David Roy Kryskow ( ;Washington Capitals 1974–75 Yearbook and Press Guide (profile on page 30). Retrieved 6 December 2025. born December 25, 1951) is a Canadian former ice hockey player.
Career Originally drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Kryskow played in Chicago for parts of two seasons.
On March 25, 1971, Kryskow scored 5 goals in Game 3 of the Edmonton Oil Kings' WCHL quarterfinal playoff series vs the Saskatoon Blades. This was also against his former team. Edmonton won the series in five games. Kryskow became the first player to ever score five goals in a playoff game in the WCHL. The record was tied in 1978, 1981, and 2011, but even 40 years later was not broken. Kryskow finished the 1971 playoffs for the WCHL Champion Oil Kings with 16 goals and 33 points in 17 playoff games.
Originally drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, Kryskow played in Chicago for parts of two seasons. Kryskow played in 3 games and scored 2 goals (Game 5 and Game 6) in the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals for the Blackhawks. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in Game 6. Earlier that year on Jan. 19, 1973, Kryskow scored three shorthanded goals in the same game for the Dallas Blackhawks of the CHL. Kryskow had previously won the Adams Cup with Dallas in 1972. The shorthanded hat trick would be the first time a North American professional hockey player would accomplish this feat. Kryskow would end up with 4 goals for the night, and Dallas would beat Omaha 5-1.
In the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft, he would be claimed by the Washington Capitals. He was the first Washington Capitals player to score a shorthanded goal in franchise history. After playing 51 games for the Capitals, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings. He would also play for the Atlanta Flames and the Tidewater Sharks of the SHL.
Kryskow finished his professional hockey career in the World Hockey Association playing for the Calgary Cowboys and closed his career by winning the 1978 Avco Cup with the Winnipeg Jets. The 1978 Winnipeg Jets were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category and also beat the Soviet Union Team 5–3 on January 5, 1978.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 28 4 25 29 57 — — — — — 1969–70 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 22 8 8 16 24 6 0 6 6 24 1970–71 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 65 42 45 87 149 17 16 17 33 30 1971–72 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 55 9 18 27 85 3 0 0 0 0 1972–73 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 11 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1972–73 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 52 34 28 62 110 7 2 3 5 4 1973–74 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 72 7 12 19 22 7 0 0 0 2 1974–75 Washington Capitals NHL 51 9 15 24 83 — — — — — 1974–75 Detroit Red Wings NHL 18 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 1975–76 Atlanta Flames NHL 79 15 25 40 65 2 0 0 0 2 1976–77 Tidewater Sharks SHL 37 16 23 39 95 — — — — — 1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 45 16 17 33 47 — — — — — 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 71 20 21 41 16 9 4 4 8 2 WHA totals 116 36 38 74 63 9 4 4 8 2 NHL totals 231 33 56 89 14 12 2 0 2 4
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External links
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com