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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

DAVID LING

January 9, 1975  
Halifax, NS, CA

Right wing  
5'9"  
Entry drafts
KINGSTON FRONTENACS
QUEBEC NORDIQUES
NHL earnings$ 1 097 330
STATS
DAVID LING
PER SEASONSEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
1992-93OHL - FRO64174663275-163121572-
1993-94OHL - FRO61374077254-642616-
1994-95OHL - FRO626174135136-6781512-
1995-96AHL - FLA75243256179-9-5512-
1996-97NHL - MTL2-----------
AHL - FLA5-2219-------
AHL - CAN48223658229-------
1997-98NHL - MTL1-----1------
AHL - CAN67254166148-------
IHL - ICE12861430-2541531-
1998-99IHL - BLA82304272112-831-120-
1999-00IHL - BLA82354883210-9------
2000-01IHL - GRI79152843202-18------
2001-02NHL - CBJ5---7-1------
AHL - CRU71194160240-10551016-
2002-03NHL - CBJ3532586-6------
AHL - CRU4673441129-------
2003-04NHL - CBJ5012398-3------
AHL - CRU147101725-7-1136-
2004-05AHL - MAP80286088152-511243-
2007-08AHL - MAR71174259179-173111418-
2009-10KHL - AMU468243276-11------
2010-11AHL - BRU568152355-5------
KHL - AMU1816714-2------
2014-15AHL - BAR31-12-2------
ECHL - BEA469324179-33------
2015-16ECHL - BEA265121747-16------
2016-17ECHL - BEA399112036+3101124-
2017-18ECHL - BEA121784+1------
PER LEAGUESEASONSPLAYOFFS
GPGAPTSPM+/-GPGAPTSPM+/-
NHL93448191-11------
AHL5361583134711357-74892332125-
ECHL123246286166-45101124-
OHL187115160275665-28142236100-
KHL649303990-13------
IHL25588124212554-37851651-
NHL SALARIES
DAVID LING
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
1996-9721222 330-222 330
2002-0327425 000-647 330
2003-0428450 000-1 097 330
TOTAL1 097 330-
TRANSACTIONS
DAVID LING
July 7, 1995

David Ling is traded to the Calgary Flames with 9th round draft pick in 1995 (#233: Steve Shirreffs). In return, the Quebec Nordiques acquired 9th round draft pick in 1995 (#228: Chris George).

October 24, 1996

David Ling is traded to the Montreal Canadiens with 6th round draft pick in 1998 (#152: Gordie Dwyer). In return, the Calgary Flames acquired Scott Fraser.

March 14, 1998

David Ling is traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. In return, the Montreal Canadiens acquired Martin Gendron.