Bruce Driver


Bruce Douglas Driver is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1983–84 until 1997–98.

Playing career

As a youth, Driver played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.
Driver was drafted in the sixth round by the then Colorado Rockies in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He spent the first 11 years of his NHL career with the Devils, winning a Stanley Cup with them in 1995. He was traded to the New York Rangers after the 1995 season.
Driver possessed a strong point shot, heady offensive instincts, smart positional defensive play, and a good stick with which he was adept at poke checking. A natural leader, Driver served as the Devils' captain and also became a power-play quarterback as his career blossomed, registering many of his goals and points with the man advantage.

Personal life

Driver is a resident of Montville, New Jersey. He plays hockey as a goalie in an adult recreational league in New Jersey and coaches a girls' high-school hockey team at Morristown-Beard School that won a state championship in the 2006–07 season. He was also the girls' high-school Hockey Coach of the Year in New Jersey in 2006–07.

Awards and honors

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International