David E. Hynes (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins in 1973–75 as well as 22 games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers in 1976–77. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1972, 1973 and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his Boston minor ice hockey team.[1] Hynes has the distinction of being the first American born player to be drafted by the Boston Bruins. He was selected in the fourth round, 56th overall, by the Bruins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
| Dave Hynes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Hynes 1975 | |||
| Born |
April 17, 1951 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
56th overall, 1971 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1978 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | 38 | 14 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | 16 | 52 | 28 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Harvard University | ECAC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Harvard University | ECAC | 27 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Harvard University | ECAC | 25 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Harvard University | ECAC | 22 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | United States National Team | Intl | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Boston Braves | AHL | 73 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 42 | 35 | 77 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 46 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 46 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| WHA totals | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | United States | WC-B | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | United States | WC-B | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | United States | WC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Senior totals | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team | 1971 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second team | 1971–72 | [2] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1971–72 | [3] |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com
- Dave Hynes @ Hockeydraftcentral.com
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