David Lance Roberts (born May 28, 1970) is an American former professional

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forward. He is the son of former NHL player Doug Roberts.

Biography

Roberts was born in

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, and raised in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1981, 1982 and 1983

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s with a

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team from

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. Roberts played prep school hockey at

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in Avon, Connecticut under coach John Gardner. After a collegiate career at the

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, Roberts started his

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career with the

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after playing for the US national hockey team in the

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. He would also play with the

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and

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. He also played for the Syracuse Crunch ( AHL),

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( AHL),

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( IHL), Michigan K-Wings ( IHL),

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( IHL),

Eisbären Berlin Eisbären Berlin (; English: ''Berlin Polar Bears'') is a professional ice hockey team based in Berlin, Germany. The team competes in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the highest level of play in professional German ice hockey, and is also o ...

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's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and

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in Switzerland's Nationalliga A. Roberts currently runs the Dave Roberts Hockey Academy in Ann Arbor, Michigan at

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. He is a regular member of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni, a charity group which plays throughout the Great Lakes region. He is a financial advisor for Telemus Capital Partners in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

List of awards and honors.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, David 1970 births American men's ice hockey left wingers Edmonton Oilers players Eisbären Berlin players EV Zug players Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players Ice hockey players from California Ice hockey players from Connecticut Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Living people Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players of the United States Sportspeople from Alameda, California People from Old Lyme, Connecticut Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players St. Louis Blues draft picks St. Louis Blues players Syracuse Crunch players Vancouver Canucks players Worcester IceCats players Avon Old Farms alumni AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans