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USA Dave Christian
Minnesota Moose / IHL - 95/96
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
May 12, 1959
Position
RW
Age
65
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Warroad, MN, USA
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1979 round 2 #40 overall by Winnipeg Jets

Father: Billy Christian
Brother: Ed Christian
Uncles: Gord Christian & Roger Christian
Nephews: Bryant Christian, Jordy Christian & Brock Nelson
Cousin: Jay Ness

Dave Christian helped the U.S. win gold at the 1980 Olympics with a team-high of 8 assists. Over 15 seasons with the Jets, Capitals, Bruins, Blues, and Blackhawks, he reached the 20-goal mark 10 times and the 50-point mark 9 times. Christian retired from the NHL in 1994 with 340 goals and 433 assists.

Team Staff profile of Dave Christian also available

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Dave Christian Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1974-75 Warroad High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1975-76 Warroad High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 Warroad High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 38* 8* 16* 24* 14* -* |
1978-79 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 40* 22* 24* 46* 22* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
1979-80 Winnipeg Jets NHL 15* 8* 10* 18* 2* -5* |
Team USA International 59* 10* 20* 30* 26* -* |
USA OG 7* 0* 8* 8* 6* -* |
1980-81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80* 28* 43* 71* 22* -54* |
USA WC 8* 8* 3* 11* 6* -* |
1981-82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80* 25* 51* 76* 28* -41* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
USA CC 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
1982-83 Winnipeg Jets “C” NHL 55* 18* 26* 44* 23* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1983-84 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 29* 52* 81* 28* 26* | Playoffs 8 5 4 9 5 -
1984-85 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 26* 43* 69* 14* 20* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -
USA CC 6* 2* 1* 3* 2* 0* |
1985-86 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 41* 42* 83* 15* 3* | Playoffs 9 4 4 8 0 -
1986-87 Washington Capitals NHL 76* 23* 27* 50* 8* -5* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 6 -
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 37* 21* 58* 26* -14* | Playoffs 14 5 6 11 6 9
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 34* 31* 65* 12* 2* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -3
USA WC 6* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 28* 3* 8* 11* 4* -12* |
Boston Bruins NHL 50* 12* 17* 29* 8* 4* | Playoffs 21 4 1 5 4 -6
1990-91 Boston Bruins NHL 78* 32* 21* 53* 41* 8* | Playoffs 19 8 4 12 4 -2
1991-92 St. Louis Blues NHL 78* 20* 24* 44* 41* 2* | Playoffs 4 3 0 3 0 -1
USA CC 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 60* 4* 14* 18* 12* 6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1993-94 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 9* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Indianapolis Ice IHL 40* 8* 18* 26* 6* 12* |
1994-95 Minnesota Moose IHL 81* 38* 42* 80* 16* -30* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -4
1995-96 Minnesota Moose IHL 69* 21* 25* 46* 8* -22* |

Dave Christian Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Washington Capitals Fr-Tour 4* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |

Dave Christian Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 3 19* 4* 2* 6* 0.32* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Fr-Tour 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 3 190* 67* 85* 152* 0.80* 30* -40* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * -4 *
International 1 59* 10* 20* 30* 0.51* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 78* 30* 40* 70* 0.90* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 15 1 009* 340* 433* 773* 0.77* 284* -65* | 13 102 32 * 25 * 57 * 0.56 * 27 * -3 *
OG 1 7* 0* 8* 8* 1.14* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 14* 12* 6* 18* 1.29* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dave Christian Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Univ. of North Dakota

Cult/Star player for USA

Cult/Star player for Warroad High

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Also wore #13 at the University of North Dakota.