Darryl Williams (ice hockey) explained

Birth Date:February 29, 1968
Birth Place:Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Played For:Los Angeles Kings
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1989
Career End:1999

Darryl C. Williams (born February 29, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. He is an assistant coach of the Philadelphia Flyers who played extensively in the minor leagues and played two games for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League during the 1992–93 season. He is also formerly an assistant coach for the New York Rangers.

Coaching career

Williams was named Assistant Coach, Video on August 12, 2008. Williams joined the Canucks from the St. John's Fog Devils of the QMJHL, where he worked the previous four seasons as Associate Coach, Video Coordinator and Strength & Conditioning Coach. With his appointment to the Canucks' staff, Williams became the first Newfoundland native to serve in an NHL coaching position in league history.[1]

Prior to joining St. John's, Williams served in a number of coaching capacities including head coaching duties with the Kansas City Outlaws of the United Hockey League, and assistant coach with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the American Hockey League.

The Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador native played 11 seasons in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League, highlighted by a two-game call up to the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings in the 1992-93 season. He is the first ever player from Labrador to play in the NHL.

On July 19, 2021, the Philadelphia Flyers hired Williams as an assistant coach for their NHL team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1985–86Victoria CougarsWHL38 3 2 5 66
1985–86Sidney CapitalsBCJHL15 5 5 10 87
1986–87Hamilton SteelhawksOHL24 2 4 6 36
1986–87Belleville BullsOHL34 7 6 13 72
1987–88Belleville BullsOHL63 29 39 68 169
1988–89Belleville BullsOHL46 24 21 45 137
1988–89New Haven NighthawksAHL15 5 5 10 24
1989–90New Haven NighthawksAHL51 9 13 22 124
1990–91New Haven NighthawksAHL57 14 11 25 278
1990–91Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL12 1 2 3 537 1 0 1 12
1991–92Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL48 8 19 27 219
1991–92New Haven NighthawksAHL13 0 2 2 69
1992–93Los Angeles KingsNHL2 0 0 0 10
1992–93Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL61 18 7 25 314
1993–94Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL52 11 18 29 237
1994–95Detroit VipersIHL66 10 12 22 2684 0 0 0 14
1995–96Detroit VipersIHL72 8 19 27 29412 0 3 3 30
1996–97Long Beach Ice DogsIHL82 13 17 30 21514 2 2 4 26
1997–98Long Beach Ice DogsIHL82 16 17 33 18417 6 6 12 52
1998–99Long Beach Ice DogsIHL65 13 15 28 122
IHL totals540 98 126 224 190654 9 11 20 134
NHL totals2 0 0 0 10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darryl Williams. 2020-10-29. canucks.nhl.com. en.