# Dave Lucas (ice hockey)

David Charles Lucas (March 22, 1932 – January 16, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings.

## Career

Lucas played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1962–63 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1969, was mainly spent with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. Lucas scouted for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and the Chicago Blackhawks.

## Personal life and death

Lucas was married to Mona (nee Legault), who predeceased him in August 2023. They continued to live near Downeyville, a hamlet in the former Victoria County, along with Lindsay, Ontario, are now both part of the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, whey they managed a farm. Later, they retired into Lindsay, and he died at the Ross Memorial Hospital on January 16, 2025, at the age of 92. In 1997, he was honoured locally as an inductee with the Lindsay District Sports Hall of Fame, along with former WHA player Bill Horton and 4 others, and located in the Lindsay Recreation Centre.

## 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 |
| 1951–52 | Lindsay Bears | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Washington Lions | EAHL | 62 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1954–55 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Washington Lions | EHL | 48 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 95 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 1955–56 | Washington Lions | EHL | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 132 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956–57 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 62 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1957–58 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 64 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1958–59 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 61 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1959–60 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 63 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 91 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 1960–61 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 61 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 1961–62 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 68 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| 1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962–63 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 68 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1963–64 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 70 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 34 |
| 1964–65 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 72 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 126 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 1965–66 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 72 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965–66 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 72 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1968–69 | Salem Rebels | EHL | 63 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EHL totals | EHL totals | EHL totals | 908 | 166 | 433 | 599 | 1159 | 98 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 116 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |