Dave Farrish

Dave Farrish
Born (1956-08-01) August 1, 1956 (age 68)
Wingham, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
SC Riessersee
HC Davos
Villacher SV
NHL draft 24th overall, 1976
New York Rangers
WHA draft 5th overall, 1976
San Diego Mariners
Playing career 1976–1990

David Allan Farrish (born August 1, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 430 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1976 and 1984. He featured in the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals with the Rangers.

He also played in the American Hockey League and won the Eddie Shore Award as the league's best defenceman during the 1981–82 season.[1] After his playing career Farrish worked as a coach.

Coaching career

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Farrish has served as head coach for the Moncton Hawks, Salt Lake Golden Eagles, Fort Wayne Komets, Springfield Falcons, Louisiana IceGators and the Pensacola Ice Pilots.[2] At the NHL level, Farrish served as an assistant coach to Randy Carlyle with the Anaheim Ducks from 2005 to the middle of the 2011-12 season. On March 3, 2012, Farrish was appointed an assistant coach, again under Carlyle, with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] Farrish was let go by the Maple Leafs in May 2014.[3] He won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007.

Farrish was named as an assistant coach for the Colorado Avalanche on July 7, 2015. On May 23, 2017, Farrish was relieved of these duties.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Stratford Cullitons OHA-B — — — — — — — — — —
1973–74 Sudbury Wolves OHA 58 11 20 31 205 4 0 0 0 14
1974–75 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 60 20 44 64 258 14 3 4 7 32
1975–76 Sudbury Wolves OMJHL 66 27 48 75 155 17 3 12 15 22
1976–77 New York Rangers NHL 80 2 17 19 102 — — — — —
1977–78 New York Rangers NHL 66 3 5 8 62 3 0 0 0 0
1977–78 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 10 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 71 1 19 20 61 7 0 2 2 14
1979–80 Quebec Nordiques NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 1 8 9 30 3 0 0 0 10
1979–80 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 20 3 1 4 22 — — — — —
1979–80 Syracuse Firebirds AHL 14 4 10 14 17 — — — — —
1980–81 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 74 2 18 20 90 1 0 0 0 0
1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 67 13 24 37 80 15 4 5 9 20
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 4 24 28 38 — — — — —
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 14 2 12 14 18 — — — — —
1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 4 19 23 57 — — — — —
1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 4 0 2 2 6 7 0 1 1 4
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 68 4 12 16 56 — — — — —
1985–86 Hershey Bears AHL 74 5 17 22 78 18 0 4 4 24
1986–87 SC Riessersee GER 26 7 10 17 74 — — — — —
1986–87 HC Davos NLA 16 8 10 18 52 7 2 8 10 10
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 30 4 14 18 26 — — — — —
1987–88 Villacher SV AUT 33 8 43 51 33 — — — — —
1988–89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 60 2 13 15 62 — — — — —
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
AHL totals 362 37 108 145 371 40 4 10 14 48
NHL totals 430 17 110 127 440 14 0 2 2 24

References

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  1. ^ "EDDIE SHORE AWARD – AHL Hall of Fame". ahlhalloffame.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Maple Leafs Add Dave Farrish To Coaching Staff". Mapleleafs.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Leafs extend Carlyle for two years, fire staff - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ Sadler, Amy (23 May 2017). "Avalanche make sweeping changes to coaching staff after dismal year - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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