Shot Right Height 1.88 m Role Ice hockey player Career end 1998 | Name David Williams Career start 1990 Playing career Weight 88 kg Positions Defenseman | |
Played for San Jose SharksMighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL Draft 234th overall, 1985New Jersey Devils | ||
David Andrew Williams (born August 25, 1967 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Williams was drafted 234th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 173 regular season games in the NHL, scoring a total of 11 goals and 53 assists for 64 points and collecting 157 penalty minutes. Prior to turning pro, Williams played four seasons at Dartmouth College in ECAC Hockey, serving as team captain at the end of his career there. At Dartmouth, Williams was an All American player. He also played varsity hockey for Choate Rosemary Hall a prep school in Wallingford, Connecticut, and Chatham Township High School in Chatham, New Jersey. Williams was the first New Jersey-raised player to participate in an NHL game.
At Choate, Williams was also an All New England baseball player, but chose hockey and did not continue playing baseball.
David Williams was elected to the New Jersey High School Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012 for his achievements at all levels of ice hockey.