David William Christian (born May 12, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey forward . He played on the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal during the 1980 Winter Olympics . Christian went on to play for five National Hockey League teams over a 15-season career, from 1980 to 1994.
13-594: William Christian may refer to: Bill Christian (born 1938), American Olympic ice hockey player William Christian (1608–1663), also known as Illiam Dhone , Manx political leader William Christian (Virginia politician) (1743–1786), military officer, planter and politician William Christian (political scientist) (born 1945), Canadian political scientist William A. Christian (born 1944), American religious historian William Christian (actor) (born 1955), American television actor [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
26-590: A wooden hockey stick business called "Christian Brothers Hockey Company." The company was eventually bought out by Harrow in 2009. Dave Christian Christian was born in Warroad, Minnesota , and grew up playing hockey, gridiron football , and baseball , as well as competing on the track and field team, for Warroad High School . He later attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks , where he played for
39-712: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bill Christian William David Christian (born January 29, 1938) is an American former ice hockey player. He led the United States to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics . He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984, and the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. Christian played prep school hockey at Warroad High School where he led
52-584: The 1979 NHL Entry Draft . Christian set and still holds the record for the fastest goal by a player in his first NHL game, scoring just seven seconds into his first shift, electrifying the crowd. After a roller-coaster career in Winnipeg , where he scored 70 or more points in both seasons following the 1980 Olympics, he went on to play with the Washington Capitals where he led the team in assists his first season there, with 52. He also added 29 goals, and after
65-537: The North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team and played in the 1979 national championship , but North Dakota lost the final to the University of Minnesota and Christian's future Olympic teammate, Neal Broten . Christian is best known for being a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal in an event known as the Miracle on Ice during the 1980 Winter Olympics . He also played for
78-423: The 1980 season. Four years later, in 1984, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame . In 1998, Christian was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame as a player. In 2016, both Christian and his son Dave auctioned off their gold medals with Heritage Auctions. Christian comes from a hockey playing family. Both Roger and Gordon Christian played for Team USA at
91-841: The Capitals he would go on to play with the Chicago Blackhawks , Boston Bruins , and St. Louis Blues , ending his NHL career with 340 goals and 433 assists in 1,009 NHL regular season games. He also made an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals as a member of the Boston Bruins in 1990, losing to the Edmonton Oilers in five games. Christian was named head coach and general manager of the United States Hockey League Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks near
104-650: The Olympic Games. His son, Dave Christian , was a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, at the 1980 Winter Olympics that also won a gold medal before embarking on a successful career in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1995. His grandson, Brock Nelson , is a member of the New York Islanders of the NHL. The Christian brothers father was a carpenter. In 1964, Christian and his brother Roger began
117-631: The Olympics, Christian led the team with seven goals and five assists, and they became the first American team to play in the Soviet Union a year earlier. After the Olympics, Christian had a brief tryout with the minor league Seattle Totems but chose not to become a professional player, returning to build houses in Minnesota instead. He kept playing for the Warroad Lakers for 23 years before retiring after
130-472: The U.S. national team at the 1981 Canada Cup as well as the 1981 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments as an NHL rookie. His international career continued in the 1984 Canada Cup , 1989 Ice Hockey World Championship and 1991 Canada Cup tournaments. Christian's professional hockey career started one week after the Miracle on Ice when he joined the Winnipeg Jets , who drafted him 40th overall in
143-405: The end of the 1997–98 season and held the positions through the 1999–2000 season. Christian comes from a family of hockey players. His father Bill and uncle Roger were members of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the gold medal. Another uncle, Gordon , was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the silver medal. Bill and Roger, along with Hal Bakke, were the founders of
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169-530: The team to the 1953 state tournament finals. Christian then attended the University of Minnesota . However, since freshman were not allowed to join varsity sports teams at the time, Christian describes it as a “lost season.” After one year at the University of Minnesota, Christian joined the United States National Team. He led the United States to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics . During
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