Dave Taylor is a retired professional ice hockey player (L.A. Kings, '77-'94.) He is currently the L.A. Kings General Manager. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Played collegiate hockey at Clarkson University, where he still holds the school record for career points (251,) goals (98,) and assists (153,) as well as single season goals (41,) assists (67,) and points (108) in the 1976-1977 campaign; in comparison, opposing teams scored a combined 127 goals on Clarkson that year.
Taylor promised Kings fans that he would be the one to bring success to the Kings franchise by developing prospects, pursuing quality free agents plus utilizing the entry draft picks to create a franchise of the future.
Taylor and the Kings organization believe that Storr is ready and capable to play at the NHL level and he will be backing up Stephane Fiset this season.
All eyes were fixed on DaveTaylor as he made his way to the podium to announce the Kings first pick of the draft, third overall.
DaveTaylor began his college career with the Golden Knights in the fall of 1973, under the tutelage of head coach Jerry York.
Taylor had become as complete a collegiate player as Clarkson could hope for, and he was poised for more.
Taylor became an important part of the LA Kings his rookie season, when he was put on a line with hall-of-fame center Marcel Dionne, and later Charlie Simmer, to form the the "Triple Crown" line.