# David Williams (ice hockey)

David Andrew Williams (born August 25, 1967) 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 Township, New Jersey. Williams was the first New Jersey-raised player to play in the NHL. Internationally Williams played for the American national team at two World Championships.
At Choate, Williams was also an All New England baseball player, but chose hockey and did not continue playing baseball.
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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1981–82 | Chatham High School | HS-NJ | 23 | 24 | 25 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Chatham High School | HS-NJ | 24 | 32 | 16 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Chatham High School | HS-NJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Choate Rosemary Hall | HS-CT | 25 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Choate Rosemary Hall | HS-CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 23 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 25 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 26 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 38 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 56 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 40 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 31 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 81 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 80 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 78 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 242 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 230 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 173 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991 | United States | WC | | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1992 | United States | WC | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year | Ref. |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1988–89 | |
| AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1988–89 | |