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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Dave Farrish
Selected in second round
No.
24 overall by New York Rangers
Born August 1, 1956
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sudbury (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Wingham, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Wingham, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
58 | 11 |
20 | 31 |
205 | | 1974-75 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
60 | 20 |
44 | 64 |
258 | | 1975-76 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
66 | 26 |
49 | 75 |
155 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1975-76 (Sudbury)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
OMJHL's No. 5 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Paired on defense with
Randy Carlyle for Sudbury in 1974-75 and 1975-76. ... Also played basketball
and football in high school, and competed on his school's track team. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 6, 1976 (Minnesota at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 3 (N.Y. Rangers); 23 (Quebec); 23, 28
(Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1984 |
NYR, Quebec, Toronto | 430 |
17 | 110 | 127 |
440 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1981 |
N.Y. Rangers, Toronto | 14 |
0 | 2 | 2 |
24 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1979 (N.Y. Rangers)
1979-80: Played on first Quebec Nordiques NHL team.
Scouting
Career: Named N.Y. Islanders pro scout prior to 1994-95 season and
remained in that position through 1994-95 season.
Coaching Career:
Named New Jersey assistant coach on July 31, 1992, and remained in that
position until May 31, 1993. ... Named Anaheim assistant coach on Aug. 9,
2005, and remained in that position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first NHL game. ... Paired on defense with
Ron Greschner for N.Y. Rangers in 1976-77. ... Wore No. 20 in Quebec's 1979
training camp. ... Missed part of 1979-80 season with sprained ankle, an
injury suffered in March 1980. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with groin
injury suffered in November 1980. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with neck
injury suffered in November 1983. ... Signed with Philadelphia as
unrestricted free agent on Oct. 7, 1985, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Haven (AHL); Syracuse (AHL);
New Brunswick (AHL); St. Catharines, Hershey (AHL); Riessersee (West Germany);
Davos (Switz.); Villach (Austria); Baltimore, Moncton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1982 (New Brunswick)
AHL Shore Award (Top
Defenseman): 1981-82 (New Brunswick)
ECHL Coach of Year: 2001-02
(Louisiana)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82
(New Brunswick)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by San Diego,
No. 5 overall in Round 1)
Switzerland Playoffs Assists Leader: 1987
(Davos) (8 assists)
1981-82: Played on AHL regular-season champion
(New Brunswick).
1985-86: Played on AHL regular-season champion
(Hershey).
2001-02: Coached ECHL regular-season champion
(Louisiana).
Coaching Career: Served as Hershey (AHL)
player-assistant coach in 1985-86. ... Served as Davos (Switzerland)
player-coach in 1986-87. ... Served as Villach (Austria) player-coach in
1987-88. ... Served as New Haven (AHL) player-assistant coach for second half
of 1987-88 season. ... Served as Baltimore (AHL) player-assistant coach in
1988-89. ... Named Moncton (AHL) head coach on July 10, 1989 and remained in
that position until July 31, 1992. ... Named Salt Lake (IHL) head coach on
July 27, 1993, and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named
Fort Wayne (IHL) head coach in August 1995 and remained in that position until
Dec. 2, 1996. ... Named Springfield (AHL) head coach on July 3, 1997, and
remained in that position until April 26, 2000. ... Named Louisiana (ECHL)
head coach on Aug. 2, 2000, and remained in that position until July 13, 2004.
... Named Pensacola (ECHL) head coach on July 13, 2004, and remained in that
position until Aug. 9, 2005.
Management
Career: Named Moncton (AHL) general manager on July 10, 1989, had title
switched to Director of Hockey Operations and alternate governor prior to
1991-92 season and remained in that position until July 31, 1992. ... Named
Louisiana (ECHL) vice president of hockey operations on Aug. 2, 2000, and
remained in that position until July 13, 2004. ... Named Pensacola (ECHL) vice
president of hockey operations on July 13, 2004, and remained in that
position until Aug. 9, 2005.
Miscellaneous: Played
one game for Moncton (AHL) when team was short of players in 1989-90 season.
... Was runner-up for AHL coach of year honors in 1990-91. ... Coached in 2002
ECHL All-Star Game. ... Invested in a Toronto restaurant during his days with
Maple Leafs.
Personal: Full name is David Allan
Farrish. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: N.Y. Rangers left Farrish
unprotected for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Quebec on
June 13, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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