Dale B. McTavish (born February 28, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. McTavish played nine games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1996–97, recording one goal and two assists. He is currently a scout with the Ottawa Senators ice hockey team.[1]
| Dale McTavish | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McTavish in 2010 with SaiPa | |||
| Born |
February 28, 1972 Eganville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Calgary Flames SaiPa Espoo Blues Rapperswil-Jona Lakers ZSC Lions EV Zug | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2011 | ||
Playing career edit
McTavish was born in Eganville, Ontario. He played four seasons of junior hockey with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. He helped lead the Petes to the league championship in 1992–93, and a Memorial Cup berth. Undrafted, McTavish spent two years playing Canadian college hockey with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men before attracting the attention of NHL scouts. McTavish signed a contract with the Flames in 1996, but spent most of the next two seasons in the minors with the Saint John Flames.
McTavish continued his career in Europe in 1997, playing three seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga with SaiPa and the Espoo Blues. With SaiPa he reached SM-liiga semi-finals and was by far the most popular player within SaiPa supporters. In 2000, he moved to Switzerland, where he played for eight seasons: first with Rapperswil-Jona Lakers where he spent five seasons (2000-2005), then for ZSC Lions from 2006-07, and finally EV Zug in 2007-08. For the season 2010-2011 McTavish returned to SaiPa, where his European career started. After that season he retired.
McTavish was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 Spengler Cup.
In 1995, McTavish also played for the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers inline hockey club of the Roller Hockey International, where he recorded two goals and three assists in six games.
Pembroke Lumber Kings edit
The previous (2003-2013) owner of the Pembroke Lumber Kings, Sheldon Keefe, announced over Twitter on May 29, 2013 that he had sold the Pembroke Lumber Kings to Dale McTavish.[2] Keefe has been head coach of Toronto Maple Leafs since November 2019. Earlier in 2019, McTavish sold the team to present owner, Alex Armstrong.
Personal life edit
His son, Mason McTavish, was selected 3rd overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Pembroke Lumber Kings | CJHL | 56 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 60 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1992–93 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 98 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 1992–93 | Peterborough Petes | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1993–94 | St. Francis Xavier University | AUAA | 27 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Francis Xavier University | AUAA | 27 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Canada | Intl | 53 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1996–97 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 53 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | SaiPa | SM-l | 47 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | SaiPa | SM-l | 44 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 117 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Canada | Intl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Blues | SM-l | 53 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Canada | Intl | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 44 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 41 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 37 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Rapperswil–Jona | NLA | 44 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Sierre–Anniviers | SUI.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 38 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 98 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 34 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | EV Zug | NLA | 49 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 78 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | EV Zug | NLA | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | EV Zug | NLA | 43 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | SaiPa | SM-l | 38 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 182 | 95 | 60 | 155 | 324 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | ||||
| NLA totals | 361 | 188 | 189 | 377 | 472 | 63 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 82 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Hockey Operations". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via nhl.com.
- ^ "Pembroke Lumber Kings sold to Dale McTavish".
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database