| Round | Overall |
| 4 | 48 |
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Left-hand shot
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Kitchener | OHA | 54 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 33 |
| 1969-70 | Kitchener | OHA | 50 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 69 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Also played center. ... Won Kitchener Rookie of Year award in 1968-69. ... Served as Kitchener captain in 1969-70 season. ... Had 3 assists in first major-junior game.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1973 |
| Debut: | March 23, 1975 (Minnesota vs. N.Y. Islanders) |
| Final NHL game: | April 4, 1976 (Minnesota at Boston) |
| Retired: | 1980 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number: | 21 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team: Minnesota
Years: 1975-1976. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 85 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Also played center during his pro career. ... Won Allan Cup with Galt Hornets in 1971. ... Named to IHL All-Star Second Team with Saginaw in 1973-74. ... Scored his first goal in the first shift of his NHL debut on March 23, 1975. His goal, which beat future Hall of Fame goaltender Billy Smith, came at 5:26 of the first period to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead over N.Y. Islanders in a game that ended as a 3-3 tie. ... Led all AHL players with 14 assists for New Haven in 1975 Calder Cup playoffs. ... Was player-head coach of Cambridge Hornets team that lost to Spokane in 1980 Allan Cup final series. ... Named University of Waterloo Athletic Coach of Year for 1998-99 season. ... Inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame along with teammates from the 1970-71 Galt Hornets in 2004.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: David
Gregory Cressman
Other Post-Draft Teams: Galt (OHA Sr.); Saginaw (IHL); New Haven (AHL); Cambridge (OHA Sr.)
Education: Graduated with a teaching
degree from University
of Guelph in 1971.
Career Beyond Hockey: Became a high
school teacher, focused on special education, in Kitchener, Ontario, immediately
following his retirement from hockey and
continued to teach in addition to working as an assistant coach at
University of Waterloo. ... Became an on-ice instructor at Hockey Ministries International's
Christian Hockey Camps after his coaching career, while also working in
the Cambridge Minor Hockey Association.
Non-Playing Career
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COACHING CAREER Named Cambridge (OHA Sr.) player-head coach prior to 1979-80 season and remained in that position through 1980-81 season. ... Named Waterloo (OUAA) assistant coach prior to 1992-93 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Waterloo (OUAA) head coach prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position until June 12, 2003. ... Served as Odessa (CHL) interim head coach for final nine games of team's 2002-03 season as well as entire 2003 playoffs. He subbed for Don McKee, |
who was having heart surgery. ... Named Conestoga College
(Ontario) head coach prior to 2003-04 season ane remained in
that position until May 26, 2004. ... Named Cambridge (OHA Sr.)
associate coach on May 26, 2004, and remained in that position
through 2005-06 season. MANAGEMENT CAREER Named Cambridge (OHA Sr.) general manager on May 26, 2004, and remained in that position through 2005-06 season. |
Miscellaneous:
| Sat out most of 1970-71 season so that he could complete his studies at Guelph. | Played on line with Craig Cameron and Steve Jensen for Minnesota in 1975-76. | Came out of retirement to play three games for Cambridge as coach in 1980-81 season. | Taught special education at Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ontario. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970