# David Meckler

David Meckler (born July 9, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played for EHC Red Bull München in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 5th round (134th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

## Early life

Meckler, who is Jewish, was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He attended Waterloo High School and Yale University.

## Playing career

On March 5, 2006, Meckler scored the winning goal to end the 2nd longest game in NCAA hockey history. Yale University defeated Union College, 3–2, in the ECAC Hockey League first-round playoff game after 81:35 of overtime. David Meckler scored the winning goal with Yale shorthanded.
Upon completion of his junior career with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, Meckler signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings to begin in the 2007–08 season. He was assigned to and became a fixture of American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs. After three years with the Monarchs, Meckler was re-signed by the Kings to a one-year contract on July 16, 2011.
After six seasons within the Kings organization with the Manchester Monarchs, featuring in 414 AHL contests yet unable to make his NHL debut, Meckler left as a free agent to forge a European career and signed a contract with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg on September 3, 2013.
After one year in the EC Red Bull Salzburg Organization, Meckler left Salzburg to sign a contract with sponsor affiliate, EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on November 17, 2014.
Meckler initially signed a one-year contract extension to remain in Munich, however on May 29, 2015, advised the club he would terminate the contract due to an enforced time-out from professional hockey due to a spinal injury.

## Career statistics

| | | | 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 |
| 2002–03 | Chicago Freeze | NAHL | 56 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 56 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2004–05 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 60 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | Yale University | ECAC | 31 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | London Knights | OHL | 67 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 53 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 20 |
| 2007–08 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 76 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 74 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 73 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 75 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 44 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 44 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | EHC Red Bull München | DEL | 30 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 381 | 77 | 67 | 144 | 123 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |