Dave Hynes Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:Boston Bruins
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:183
Birth Date:17 April 1951
Birth Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Ntl Team:USA
Draft:56th overall
Draft Year:1971
Draft Team:Boston Bruins
Career Start:1973
Career End:1978

David E. Hynes (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins in 1973–75 as well as 22 games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers in 1976–77. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1972, 1973 and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his Boston minor ice hockey team.[1] Hynes has the distinction of being the first American born player to be drafted by the Boston Bruins. He was selected in the fourth round, 56th overall, by the Bruins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1964–65Browne & Nichols SchoolHS-MA16 18 34
1965–66Browne & Nichols SchoolHS-MA38 14 52
1966–67Browne & Nichols SchoolHS-MA
1967–68Browne & Nichols SchoolHS-MA
1968–69Browne & Nichols SchoolHS-MA16 52 28 80
1969–70Harvard UniversityECAC
1970–71Harvard UniversityECAC27 26 26 52 16
1971–72Harvard UniversityECAC25 23 31 54 40
1972–73Harvard UniversityECAC22 15 19 34 12
1972–73United States National TeamIntl7 9 6 15
1973–74Boston BruinsNHL3 0 0 0 0
1973–74Boston BravesAHL73 35 37 72 22
1974–75Boston BruinsNHL19 4 0 4 2
1974–75Rochester AmericansAHL59 42 35 77 3312 2 7 9 6
1975–76Rochester AmericansAHL63 37 30 67 207 3 2 5 11
1976–77New England WhalersWHA22 5 4 9 4
1976–77Rhode Island RedsAHL46 22 15 37 8
1977–78Springfield IndiansAHL46 16 30 46 64 1 0 1 0
WHA totals22 5 4 9 4
NHL totals22 4 0 4 2

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1972United StatesWC-B
1973United StatesWC-B
1977United StatesWC10 3 4 7 10
Senior totals10 3 4 7 10

Awards and honors

AwardYear
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team1971
All-ECAC Hockey Second team1971–72[2]
AHCA East All-American1971–72[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-03. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.