Dave Karpa (born May 7, 1971 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers between 1993 and 2003. Drafted 68th overall by the Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Karpa went on to play 557 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 18 goals and 80 assists for 98 points and collecting 1374 penalty minutes. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 City Mayor Pat Fiacco Governing body Regina City Council MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer MLAs Joanne Crofford Doreen... NHL redirects here. ... The Quebec Nordiques (pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ... The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, commonly referred to as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22th at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. ...
The Quebec Nordiques drafted Karpa in the fourth round (68th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
In 1995, Quebec traded Karpa to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a fourth-round draft pick.
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Karpa was traded to Anaheim during the 1994-95 season, where he spent the majority of his NHL career.
Karpa was traded to Carolina in 1998 for Stu Grimson and Kevin Haller, then signed as a free agent with the Rangers in 2001.
Karpa ranked second on Quebec with 148 penalty minutes in 1993-94 and was second on Anaheim with 270 penalty minutes in 1995-96 and 210 penalty minutes in 1996-97.