Dave Roberts

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDavid E. "Dave"•Roberts
Used nameDave•Roberts
Born28 May 1970 in Alameda, California (USA)
Measurements183 cm / 84 kg
AffiliationsPeoria Rivermen, Peoria (USA) / St. Louis Blues, St. Louis (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Dave Roberts was a left winger who was drafted in the sixth round of the 1989 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues, but he then went on to play four years at the University of Michigan. Roberts went on to play parts of five NHL seasons with the Blues, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Vancouver Canucks. Between 1993-2001 he also played in the International Hockey League with the Peoria Rivermen, the Michigan K-Wings, and Grand Rapids Griffins, and was with the Syracuse Crunch and Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League.

In 1999 Roberts moved to Switzerland where he played with EV Zug. After a year back in the states with Grand Rapids, he finished his career with three seasons in the German league with Eisbären Berlin (Berlin Polar Bears). Roberts settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he ran the Dave Roberts Hockey Academy and worked as a financial advisor for Telemus Capital Partners.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1994 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) USA Dave Roberts
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) United States 8