David Cooper

a.k.a. "Dave Cooper"

#7 Pontebba / Italy - 07/08

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Date of BirthNov 02, 1973
Age51
Place of BirthOttawa, ON, CAN
Nation
Canada
Youth Team-
PositionD
Height188 cm / 6'2"
Weight93 kg / 205 lbs
ShootsL
StatusRetired

Drafted
1992 round 1 #11 overall by Buffalo Sabres
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He was considered a shoo-in for a long NHL career, but it never happened. Cooper was a great passer, but he had some defensive drawbacks and didn't leverage his size often enough. He was spending the majority of his time in AHL and got opportunity in only few games in NHL. Then he decided to take his career in a different direction and elected to continue his career in Europe. After just one year in Germany he gave NHL his last shot. Though the year was spent in the minors again, he did resurface at the NHL level for two games with Toronto Maple Leafs. After that he moved back to Europe and finished his career playing for many teams in Germany, Russia, Italy and Denmark. He was one of the first Canadians to play in Russia prior to the founding of KHL.

You get up for things and sometimes you get let down
—David Cooper 2001

I was very naive, tt was a bigger step than I thought it would be
—David Cooper 2001

You pull on a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater and it's something special
—David Cooper 2001

I thought, `This is it. I'll go over to Europe and finish up my career,' but I began to enjoy it so much that I was anxious to come back
—David Cooper 2001

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