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Dave Karpa
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1971)
David James Karpa (born May 7, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers between 1993 and 2003. He was selected 68th overall by the Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft from Ferris State University.
| Dave Karpa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1971-05-07) May 7, 1971 (age 52) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Quebec Nordiques Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Carolina Hurricanes New York Rangers | ||
| NHL draft |
68th overall, 1991 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1992–2006 | ||
On May 19, 2015, Karpa was named the assistant head coach for the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).[1] In a highly publicized incident, he was fired a month into the season, along with head coach John Gruden. Following a successful player walkout, Karpa was reinstated as the Firebirds assistant head coach.[2][3] On February 17, 2016, Karpa was again fired by the Firebirds.[4]
On August 8, 2016, Karpa was named the head coach and general manager of the Peoria Mustangs in the Tier III junior level North American 3 Hockey League.[5] His tenure in Peoria ended after just one season.
Karpa's son Zakary Karpa is a ice hockey center for the Harvard Crimson. He was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with the 191st overall pick in the draft.[6]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 57 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 43 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Ferris State University | CCHA | 41 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Ferris State University | CCHA | 34 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 71 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 60 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | ||
| 1994–95 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 72 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 210 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1997–98 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 78 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 39 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 34 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 29 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–03 | Amur Khabarovsk | RSL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 557 | 18 | 80 | 98 | 1374 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | ||||
- McMann, Aaron (May 19, 2015). "Flint Firebirds hire former NHL defenseman Dave Karpa as assistant coach". MLive. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- Seravalli, Frank (November 9, 2015). "Flint Firebirds re-hire coaches after player protest". TSN.ca. TSN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- Woodyard, Eric (November 9, 2015). "Report: Flint Firebirds players walk out after coach is fired". MLive. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- Sipple, George (February 17, 2016). "Flint Firebirds fire coaches for second time this season". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- "Peoria names David Karpa as new head coach". NA3HL. August 8, 2016.
- "Zakary Karpa". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database