David J. Archibald (born April 14, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Archibald played for the Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career After playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League for the Portland Winter Hawks, Archibald was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the first round, sixth overall, of the 1987 NHL entry draft. He made his NHL debut with the North Stars in the 1987–88 season. He scored two goals in his NHL debut on October 10, 1987, and at 18 years, 179 days old remains the youngest player in North Stars franchise history to score in his debut. In his first two NHL seasons, he scored 27 goals and added 39 assists. Early in the 1989–90 season, the North Stars traded Archibald to the New York Rangers for defenceman Jayson More.
Archibald finished the 1989–90 season with the Rangers' IHL affiliate, the Flint Spirits, before leaving to join the Canadian National Hockey Team for two seasons. This included representing Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where Archibald won a silver medal.
Archibald returned to the NHL in the 1992–93 season with the Ottawa Senators. After four seasons with the Senators, Archibald played in seven games with the New York Islanders in the 1996–97 season. He also played in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga that season with the Frankfurt Lions. He then spent three seasons in the IHL before finishing up his career in Sweden's Elitserien with Linköpings HC in the 1999–2000 season.
In his NHL career, Archibald appeared in 323 games. He scored 57 goals and added 67 assists. He also played in five games for Minnesota during the 1989 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording one assist.
Coaching career Archibald joined the Chilliwack Bruins as an assistant coach prior to the 2008-09 season and added the duties of Hockey Operations Advisor and Community Liaison in February 2009.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84Portland Winter HawksWHL70112————— 1984–85Portland Winter HawksWHL47711181030220 1985–86Portland Winter HawksWHL702935645615671311 1986–87Portland Winter HawksWHL655057107402010182811 1987–88Minnesota North StarsNHL7813203326————— 1988–89Minnesota North StarsNHL721419331450110 1989–90Minnesota North StarsNHL121566————— 1989–90New York RangersNHL192356————— 1989–90Flint SpiritsIHL411438521643250 1990–91CanadaIntl2919123120————— 1991–92CanadaIntl5820436364————— 1991–92HC BolzanoITA543716785137 1992–93Binghamton RangersAHL863910————— 1992–93Ottawa SenatorsNHL44961532————— 1993–94Ottawa SenatorsNHL331081814————— 1994–95Ottawa SenatorsNHL1422419————— 1995–96Ottawa SenatorsNHL44641018————— 1995–96Utah GrizzliesIHL1914510————— 1996–97Frankfurt LionsDEL3410192948943716 1996–97New York IslandersNHL70004————— 1997–98San Antonio DragonsIHL5511213210————— 1998–99Utah GrizzliesIHL7623254832————— 1999–00Utah GrizzliesIHL2774111050000 1999–00Linköpings HCSEL2154918————— NHL totals323576712413950110 IHL totals 218 56 92 148 78 9 3 2 5 0
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Canada WC 10 0 1 1 8 1992 Canada OG 8 7 1 8 18 Senior totals 18 7 2 9 26
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External links
Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame profile