David Roberts (ice hockey)


David Lance Roberts is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He is the son of former NHL player Doug Roberts.

Biography

Roberts was born in Alameda, California, and raised in Old Lyme, Connecticut. As a youth, he played in the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut.
Roberts played prep school hockey at Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut under coach John Gardner. After a collegiate career at the University of Michigan, Roberts started his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 1993 after playing for the US national hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics. He would also play with the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.
He also played for the Syracuse Crunch, Worcester IceCats, Peoria Rivermen, Michigan K-Wings, Grand Rapids Griffins, Eisbären Berlin in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, and EV Zug in Switzerland's Nationalliga A.
Roberts currently runs the Dave Roberts Hockey Academy in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Yost Ice Arena. He is a regular member of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni, a charity group which plays throughout the Great Lakes region. He is a financial advisor for Telemus Capital Partners in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Career statistics

Awards and honors

List of awards and honors.
AwardYear
All-CCHA Rookie Team1989-90
All-CCHA Second Team1990-91
AHCA West Second-Team All-American1990–91
All-CCHA Second Team1992-93