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Position Forward
Shot Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A Forward is a hockey player position on the Ice whose responsibility is primarily offensive. A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net Human height varies according to both "nature" and "nurture". 80 m)
190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
Pro clubs Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Hartford Whalers
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born February 3, 1954 (1954-02-03) (age 54),
Weyburn, SK
NHL Draft 31st overall, 1974
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro career 1974 – 1988

David James "Tiger" Williams (born 3 February 1954 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974–75 to 1987–88. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The 1974 NHL Amateur Draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal Quebec. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The 1974–75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League. The 1987–88 NHL season was the 71st season of the National Hockey League.

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NHL career

Williams was drafted in the second round (31st overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The 1974 NHL Amateur Draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal Quebec. He was also drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the third round (33rd overall) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. The Cincinnati Stingers were an Ice hockey team based out of Cincinnati Ohio that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979 The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The 1974 WHA Amateur Draft was the second draft held by the World Hockey Association. Despite being drafted by a WHA team, he never played in the WHA. He chose instead to play in the NHL.

Tiger was best known for his role as an enforcer, but he was also able to score goals. Enforcer is an unofficial role in Ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with " fighter " " tough guy " or " goon He played on five different NHL teams during his career. He was drafted by the Maple Leafs and played there from his NHL debut on 7 January against the New York Islanders in 1975 until he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on 18 February, 1980 for Rick Vaive and Bill Derlago. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. The 1974–75 NHL season was the 58th season of the National Hockey League. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. Richard Claude Vaive (born May 14, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) was a professional Ice hockey player William Anthony Derlago (born August 25, 1958 in Birtle Manitoba) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who played for the While in Toronto, he broke many Maple Leaf and NHL penalty minute records and led the league in penalty minutes twice with 338 in 1976–77 and 298 in 1978–79. For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior The 1976–77 NHL season was the 60th season of the National Hockey League. The 1978–79 NHL season was the 62nd season of the National Hockey League. While it seemed that he lived in the "sin bin", he was able to score his fair share of goals. The penalty box (sometimes called the sin bin, bad box, or bin) is the area in Ice hockey, Rugby football and some other sports During his best season in Toronto, he scored 22 goals in 55 games before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks part way through that season. He scored 8 more goals in 23 games that season with Vancouver for, at that time, a career best 30 goals.

The next season, 1980–81, in Vancouver, Tiger scored a career high of 35 goals and 62 points while amassing a league leading 343 penalty minutes in 77 games. The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. The 343 penalty minutes would be the third highest of his career. Amazingly, those 35 goals were the most by any Canuck that year. That season, Williams earned a place in the midseason All-Star game, having scored 27 goals by the All-Star break, and played on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey is an exhibition Ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Michael Dean "Mike" Bossy (born in Montreal, Quebec, on January 22[[ 957]] is a former Canadian Ice hockey player who played He would play an integral role in the team's surprise run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1982. Williams played in Vancouver until the end of the 1983–84 season. The 1983–84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League.

After Vancouver, Tiger Williams played for the Detroit Red Wings for part of the 1984–85 NHL season before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings that same year. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. During his tenure in L.A., he would set his career high of 358 penalty minutes for one season. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He would play in Los Angeles until he was traded to the Hartford Whalers during the 1987–88 NHL season. The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut. The 1987–88 NHL season was the 71st season of the National Hockey League. That would also be his last NHL season as Hartford placed him on waivers and he was released on February 12, 1988. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) He officially retired in 1988.

Williams was nicknamed "Tiger" as a 5-year-old by his minor hockey coach in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

Author

Co-written by Mike Lawton, Tiger published his autobiography, Tiger: A Hockey Story in 1984. In 1987, Williams released a 101-page cookbook called Done like dinner: Tiger in the Kitchen. It was co-written with Kasey Wilson. It included many hockey-inspired recipes, including Habs Tourtiere, Stanley Cup Bars and Luc Robitaille's Lasagna Omelette. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Luc Robitaille (born February 17, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional Ice hockey player

Records

National Hockey League records:

Toronto Maple Leaf records:

Vancouver Canuck records:

Career highs

See also

References

The 1977–78 NHL season was the 61st season of the National Hockey League. This is a list of National Hockey League (NHL statistical leaders through the end of the 2007–08 season. This is a list of National Hockey League seasons since inception of the league and also of its predecessor the National Hockey Association: NHA Fighting is an established aspect of Ice hockey in North America, with a long history involving many levels of amateur and professional play and including Enforcer is an unofficial role in Ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with " fighter " " tough guy " or " goon
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