Dave Andreychuk

David John "Dave" Andreychuk (Born 29 September, 1963, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former professional hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning.
==NHL Career==
Dave Andreychuk was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres from the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and played his first NHL season in 1982-83. He went on to play 11 seasons in Buffalo before being traded on February 2, 1993, with Daren Puppa, and a 1993 first-round pick (Kenny Jonsson) go to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Grant Fuhr and a conditional 1995 fifth-round draft pick. He played for the Leafs until the 1995-96 when he was traded to the New Jersey Devils, where he stayed until 1999. After New Jersey, he had short stints with the Boston Bruins (1999-00), Colorado Avalanche (2000), and Buffalo Sabres (2000-01), before settling with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2001-02 to 2005-06).
His best seasons offensively were in 1992-93 and 1993-94 when, with Toronto, he posted 99 points in each season. The 1993 and 1994 playoffs also saw Andreychuk and the Maple Leafs advance to the Conference Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively.
In the 2001-02 NHL season, Andreychuk made a shocking move which would pay dividends in the long run. Rather than sign with a Stanley Cup contender, he signed with the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning, which he was able to bring some much needed veteran leadership. The Lightning again missed the playoffs, and Andreychuk refused trades to contenders, stating his work with the team was not finished. In 2002-03, Lightning head coach John Tortorella appointed Andreychuk the captain, (succeeding Vincent Lecavalier, who was stripped of the captaincy after the 2000-01 season), and he continued the leadership role with the team which eventually would lead to a big reward for the young franchise. 
Andreychuk went 22 years without being on a Stanley Cup championship team, tying the NHL record with Ray Bourque for the longest career before doing so. In the 2003-04 NHL season, Andreychuk and the Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames in seven games to win the Cup at last, in front of their home crowd.
On January 10, 2006, Andreychuk was waived by the Lightning, bringing an end to his career. 
On October 1, 2006, Dave Andreychuk rejoined the Tampa Bay Lightning as a Community Representative.
He is one of the highest scoring left wingers in NHL history.
The city of Hamilton has renamed the Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena in his honour.
==Records and Achievements==
* 5th most games played in NHL history with 1639.
* 11th for most goals scored in NHL history with 640.
* Tied with Denis Savard for 23rd in league history with 1338 points.
* Holds the record for most NHL career power play goals with 270.
* 1991-92 NHL Power Play Goals Leader with 28.
* 1992-93 NHL Power Play Goals Leader with 32.
* Oldest player to a make Stanley Cup Finals debut: 40 years, 7 months (May 25, 2004).
* Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1990 and 1994.
==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
1979-80 	Hamilton 	OMHA 	 	21 	25 	24 	49 	-- 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980-81 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	67 	22 	22 	44 	80 	 	10 	3 	2 	5 	20
1981-82 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	67 	57 	43 	100 	71 	 	3 	1 	4 	5 	16
1982-83 	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	14 	8 	24 	32 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1982-83 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	43 	14 	23 	37 	16 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	4
1983-84 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	73 	38 	42 	80 	42 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2
1984-85 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	64 	31 	30 	61 	54 	 	5 	4 	2 	6 	4
1985-86 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	80 	36 	51 	87 	61 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986-87 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	77 	25 	48 	73 	46 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1987-88 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	80 	30 	48 	78 	112 	 	6 	2 	4 	6 	0
1988-89 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	56 	28 	24 	52 	40 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	0
1989-90 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	73 	40 	42 	82 	42 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	2
1990-91 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	80 	36 	33 	69 	32 	 	6 	2 	2 	4 	8
1991-92 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	80 	41 	50 	91 	71 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	12
1992-93 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	52 	29 	32 	61 	48 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
1992-93 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	31 	25 	13 	38 	8 	 	21 	12 	7 	19 	35
1993-94 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	83 	53 	46 	99 	98 	 	18 	5 	5 	10 	16
1994-95 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	48 	22 	16 	38 	34 	 	7 	3 	2 	5 	25
1995-96 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	61 	20 	24 	44 	54 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995-96 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	15 	8 	5 	13 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996-97 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	82 	27 	34 	61 	48 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1997-98 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	75 	14 	34 	48 	26 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	4
1998-99 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	52 	15 	13 	28 	20 	 	4 	2 	0 	2 	4
1999-00 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	63 	19 	14 	33 	28 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999-00 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 	 	14 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	17 	3 	2 	5 	18
2000-01 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	74 	20 	13 	33 	32 	 	13 	1 	2 	3 	4
2001-02 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	82 	21 	17 	38 	109 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2002-03 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	72 	20 	14 	34 	34 	 	11 	3 	3 	6 	10
2003-04 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	82 	21 	18 	39 	42 	 	23 	1 	13 	14 	14
2005-06 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	42 	6 	12 	18 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
OHL Totals	OHL Totals 	OHL Totals	 	148 	87 	89 	176 	157 	 	13 	4 	6 	10 	36
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	1639 	640 	698 	1338 	1125 	 	162 	43 	54 	97 	162
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== International Play ==
Played for canada in...
* 1983 World Junior Championships (bronze medal)
* 1986 World Championships (bronze medal)
International statistics
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983 	Canada 	WJC 	 	7 	6	5	11 	14
1986 	Canada 	WC 	 	10	3	2	5 	18
Int'l Totals	Int'l Totals	Int'l Totals	 	17	9	7	16 	32
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==See Also==
* List of NHL statistical leaders
* List of NHL seasons
* List of NHL players with 1000 points
* List of NHL players with 500 goals
* List of NHL players with 1000 games played
* Captain (ice hockey)
==References==
*hockeydraftcentral.com
*
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Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Colorado Avalanche players
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
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Category:Born in 1963
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