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David Oliver

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: April 17, 1971 in Sechelt, British Columbia

Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round (144th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 23 EDM NHL 44 16 14 30 12 -11 20 6 10 0 0 79 20.3
1995-96 24 EDM NHL 80 20 19 39 16 -22 34 6 14 0 0 131 15.3
1996-97 25 TOT NHL 31 3 3 6 2 -5 8 3 0 0 0 35 8.6
1996-97 25 EDM NHL 17 1 2 3 1 -8 4 1 0 0 0 22 4.5
1996-97 25 NYR NHL 14 2 1 3 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 13 15.4
1998-99 27 OTT NHL 17 2 5 7 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 18 11.1 180 10:34
1999-00 28 PHX NHL 9 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 16.7 69 7:38
2000-01 29 OTT NHL 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 39 5:37
2002-03 31 DAL NHL 6 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 55 9:13
2003-04 32 DAL NHL 36 7 5 12 5 6 12 4 3 0 1 30 23.3 355 9:51
2005-06 34 DAL NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 23 7:37
Career NHL 233 49 49 98 40 -31 84 21 28 0 1 307 16.0 720 9:14

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1994-95 23 EDM NHL 44 0.36 0.32 0.68 0.28 0.45 1.80 28 24 52 22 43 23 31 0 -11 2.5 0.2 2.7
1995-96 24 EDM NHL 80 0.25 0.24 0.49 0.20 0.43 1.64 19 18 37 15 64 34 53 1 -22 2.0 0.5 2.4
1996-97 25 TOT NHL 31 0.10 0.10 0.19 0.08 0.26 1.13 3 3 6 2 10 1 15 1 -5 -0.4 0.2 -0.2
1996-97 25 EDM NHL 17 0.06 0.12 0.18 0.07 0.24 1.29 1 2 3 1 5 1 12 0 -8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3
1996-97 25 NYR NHL 14 0.14 0.07 0.21 0.10 0.29 0.93 2 1 3 1 5 0 3 1 3 -0.1 0.2 0.2
1998-99 27 OTT NHL 17 0.12 0.29 0.41 0.15 0.24 1.06 2 6 8 3 9 1 7 0 1 0.5 0.2 0.7
1999-00 28 PHX NHL 9 0.11 0.00 0.11 0.06 0.22 0.67 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.1
2000-01 29 OTT NHL 7 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
2002-03 31 DAL NHL 6 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.14 0.33 0.83 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 0 1 0.2 0.1 0.3
2003-04 32 DAL NHL 36 0.19 0.14 0.33 0.14 0.33 0.83 8 6 14 6 16 3 7 0 6 1.1 0.7 1.9
2005-06 34 DAL NHL 3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career NHL 233 0.21 0.21 0.42 0.17 0.36 1.32 61 60 121 50 148 63 118 2 -31 5.7 2.0 7.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 25 NYR NHL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002-03 31 DAL NHL 6 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 39 6:33
2003-04 32 DAL NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7:31
Career NHL 10 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 47 6:41

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1988-89 17 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 58 41 38 79 38
1989-90 18 Vernon Lakers BCJHL 58 51 48 99 22
1990-91 19 University of Michigan CCHA 27 13 11 24 34
1991-92 20 University of Michigan CCHA 44 31 27 58 32
1992-93 21 University of Michigan CCHA 40 35 20 55 18
1993-94 22 University of Michigan CCHA 41 28 40 68 16
1994-95 23 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 32 11 18 29 8
1997-98 26 Houston Aeros IHL 78 38 27 65 -5 60 19 18 1 7 243 15.6
1998-99 27 Houston Aeros IHL 37 18 17 35 -1 30 14 4 0 3 125 14.4
1999-00 28 Houston Aeros IHL 45 16 11 27 -2 40 10 6 0 2 117 13.7
2000-01 29 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 51 14 17 31 5 35 12 2 0 4 110 12.7
2001-02 30 Munchen Barons Germany 59 20 14 34 30
2002-03 31 Utah Grizzlies AHL 37 11 14 25 -8 14 7 4 0 0 87 12.6
2003-04 32 Utah Grizzlies AHL 31 5 12 17 -3 12 2 2 1 0
2004-05 33 Guildford Flames Britain-2 16 8 14 22 4
2005-06 34 Iowa Stars AHL 54 21 13 34 -7 26 10 11 0 1
2006-07 35 Rogle BK Angelholm Sweden-2 29 5 7 12 34
Career 4 Seasons AHL 154 48 57 105 -18 60 19 17 1 1 87 12.6
Career 2 Seasons BCJHL 116 92 86 178 60
Career 1 Season Britain-2 16 8 14 22 4
Career 4 Seasons CCHA 152 107 98 205 100
Career 1 Season Germany 59 20 14 34 30
Career 4 Seasons IHL 211 86 72 158 -3 165 55 30 1 16 595 14.5
Career 1 Season Sweden-2 29 5 7 12 34

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1989-90 18 Vernon Lakers Cen-Cup 6 3 6 9 0
1997-98 26 Houston Aeros IHL 4 3 0 3 4 1 2 0 0
1998-99 27 Houston Aeros IHL 19 10 6 16 22 6 4 0 2
1999-00 28 Houston Aeros IHL 11 3 4 7 8 2 1 0 0
2000-01 29 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 10 6 2 8 8 6 0 0 1
2001-02 30 Munchen Barons Germany 9 2 2 4 6
2004-05 33 Guildford Flames Britain-2 15 3 5 8 31
2005-06 34 Iowa Stars AHL 5 3 0 3 1 4 1 2 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 5 3 0 3 1 4 1 2 0 0
Career 1 Season Britain-2 15 3 5 8 31
Career 1 Season Cen-Cup 6 3 6 9 0
Career 1 Season Germany 9 2 2 4 6
Career 4 Seasons IHL 44 22 12 34 42 15 7 0 3

Similarity Scores

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Thru 9 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
David Oliver 2.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Norm Ferguson 84.3 5.6 2.2 2.0 0.7
Reg Kerr 83.0 4.6 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 -0.2
Paul Fenton 82.8 4.0 2.5 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.0 -0.4 -0.4
Robert Nilsson 82.4 4.2 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.1
Larry Romanchych 81.5 4.3 3.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Leon Rochefort 81.2 3.9 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Frans Nielsen 80.2 4.7 3.2 2.6 0.4 0.1
Buster Harvey 79.3 4.8 2.9 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.7
Tom Rowe 79.2 5.1 2.1 1.6 0.9 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Eric Fehr 78.9 5.3 2.9 2.2 0.5 0.4 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
David Oliver 2.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Norm Ferguson 84.3 5.6 2.2 2.0 0.7
Reg Kerr 83.0 4.6 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 -0.2
Paul Fenton 82.8 4.0 2.5 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.0 -0.4 -0.4
Robert Nilsson 82.4 4.2 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.1
Larry Romanchych 81.5 4.3 3.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Frans Nielsen 80.2 4.7 3.2 2.6 0.4 0.1
Buster Harvey 79.3 4.8 2.9 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.7
Tom Rowe 79.2 5.1 2.1 1.6 0.9 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Eric Fehr 78.9 5.3 2.9 2.2 0.5 0.4 -0.1
Terry Reardon 78.4 3.4 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.6 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Power Play Goals

1994-95 NHL 10 (9)

Transactions

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February 21, 1997: Claimed on waivers by NY Rangers from Edmonton, February 21, 1997.

July 2, 1998: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, July 2, 1998.

July 20, 1999: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, July 20, 1999.

August 2, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, August 2, 2000.

July 30, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Dallas, July 30, 2002.

January 13, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Guildford (Britain-2), January 13, 2005.

July 31, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Rogle (Sweden-2), July 31, 2006.

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