Dave Taylor - Clarkson University, Forward, (1973-77) - Levack, Ontario
1977 All-America ... 1970-79 ECAC Hockey All-Decade Second Team ... 1977 ECAC Hockey Player of Year ... 1977 All-Conference First Team ... Clarkson’s All-Time Scoring Leader in Assists (153) and Points (251) ... 1977 ECAC Hockey Goals Leader (41 goals in 34 games) ... 1977 NCAA Points Leader (108 points in 34 games) ... ECAC Hockey Record-Holder for Points in a Season (108) ... One of Only Three (3) ECAC Hockey Players to Exceed 100 Points in Season ... Two-Time Co-Captain (1976-77) … Three-Time Clarkson Most Valuable Player (1974-76-77) … Enjoyed Stellar Career in National Hockey League (NHL), Playing 17 Seasons with Los Angeles Kings (1977-94) ... Skated in 1,111 NHL Games, Recording 1,069 Points (431 Goals, 638 Assists) … Four-Time NHL All Star (1980-81-82-86) ... First Player in NHL History to Win the Two (2) Prestigious Awards in Same Season, Claiming 1991 Recipient of Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication to Hockey) and 1991 King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership On and Off Ice as Well as Contributions to the Community) … A 1992 Inaugural Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee ... Currently Serves as Director of Player Personnel with St. Louis Blues.
The fifth segment of honorees includes: along with Taylor - Boston College forward John Cunniff, a three-time all-Conference selection (First Team 1964-65; Second Team 1966), who finished his career with 71 goals and 82 assists in 75 games establishing a school record for career points; Gene Kinasewich, forward at Harvard, who tallied 61 goals, 50 assists and 111 points in 75 career games and scored game-winning goal in overtime of 1963 ECAC Hockey Championship Game; Douglas Murray, defenseman, Cornell, two-time all-America First Team (2002-03) selection and three-time ECAC Hockey All-Tournament (2001-03) team member; Boston University defenseman Vic Stanfield, who led the Terriers in scoring (points) on two (2) occasions (1974-75) and amassed 160 career points in 92 Games to rank first all-time in scoring among Terriers defensemen.
All current and former teams’ impactful players, including those from Boston College, Boston University, New Hampshire, Middlebury, Army, etc... were reviewed in comprising the list of candidates for the special team. Five players from the top 50 all-time team will be released every two weeks throughout the season leading up the championship in March 18-19 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Throughout its history, ECAC Hockey has been home to seven NCAA men’s championship teams, witnessed over 15,000 games, produced more than 500 National Hockey Leaguers, nearly 300 All-Americans, three Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners, and over 1,100 student-athletes who have earned All-Academic honors since 1999-00, the first year the League recognized these individuals.
The first group of top 50 players released on November 11 included the following: Bob Brinkworth, forward at Rensselaer (1961-64); Ken Dryden, Cornell goaltender (1967-69); defenseman Mark Fusco, Harvard (1980-83); Brian Mueller, defenseman, Clarkson (1991-95); and Boston College forward Joe Mullen.
The League released the second segment of players on November 24 which included the following; defenseman Ray Giroux, Yale (1994-98); Joe Juneau forward Rensselaer (1987-91); Colgate forward Andy McDonald (1996-00); Joe Nieuwendyk, foward Cornell (1984-87); and defenseman Ron Wilson, Providence (1973-77).
The third assembly release on December 8 included the following: Joe Cavanagh, Harvard, forward, (1969-71); Yann Danis Brown, goaltender, (2000-04); Clarkson defenseman Dave Fretz (1981-85); Dan Laperriere, St. Lawrence, defenseman, (1988-92); and forward Martin St. Louis, Vermont (1993-97).
On December 22, the fourth collection of top 50 players was released which included; Ralph Cox, New Hampshire, forward, (1975-79); Union goaltender, Trevor Koenig (1995-98); Boston University forward, Rick Meagher (1973-77); forward Lance Nethery from Cornell (1975-79); and Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth, forward (2001-05).
The top 50 players were determined by a vote of a selection committee of 10 individuals, which include Joe Bertagna, former student-athlete at Harvard, former hockey commissioner of the ECAC and current commissioner of Hockey East; Ed Carpenter, former Sports Information Director at Boston U.; Bill Cleary, former student-athlete, head coach and director of athletics at Harvard; John Connolly, long-time sports reporter at the Boston Herald; Dan Fridgen, former student-athlete at Colgate and former head coach at RPI; Mike Gilligan, former head coach at Yale (interim) and Vermont; Lou Lamoriello, former student-athlete and head coach at Providence and current CEO/President/General Manager of the New Jersey Devils; Mark Morris, former student-athlete at Colgate and former head coach at Clarkson; Tim Taylor, former student-athlete at Harvard and former head coach at Yale; and Adam Wodon, editor of the College Hockey News Web site.
