David McIntyre

For the New Zealand historian, see W. David McIntyre.
David McIntyre
Born (1987-02-04) February 4, 1987 (age 37)
Georgina, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota Wild
SaiPa
EV Zug
HC Lugano
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Kölner Haie
NHL draft 138th overall, 2006
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2010–2024

David John McIntyre (born February 4, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, McIntyre played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Whitby, Ontario.[1]

McIntyre was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round (138th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]

On December 14, 2008, the Dallas Stars traded McIntyre and a 2010 sixth-round draft pick (Andreas Dahlstrom) to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Brian Sutherby.[2][3] On February 3, 2009, the Ducks traded Mcintyre to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Sheldon Brookbank.[4]

He attended Colgate University from 2006 to 2010, serving as captain his senior season, while receiving the Terry Slater Trophy ("goes to the senior whose performance, leadership, and dedication on and off the ice during his career had the greatest impact on Colgate hockey")[5] and the Rob Ries Memorial Award ("presented annually to a player who provides inspiration and leadership")[6] and landing a spot on the All-ECAC Hockey Second Team.[7]

Following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season, McIntyre was traded from the Devils to the Minnesota Wild for Maxim Noreau on June 16, 2011.[8] McIntyre scored his first NHL goal on January 14, 2012 against Jaroslav Halak of the St. Louis Blues.[citation needed]

On July 25, 2013, McIntyre signed a one-year AHL contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins.[9] In the 2013–14 season with the Griffins, McIntyre contributed with 8 goals and 21 points in 64 games.[citation needed]

McIntyre left North America to sign his first contract abroad on June 11, 2014, in agreeing to a one-year deal with Finnish Liiga club, SaiPa.[10] After having his contract renewed, he led SaiPa in scoring in 2015-16, tallying 56 points (16 goals, 40 assists) in 58 games, which also ranked him second in the league. In April 2016, he signed a two-year deal with EV Zug of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA).[11] In late December 2017, he helped Team Canada win gold at the Spengler Cup in Davos, scoring one goal in the championship game.[12] In early December 2019, EV Zug assigned McIntyre to the EVZ Academy of the Swiss League, before releasing him on December 12, 2019. He had put up only 5 points through 20 NL games this season. On December 13, 2019, McIntyre joined HC Lugano on a one-year deal for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

During the 2021–22 season, having returned for a second stint in the Liiga with SaiPa, McIntyre left the club mid-season to join German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL, for the remainder of the campaign.

After a successful tenure with Kölner Haie, McIntyre was re-signed to a one-year contact extension on July 15, 2022.[13] Following his third season with Kölner Haie at the conclusion of the 2023–24 campaign, McIntrye announced his retirement from his 14-year professional career on March 16, 2024.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Georgina Ice COJHL 36 25 26 51 42 — — — — —
2004–05 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 46 17 14 31 33 16 8 7 15 20
2005–06 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 46 42 50 92 143 11 4 8 12 42
2006–07 Colgate University ECAC 40 9 8 17 75 — — — — —
2007–08 Colgate University ECAC 39 15 17 32 38 — — — — —
2008–09 Colgate University ECAC 37 21 22 43 54 — — — — —
2009–10 Colgate University ECAC 35 11 28 39 60 — — — — —
2009–10 Lowell Devils AHL 12 3 2 5 8 5 1 1 2 0
2010–11 Albany Devils AHL 78 12 18 30 51 — — — — —
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 63 16 16 32 73 4 0 0 0 6
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 7 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 68 15 18 33 45 5 2 1 3 0
2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 64 8 13 21 45 10 1 1 2 9
2014–15 SaiPa Liiga 48 12 20 32 36 7 1 6 7 4
2015–16 SaiPa Liiga 58 16 40 56 67 6 0 2 2 4
2016–17 EV Zug NLA 47 17 30 47 34 16 11 8 19 12
2017–18 EV Zug NL 44 15 22 37 32 5 2 3 5 4
2018–19 EV Zug NL 30 5 15 20 36 9 3 2 5 4
2019–20 EV Zug NL 20 3 2 5 30 — — — — —
2019–20 EVZ Academy SUI.2 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2019–20 HC Lugano NL 22 6 12 18 10 — — — — —
2020–21 EC Red Bull Salzburg ICEHL 30 3 11 14 22 11 3 2 5 12
2021–22 SaiPa Liiga 37 4 9 13 30 — — — — —
2021–22 Kölner Haie DEL 14 4 5 9 6 5 2 1 3 0
2022–23 Kölner Haie DEL 56 21 17 38 18 6 3 2 5 0
2023–24 Kölner Haie DEL 48 7 11 18 12 3 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 7 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
Liiga totals 143 32 69 101 133 13 1 8 9 8
NL totals 163 46 81 127 142 30 16 13 29 20

Awards and honours

Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2008–09 [15]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2008–09 [15]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2009–10 [15]

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ "Ducks trade Sutherby for rights to McIntyre". TSN. 2008-12-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  3. ^ "Tradelog Detail: Sutherby to Stars". The Hockey News. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  4. ^ Tom Gulitti (2009-02-03). "Devils trade Brookbank to Anaheim for McIntyre". The Bergen Record. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  5. ^ "Raiders Hold Annual Team Banquet". www.gocolgateraiders.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  6. ^ "Colgate Hands Out Year-End Awards - ECAC Hockey". www.ecachockey.com. 5 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  7. ^ "David McIntyre - 2009-10 Men's Ice Hockey". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  8. ^ "Wild acquire David McIntyre from New Jersey". Minnesota Wild. 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  9. ^ "Griffins add veteran center McIntyre". Detroit Red Wings. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  10. ^ "Two-way forward McIntyre joins SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. 2014-06-11. Archived from the original on 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  11. ^ "Kanadischer Stürmer zum EVZ | EVZ". www.evz.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  12. ^ "Renewed Triumph for Team Canada | Spengler Cup". www.spenglercup.ch. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  13. ^ "David McIntyre extends contract with Sharks" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Farewell First Love". Instagram. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.