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David Gregory Cressman (born January 2, 1950) is a
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retired
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. He played 85 games in the
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for the
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over the 1974–75 and
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s. Cressman was born in
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. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the fourth round (48th overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, but he did not begin to play professional hockey until after he had completed his university education to become a teacher.


Coaching career

During the 1990s Cressman coached Junior B hockey at the
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, and during the 2002-03 season he stepped in to coach nine games for the
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(
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) while their regular head coach, Don McKee was having heart surgery.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cressman, Dave 1950 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Kitchener Rangers players Minnesota North Stars draft picks Minnesota North Stars players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States New Haven Nighthawks players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Saginaw Gears players Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario