Dave Lewis (ice hockey)

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Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Pro Clubs	New York Islanders Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 3, 1953, Kindersley, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 1973 New York Islanders
Pro Career	1973 – 1987

David "Dave" Lewis (born July 3, 1953, in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenceman and current head coach of the Boston Bruins.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 2.1 Coaching record 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Lewis began his playing career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, third round, thirty-third overall. He played sixteen seasons with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, and Detroit Red Wings, scoring 36 goals and 224 points in 1,008 games.

[edit] Coaching career

After his playing career ended with the Red Wings in the 1988 season, he stayed with the team as an assistant coach. When Scotty Bowman retired in 2002, Dave Lewis was named head coach of the Red Wings. In two seasons, he guided the Red Wings to two 48-win campaigns, including a Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, however, he had a record of 6-10. After the lockout ended, his contract was allowed to expire on June 30, 2005. He was re-hired by the Red Wings on August 9, 2005, as a scout.

On June 29, 2006, Lewis was named head coach of the Boston Bruins, making him the 27th head coach in team history.

[edit] Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
DET	2002-03	82	48	20	10	4	110	1st in Central	0	4	.000	Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET	2003-04	82	48	21	11	2	109	1st in Central	6	6	.500	Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET Total		164	96	41	21	6	219		6	10	.375
BOS	2006-07	71	34	32	-	5	73	5th in Northeast	-	-	-
Total		71	34	32	-	5	73		-	-	-
Total		235	130	73	21	11	292		6	10	.375

[edit] See also

• List of NHL players
• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

[edit] External links

• Dave Lewis career statistics

Detroit Red Wings Head Coaches
Duncan • Adams • Ivan • Skinner • Abel • Gadsby • Harkness • Barkley • J. Wilson • Garvin • Delvecchio • L. Wilson • Kromm • Lindsay • Maxner • Dea • Polano • Neale • Park • Demers • Murray • Bowman • Lewis • Babcock

Boston Bruins Head Coaches
Ross • Denneny • F. Patrick • Weiland • Clapper • Boucher • L. Patrick • Schmidt • Watson • Sinden • Johnson • Guidolin • Cherry • Creighton • Cheevers • Goring • O'Reilly • Milbury • Bowness • Sutter • Kasper • Burns • Keenan • Ftorek • O'Connell • Sullivan • Lewis

Preceded by Mike Murphy	Los Angeles Kings captains 1981-83	Succeeded by Terry Ruskowski
Preceded by Scotty Bowman	Detroit Red Wings head coach 2002-05	Succeeded by Mike Babcock
Preceded by Mike Sullivan	Head coaches of the Boston Bruins 2006- Present	Succeeded by Current