 1 2 3 12
1991–92 New Jersey Devils NHL 78 7 35 42 66 7 0 4 4 2
1992–93 New Jersey Devils NHL 83 14 40 54 66 5 1 3 4 4
1993–94 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 8 24 32 63 20 3 5 8 12
1994–95 New Jersey Devils NHL 41 4 12 16 18 17 1 6 7 8
1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 66 3 34 37 42 11 0 7 7 4
1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 79 5 25 30 48 15 0 1 1 2
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 75 5 15 20 46 -- -- -- -- --
NHL totals 922 96 390 486 670 108 10 40 50 64


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Preceded by
Kirk Muller
New Jersey Devils captains
1991–92
Succeeded by
Scott Stevens



New Jersey Devils Captains
Lever | Bridgman | Muller | Driver | Stevens | Niedermayer | Eliáš | Langenbrunner | Parise | Salvador | Greene | Hischier
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