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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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David Bruce
Selected in
second round
No. 30 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born October
7, 1964
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kitchener (OHL)
Birthplace:
Thunder Bay, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Current River | Ont. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Thunder Bay | TBJHL |
35 | 27 |
31 | 58 |
74 | | 1982-83 |
Kitchener | OHL |
67 | 36 |
35 | 71 |
199 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Also played center in major junior hockey. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 17, 1986 (Los Angeles at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 25 (Vancouver); 26
(St. Louis); 15 (San Jose)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1999 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1986-1993 |
Van., St. Louis, S.J. |
234 | 48 |
39 | 87 |
338 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1986-1991 |
Vancouver, St. Louis | 3 |
0 | 0 |
0 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1991-92: Played on first San Jose Sharks team.
Miscellaneous: Missed
part of 1987-88 season with mononucleosis. The illness was diagnosed on Nov.
2, 1987, and Bruce was out of action until Dec. 9, 1987, when he was
assigned to a conditioning stint with Canucks' AHL affiliate in Fredericton.
... Missed part of 1987-88 season with bruised foot, suffered in
March 1988. ... Suffered 40-stitch cut in his ear during Vancouver's Jan. 7,
1989, game at Pittsburgh. ... Missed remainder of 1988-89 season and entire
1989 playoffs with torn ligaments in left hand, initially suffered
during Vancouver's March 16, 1989, game vs. Edmonton, and re-aggravated
in March 26, 1989, game at Winnipeg. The injury required
season-ending surgery. ... Left
unprotected by St. Louis for 1991 NHL Expansion Draft and claimed by San
Jose on May 30, 1991. ... Shifted from his natural position of right wing to
left wing after joining San Jose in 1991. He remained a left wing for rest of his pro hockey career. ... Became first 20-goal scorer in San Jose
Sharks history when he achieved feat during March 4, 1992, game vs. Los
Angeles. ... Missed remainder of 1991-92 season with hernia, diagnosed following San Jose's March 19, 1992, game at Calgary. The hernia
required season-ending surgery. ... Missed most of 1992-93 season with
strained groin, an injury initially suffered in San Jose's Nov. 7, 1992,
game vs. New Jersey. He did not return to action until San Jose's Dec. 18,
1992, game at Vancouver. He re-aggravated the injury during San Jose's
Dec. 23, 1992, game at Edmonton and did not return to action until San
Jose's March 11, 1993, game at St. Louis. He re-aggravated the injury in
that game and missed remainder of season. The injury
required surgery during the summer of 1993. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Kitchener (OHL); Fredericton (AHL); Milwaukee (IHL); Peoria (IHL); Kansas
City (IHL); Landshut (Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1991 (Peoria)
IHL Gatschene Trophy (MVP): 1990-91
(Peoria)
Hockey News Minor-League Player of Year: 1990-91 (Peoria)
IHL
All-Star First Team: 1989-90 (Milwaukee), 1990-91 (Peoria)
AHL Records: Most consecutive game-winning goals (6, Fredericton,
1987-88)
OHL Records: Most short-handed goals in one game (3 for
Kitchener vs. Cornwall on Jan. 6, 1984, shares record)
Fredericton Records: Most consecutive game-winning goals (6 in 1987-88)
Kitchener Records: Most short-handed goals in season (11 in 1983-84), most short-handed goals in game (3 vs. Cornwall
on Jan. 6, 1984)
IHL Goals Leader: 1990-91 (Peoria) (64 goals)
IHL Game-Winning
Goals Leader: 1990-91 (Peoria) (10 goals)
IHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1991 (Peoria) (29 points)
IHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1991 (Peoria) (18 goals)
1990-91: Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria)
1991-92:
Played seven games for Kansas City team that won IHL regular-season and
playoff titles, but was not with team in postseason.
Miscellaneous: Set OHL
single-season record (since broken) with 11 short-handed goals for Kitchener
in 1983-84. ...
Named OHL's best penalty-killer in a 1983-84 poll of league coaches. ...
Finished third in IHL with 116 points in 1990-91. ... Led Peoria (IHL) with
116 points in 1990-91. ... Invested in river-rafting business near Whistler, British Columbia, during
his playing days with Vancouver.
Personal: Also known as Dave Bruce
during his playing days. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY:
Bruce played out his contract with Vancouver in 1989-90 and became an
unrestricted free agent. He signed with St. Louis on July 23, 1990. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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