Defenseman David Harlock began his ice hockey career in Ontario with the Toronto Red Wings (1986-1988), Henry Carr Crusaders (1987-1988), and St. Michael’s Buzzers (1988-1989) prior to entering the University of Michigan for four years, beginning in 1989. During his tenure at the school he captained the team three times, won the Vic Heyliger Trophy as top defenseman twice, and took home a gold medal from the 1991 Junior World Championships with the Canadian men’s national ice hockey team. He was drafted by the National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils in 1990, but never played for the team. Instead, during the 1993-1994 season, he spent time with the American Hockey League’s St. John’s Maple Leafs, made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and attended the 1994 Winter Olympics with Team Canada. At the ice hockey tournament he appeared in eight games and took home a silver medal. Immediately afterwards he was placed on the Wall of Honour at his alma matter Crescent High School. For the next two years he only suited up for one game per season with Toronto, skating the remainder of each with St. John’s, and left the NHL entirely for 1996-1997 as a member of the International Hockey League’s San Antonio Dragons. He returned to the NHL in 1997 with the Washington Capitals, but again spent most of his time in the AHL, this time with the Portland Pirates. From 1998 through 2001 he had a stable NHL career with the New York Islanders (1998-1999) and the Atlanta Thrashers (1999-2002), but during the 2001-2002 season he also played for the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and Philadelphia Phantoms. The next year was his last and he spent it with the Phantoms prior to announcing his retirement in 2003.
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