| Dave Phillips | |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) |
| AHL Team F. Teams |
Rockford IceHogs Hull Stingrays Belfast Giants |
| Nationality | UK |
| Born | August 14, 1987, Beverley, England, UK |
| Pro Career | 2004 – present |
Dave Phillips (born August 14, 1987 in Beverley, England) is a British professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Career[]
Phillips began his career within the Kingston-upon-Hull club in England, playing for Kingston Crunch U-16, Kingston Predators U-19 and then Kingston Jets of the English National League in November 2003[1]. He then moved up to the Hull Stingrays in the British National League, a team which joined the Elite League in 2006. Phillips established himself as one of Britain's top defencemen and served as assistant captain of the Stingrays in the 2007-08 season. He moved to the Belfast Giants for the 2008-09 season, becoming new coach Steve Thornton's first signing[2]. Phillips signed with the American Hockey League team Rockford IceHogs,leaving the Belfast Giants to have an ability to garner his NHL dream.[3].
Career statistics[]
- Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Hull Stingrays | BNL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hull Stingrays | BNL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hull Stingrays | EPL | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hull Stingrays | EIHL | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hull Stingrays | EIHL | 54 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 54 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 52 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 298 | 21 | 60 | 81 | 401 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||