Dave Lewis

Dave Lewis
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Teams	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	CAN
Born	(1953-07-03)July 3, 1953, Kindersley, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 1973 New York Islanders
Pro Career	1973 – 1987

David "Dave" Lewis (born July 3, 1953, in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenceman and is currently an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Lewis began his playing career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, third round, thirty-third overall. He played sixteen seasons with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, and Detroit Red Wings, scoring 36 goals and 224 points in 1,008 games.

Playing statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971-72	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL		52	2	9	11	69
1972-73	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL		67	10	35	45	89
1973-74	New York Islanders	NHL		66	2	15	17	58		-	-	-	-	-
1974-75	New York Islanders	NHL		78	5	14	19	98		17	0	1	1	28
1975-76	New York Islanders	NHL		73	0	19	19	54		13	0	1	1	44
1976-77	New York Islanders	NHL		79	4	24	29	44		12	1	6	7	4
1977-78	New York Islanders	NHL		77	3	11	14	58		7	0	1	1	11
1978-79	New York Islanders	NHL		79	5	18	23	43		10	0	0	0	4
1979-80	New York Islanders	NHL		62	5	16	21	54		-	-	-	-	-
1979-80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		11	1	1	2	12		4	0	1	1	2
1980-81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		67	1	13	14	98		4	0	2	2	4
1981-82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		64	1	13	14	75		10	0	4	4	36
1982-83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		79	2	10	12	53		-	-	-	-	-
1983-84	New Jersey Devils	NHL		66	2	5	7	63		-	-	-	-	-
1984-85	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	3	9	12	78		-	-	-	-	-
1985-86	New Jersey Devils	NHL		69	0	15	15	81		-	-	-	-	-
1986-87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		58	2	5	7	66		14	0	4	4	10
1987-88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		6	0	0	0	18		-	-	-	-	-
WCHL Totals				119	12	44	56	158
NHL Totals				1008	36	188	224	953		91	1	20	21	143

Coaching career

After his playing career ended with the Red Wings in the 1988 season, he stayed with the team as an assistant coach. When Scotty Bowman retired in 2002, Dave Lewis was named head coach of the Red Wings. In two seasons, he guided the Red Wings to two 48-win campaigns, including a Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, however, he had a record of 6-10. After the lockout ended, his contract was allowed to expire on June 30, 2005. He was re-hired by the Red Wings on August 9, 2005, as a scout.

On June 29, 2006, Lewis was named head coach of the Boston Bruins, making him the 27th head coach in team history. After one season, he was fired.

Signed on as an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings for the 07-08 season.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
DET	2002-03	82	48	20	10	4	110	1st in Central	0	4	.000	Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET	2003-04	82	48	21	11	2	109	1st in Central	6	6	.500	Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET Total		164	96	41	21	6	219		6	10	.375
BOS	2006-07	82	35	41	-	6	76	5th in Northeast	-	-	-
BOS Total		82	35	41	-	6	76		-	-	-
Total		246	131	82	21	12	295		6	10	.375

See also

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

External links

• Dave Lewis's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database