David Allan McLlwain (born June 9, 1967) is a

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former professional

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player. McLlwain is best known for playing for a record four

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(NHL) teams (the

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, the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

, the

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Con ...

, and the

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) in one season during the 1991–92 season. This record is shared with Dennis O'Brien,

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and

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. He also holds the NHL record for the most consecutive consonants at the start of a surname.

Playing career

Dave McLlwain played junior hockey in the

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(OHL) with the

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and

North Bay Centennials The North Bay Centennials were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, who played from 1982–2002. The team was based in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. History The North Bay Centennials or "Cents" as they were popularly known, were na ...

. In his final year of junior he scored 46 goals and 119 points and represented Canada at the

1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1987 WJHC'') was the 11th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held in Piešťany, Trenčín, Nitra, and Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia. Finland captured its first World J ...

, famous for the Punch-up in Piestany brawl in the final game. McLlwain was drafted by the

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in the ninth round, 172nd overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. During his NHL career, McLlwain bounced around from team to team frequently. He played for the Penguins (twice), the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Islanders (twice), the Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the

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. He played his final game in the NHL on March 29, 1997, for the Islanders against the Bruins, a game in which he recorded one assist. He finished his NHL career with 100 goals and 107 assists in 501 games. McLlwain moved to Europe in 1997, playing for

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. He then played two seasons for

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before joining

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...

, where he ended his career in March 2009, after playing nine seasons with the club.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Transactions

* June 17, 1989 - Traded from Pittsburgh Penguins with Randy Cunneyworth and Rick Tabaracci to

for

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, Jim Kyte and

Andrew McBain Andrew Burton McBain (born January 18, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McBain played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League between 1983 and 1994. Playing career As a youth, McBain played in the 1977 and 1978 ...

. * October 11, 1991 - Traded from Winnipeg Jets with Gord Donnelly and a fifth-round pick in the 1992 draft ( Yuri Khmylev) to

for Mike Hartman, Dean Kennedy and Darrin Shannon. * October 25, 1991 - Traded from Buffalo Sabres with Benoit Hogue, Uwe Krupp and

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for Randy Hillier,

Pat LaFontaine Patrick Michael LaFontaine (born February 22, 1965) is an American former ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and spent his entire playing career with the league's New York State-based teams. He was inducted into the ...

and Randy Wood. * March 10, 1992 - Traded from New York Islanders with

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for Claude Loiselle and Daniel Marois * October 3, 1993 - Claimed in the 1993 NHL Waiver Draft by the

from the Toronto Maple Leafs. * March 1, 1996 - Traded from Ottawa Senators to Pittsburgh Penguins for eighth-round pick ( Erich Goldmann) in the 1996 draft. * July 29, 1996 - Signed as a free agent by New York Islanders.

References

External links

Biography from Official Fanpage

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLlwain, Dave 1967 births Living people Buffalo Sabres players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey forwards Cleveland Lumberjacks players EV Landshut players Kitchener Rangers players Kölner Haie players Muskegon Lumberjacks players New York Islanders players North Bay Centennials players Ottawa Senators players Ice hockey people from Huron County, Ontario Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players SC Bern players Toronto Maple Leafs players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland