David Gove

David Gove
Born (1978-05-04) May 4, 1978
Centerville, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center/Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 20002009

David T. Gove (born May 4, 1978) is a retired American ice hockey player and recent head coach of the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.[1] He last played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League during the 2008–09 season.

Undrafted, Gove played in two NHL games with the Carolina Hurricanes over his professional career. He recorded an assist in his first NHL game. During the 2005–06 season, he made his debut in which the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup that season. He did not have his name engraved on the cup because he did not play in half of the regular season games or make a finals appearance, but was included in the Stanley Cup team picture and held the cup like the rest of the team.[2]

Prior to the 2015–16 ECHL season, Gove was hired as an assistant coach to Clark Donatelli, head coach of the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers.[3] Gove was named the Nailers' interim head coach when Donatelli was promoted to the head coaching position of the Nailers' AHL affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on December 22, 2015.[4] On January 21, 2016, he was made the full-time head coach of the Nailers.[5] However, on April 29 he took a leave of absence for undisclosed reasons from Nailers while the team was in the playoffs.[6] He would later be replaced as head coach in July 2016 by Nailers' assistant coach Jeff Christian.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Western Michigan CCHA 3687158
1998–99 Western Michigan CCHA 339142312
1999–00 Western Michigan CCHA 3618284622
2000–01 Western Michigan CCHA 3922375916
2000–01 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 91122 10000
2001–02 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 5417324932 81344
2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 172468
2002–03 Laredo Bucks CHL 84121615
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 7215203530 30110
2003–04 Utah Grizzlies AHL 7514223628
2004–05 Providence Bruins AHL 7013183130 1733614
2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 6520264650
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10110
2006–07 Albany River Rats AHL 498132127 40224
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 10000
2007–08 Albany River Rats AHL 458152331
2007–08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 361572210 23571210
2008–09 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 203038
AHL totals 44998125223222 478132128
NHL totals 20110

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 1999–00
All-CCHA Second Team 2000–01

References

  1. "Clark Donatelli Hired as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Head Coach". Wheeling Nailers Official Website.
  2. "Gove Meets Lord Stanley's Cup". Western Michigan University. June 23, 2006. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. "David Gove team staff history". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  4. Molinari, Dave (December 22, 2015). "Clark Donatelli named Baby Penguins' head coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. "David Gove Named Nailers Head Coach". Wheeling Nailers. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. "Penguins play waiting games". The Scranton Times-Tribune. April 29, 2016.
  7. "NAILERS NAME JEFF CHRISTIAN AS HEAD COACH". ECHL. July 12, 2016.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nathan Smith
Captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2008–09
Succeeded by
Wyatt Smith
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