Dave Christian: 1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 359

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 359 Dave Christian Hockey Card (Front)

1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 359 Dave Christian Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

The Jets’ leading scorer in 1980-81, Dave tied for club lead with 9 power play goals while adding one shorthanded goal and one game tying goal. he possesses great talent, a fine shot and good hockey sense for the Jets. Dave was a member of the 1980 United States gold medal olympic hockey team.

En Français

Dave, le meilleur compteur des Jets en 1980-81, finit aussi premier ex aequo pour les buts durant des jeux de puissance avec 9, en plus de marquer un but à court d’un homme et un but égalisateur. Cet avant talentueux a un bon lancer et un bon sens du hockey. Dave fit partie de l’équipe de hockey olympique des Etats-Unis qui décrocha la Médaille d’or en 1980.

Details

Most rookies that score 28 goals and total 71 points in their first National Hockey League season would be a front runner for the Calder Trophy. In 1980-81, Dave Christian was down the list in voting for the rookie of the year award at ninth. In a strong year of first year players, Peter Stastny of the Quebec Nordiques was given the honour. Larry Murphy, Don Beaupre, Denis Savard and Darryl Sutter were also ahead of Christian in voting.

In 1980-81, Christian recorded second of four career hat tricks in the NHL. On February 12, 1981 at Madison Square Garden, Dave put three goals past New York goalie Doug Soetaert. Unfortunately, it was not enough to give Winnipeg what would have been just their seventh win in the first 57 games of the season. The Jets fell to the Rangers 8-6.

In fact, when Christian scored three goals in an NHL game, his team was a mediocre 2-2. His final hat trick came in a win, however. On October 15, 1988, now with the Washington Capitals, he scored three and assisted on a Kevin Hatcher goal for four points in an 8-5 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Dave came out of the University of North Dakota to spend the 1979-80 season playing for the U.S. National Team in preparation for the 1980 Winter Olympics. The Miracle On Ice team captured gold at the games, held in Lake Placid, New York, by taking out the powerful Soviet Union.

Dave Christian went on to play 1,009 regular season and 102 playoff games in the NHL between 1979-80 and 1993-94 with the Jets, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.

Dave Christian NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Winnipeg Jets	15	8	10	18	2
1980-81	Winnipeg Jets	80	28	43	71	22
1981-82	Winnipeg Jets	80	25	51	76	28
1982-83	Winnipeg Jets	55	18	26	44	23
1983-84	Washington Capitals	80	29	52	81	28
1984-85	Washington Capitals	80	26	43	69	14
1985-86	Washington Capitals	80	41	42	83	15
1986-87	Washington Capitals	76	23	27	50	8
1987-88	Washington Capitals	80	37	21	58	26
1988-89	Washington Capitals	80	34	31	65	12
1989-90	Washington Capitals	28	3	8	11	4
1989-90	Boston Bruins	50	12	17	29	8
1990-91	Boston Bruins	78	32	21	53	41
1991-92	St. Louis Blues	78	20	24	44	41
1992-93	Chicago Blackhawks	60	4	14	18	12
1993-94	Chicago Blackhawks	9	0	3	3	0
	Totals	1009	340	433	773	284

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0	0
1980-81	Winnipeg Jets	0	0	0	0	0
1981-82	Winnipeg Jets	4	0	1	1	2
1982-83	Winnipeg Jets	3	0	0	0	0
1983-84	Washington Capitals	8	5	4	9	5
1984-85	Washington Capitals	5	1	1	2	0
1985-86	Washington Capitals	9	4	4	8	0
1986-87	Washington Capitals	7	1	3	4	6
1987-88	Washington Capitals	14	5	6	11	6
1988-89	Washington Capitals	6	1	1	2	0
1989-90	Washington Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
1989-90	Boston Bruins	21	4	1	5	4
1990-91	Boston Bruins	19	8	4	12	4
1991-92	St. Louis Blues	4	3	0	3	0
1992-93	Chicago Blackhawks	1	0	0	0	0
1993-94	Chicago Blackhawks	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	102	32	25	57	27