| Position: | Centre/Right Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Played For: | Pittsburgh Penguins Winnipeg Jets New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators EV Landshut SC Bern Kölner Haie |
| Birth Date: | June 9, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Seaforth, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 172nd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1986 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Career Start: | 1987 |
| Career End: | 2009 |
David Allan McLlwain (born June 9, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McLlwain is best known for playing for a record four National Hockey League (NHL) teams (the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Islanders, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Toronto Maple Leafs) in one season during the 1991–92 season. This record is shared with Dennis O'Brien, Mark Arcobello and Jussi Jokinen. He also holds the NHL record for the most consecutive consonants at the start of a surname.[1]
Dave McLlwain played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Kitchener Rangers and North Bay Centennials. In his final year of junior he scored 46 goals and 119 points and represented Canada at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, famous for the Punch-up in Piestany brawl in the final game.
McLlwain was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Ottawa Senators. 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.[2] He finished his NHL career with 100 goals and 107 assists in 501 games.[3]
McLlwain moved to Europe in 1997, playing for EV Landshut. He then played two seasons for SC Bern before joining Kölner Haie, where he ended his career in March 2009, after playing nine seasons with the club.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1982–83 | Seaforth Centenaires | OHA D | 34 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Seaforth Centenaires | OHA D | 33 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 61 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Dixie Beehives | OJHL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 51 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 60 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 40 | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 66 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 46 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1989–90 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 80 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 60 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 66 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 66 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 43 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 60 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 63 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 85 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | EV Landshut | DEL | 47 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Bern | NDA | 39 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | SC Bern | NLA | 45 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 53 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 47 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 126 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 51 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 51 | 14 | 50 | 64 | 111 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 52 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 92 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 53 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 42 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 495 | 169 | 295 | 464 | 743 | 61 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 143 | ||||
| NHL totals | 501 | 100 | 107 | 207 | 292 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||