Dave Hynes | |||
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Born |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 17, 1951||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
56th overall, 1971 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1973–1978 |
David E. Hynes (born April 17, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins in 1973–75 as well as 22 games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers in 1976–77. He was also a member of the United States national team at the 1972, 1973 and 1977 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with his Boston minor ice hockey team.[1] Hynes has the distinction of being the first American born player to be drafted by the Boston Bruins. He was selected in the fourth round, 56th overall, by the Bruins in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.