Dave Hynes
# Dave Hynes

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. 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.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1964–65 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | 38 | 14 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Browne & Nichols School | HS-MA | 16 | 52 | 28 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Harvard University | ECAC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Harvard University | ECAC | 27 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Harvard University | ECAC | 25 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Harvard University | ECAC | 22 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | United States National Team | Intl | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Boston Braves | AHL | 73 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 42 | 35 | 77 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77 | Rhode Island Reds | AHL | 46 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 46 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WHA totals | WHA totals | WHA totals | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | United States | WC-B | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | United States | WC-B | | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | United States | WC | | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| - | - |
| ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team | 1971 |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second team | 1971–72 |
| AHCA East All-American | 1971–72 |
