What is Dave Creighton?
[[File:1957 Topps Dave Creighton (cropped).JPG|thumb|242x242px|Creighton in 1957]] '''David Theodore Creighton''' (June 24, [[1930]] &ndash; August 18, 2017) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[forward (ice hockey)|forward]]. He was born in [[Port Arthur, Ontario|Port Arthur]], [[Ontario]]. Creighton started his [[National Hockey League]] career with the [[Boston Bruins]] in [[1948–49 NHL season|1948]]. He would also play with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]], and [[New York Rangers]]. He left the NHL after the [[1959–60 NHL season|1960]] season. He played several more seasons in the [[American Hockey League|AHL]] before retiring after the [[1968–69 AHL season|1969 season]]. After this, he coached the [[Providence Reds]] from 1969 to 1970. Creighton died at his home in [[Wesley Chapel, Florida|Wesley Chapel]], [[Florida]] on August 18, 2017 at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/david-creighton-obituary?pid=1000000186433342 | title=David CREIGHTON Obituary (2017) - St. Petersburg, FL - Tampa Bay Times | website=[[Legacy.com]] | date=20 August 2017 }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{hockeydb|1158}} {{multistub|sports-bio|Canada}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Creighton, Dave}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Baltimore Clippers players]] [[Category:Boston Bruins players]] [[Category:Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey centres]] [[Category:Chicago Blackhawks players]] [[Category:Hershey Bears players]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] [[Category:New York Rangers players]] [[Category:Providence Reds players]] [[Category:Rochester Americans players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Thunder Bay]] [[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players]]