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David Allan Farrish (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional
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defenceman who played 430 games in the
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(NHL) with the
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between 1976 and 1984. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the Rangers. He also played in the
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and won the Eddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman during the 1981–82 season. After his playing career Farrish worked as a coach.


Coaching career

Farrish has served as head coach for the
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, Louisiana IceGators and the Pensacola Ice Pilots. At the NHL level, Farrish served as an assistant coach to Randy Carlyle with the
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from 2005 to the middle of the 2011-12 season. On March 3, 2012, Farrish was appointed an assistant coach, again under Carlyle, with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Farrish was let go by the Maple Leafs in May 2014. He won the
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with Anaheim in
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. Farrish was named as an assistant coach for the
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on July 7, 2015. On May 23, 2017, Farrish was relieved of these duties.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrish, Dave 1956 births Living people Anaheim Ducks coaches Baltimore Skipjacks players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado Avalanche coaches EC VSV players Hershey Bears players Moncton Hawks players New Brunswick Hawks players New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States People from Wingham, Ontario Ice hockey people from Huron County, Ontario Quebec Nordiques players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen St. Catharines Saints players San Diego Mariners draft picks SC Riessersee players Stanley Cup champions Sudbury Wolves players Syracuse Firebirds players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Maple Leafs coaches World Hockey Association first round draft picks