Dave Spina

David Andrew Spina ( born June 5, 1983 in Springfield, Illinois ) is an Italian- American ice hockey player who stands since 2012 at MODO Hockey in Hockey Svenska ligands under contract.

3.1 International

Career

Dave Spina was born in Springfield, Illinois. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Seattle, where he stood for the first time on the ice and then started to play hockey. The age of eight spina moved the family to Mesa in Arizona. In the choice of residence was taken to ensure that there was an ice rink for training in the immediate vicinity. After playing for local teams, he moved at the age of 16 years in 1999 to Texas Tornado in the North American Hockey League. Spina scored 41 points scorer in 54 games and was awarded after the season as rookie of the year his team. For the 2000/01 season he was part of the U.S. National Team Development Program, which took in the United States Hockey League. There he played under coach Mike Eaves and became friends with his sons Ben Eaves and Patrick Eaves. After graduating from Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Spina began studying economics at Boston College and played for the local hockey team Boston College Eagles in the University League Hockey East. His decision to go to Boston, enabled Spina in the next few years with his friends Ben and Patrick Eaves to play together. With his team, he was able to qualify from 2003 to 2005 three times for the championship tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2004 reached the Frozen Four is called Final series in which they lost in the semifinals. In his last season in college Spina won the championship with the Eagles Hockey East.

At the end of the season 2004/ 05 he made his professional debut for the Utah Grizzlies of the American Hockey League. From 2005 to 2007 Spina played for the Springfield Falcons in the AHL and also came to inserts in the ECHL for the South Carolina Stingrays and the Johnstown Chiefs. In September 2007, he signed a year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. This sent him then to the farm team in the AHL San Antonio Rampage. He scored 50 points scorer in 76 games and was one of the best players of his team, so his contract was extended by the Coyotes. In the training camp of the NHL teams Spina could not prevail, and was sent to the AHL again for the 2008/ 09 season. This happened also in the season 2009/10. In August 2010 he signed a contract with the NHL's St. Louis Blues and played for the Peoria Rivermen in the AHL. For the season 2011/12 Spina moved to Europe in the German Hockey League to the Iserlohn Roosters. With the Roosters he failed to qualify for the pre- playoffs, but in which you retired. Then he signed with Swedish club Modo Hockey from the Svenska Hockey ligands. After good performances, his contract was extended until 2014.

Internationally

In 2000, Dave Spina took part in a Four Nations Tournament in Slovakia with the U18 national team of the United States. He also played in the Under-18 Junior World Championship 2001 for Team USA. There, the team defeated the Czech selection in the quarterfinals. Spina scored seven points scorer that finished sixth place in the tournament standings. Subsequently, he was named one of the three best players of his team.

Awards and achievements

2000 Texas Tornados Rookie of the Year
HE 2002 All- Rookie Team
2003 All- Academic Team HE
2005 All- Academic Team HE
2005 HE- championship with the Boston College

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

Internationally

Represented the U.S. at:

U18 Junior World Championship 2001

220434