Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor (born December 4, 1955 in Levack, Ontario) is a retired professional player (L.A. Kings, 1977–94) and the current Director of Player Personnel for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. He was previously the L.A. Kings General Manager from 1997 to 2006.
Played collegiate hockey at Clarkson University, where he still holds the school record for career points (251) goals (98) and assists (153) as well as single season goals (41) assists (67) and points (108) in the 1976–77 campaign; in comparison, opposing teams scored a combined 127 goals on Clarkson that year.
Taylor was a member of the Triple Crown Line along with center Marcel Dionne and left winger Charlie Simmer. All three scored more than 100 points in the 1980–81 season with the LA Kings; Taylor scoring 112 points that season (with Dionne and Simmer scoring 135 and 105 points, respectively). He holds the Kings record for games played with 1111.
==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
1974–75 	Clarkson Knights 	ECAC 	 	32 	20 	34 	54 	-- 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975–76 	Clarkson Knights 	ECAC 	 	31 	26 	33 	59 	-- 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976–77 	Clarkson Knights 	ECAC 	 	34 	41 	67 	108 	-- 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976–77 	Fort Worth Texans	CHL 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1977–78 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	64 	22 	21 	43 	47 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	5
1978–79 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	78 	43 	48 	91 	124 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1979–80 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	61 	37 	53 	90 	72 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	4
1980–81 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	72 	47 	65 	112 	130 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	10
1981–82 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	78 	39 	67 	106 	130 	 	10 	4 	6 	10 	20
1982–83 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	46 	21 	37 	58 	76 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1983–84 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	63 	20 	49 	69 	91 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1984–85 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	79 	41 	51 	92 	132 	 	3 	2 	2 	4 	8
1985–86 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	76 	33 	38 	71 	110 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	67 	18 	44 	62 	84 	 	5 	2 	3 	5 	6
1987–88 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	68 	26 	41 	67 	129 	 	5 	3 	3 	6 	6
1988–89 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	70 	26 	37 	63 	80 	 	11 	1 	5 	6 	19
1989–90 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	58 	15 	26 	41 	96 	 	6 	4 	4 	8 	2
1990–91 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	73 	23 	30 	53 	148 	 	12 	2 	1 	3 	12
1991–92 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	77 	10 	19 	29 	63 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	20
1992–93 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	48 	6 	9 	15 	49 	 	22 	3 	5 	8 	31
1993–94 	Los Angeles Kings	NHL 	 	33 	4 	3 	7 	28 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	1111 	431 	638 	1069 	1589 	 	92 	26 	33 	59 	145
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1955
Category:Bill Masterton Trophy winners
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:NHL players with 100 point seasons
Category:National Hockey League players with retired numbers
Category:Fort Worth Texans players
Category:Retired in 1994