Bruce Driver

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
position = Defence
played_for = New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 185
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|4|29|mf=y
birth_place = Toronto, ON, CAN
career_start = 1983
career_end = 1998
draft = 108th overall
draft_year = 1981
draft_team = Colorado Rockies

Bruce Driver (born April 29, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1983-84 until 1997-98. Driver possessed a strong point shot, heady offensive instincts, smart positional defensive play, and a good stick with which he was adept at poke checking. A natural leader, Driver served as Devils' Captain and also became a power play quarterback as his career blossomed, registering many of his goals and points with the man advantage. He won the 1995 Stanley Cup as a member of the Devils, before moving on to the New York Rangers the following season.

Driver was drafted in the 6th round (108th overall) by the then Colorado Rockies in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.

Driver presently plays hockey as a goalie in an adult recreational league in New Jersey. He also coaches a girls high school hockey team at Morristown-Beard Schoolcite web | title = Ruff always at home on the ice | url = http://www.nj.com/hssports/icehockey/ledger/stories/index.ssf?/hssports/icehockey/stories/girls_poty.html | accessdate = 2007-05-23] that recently won states in 2006-2007 season. He was also girls high school hockey coach of the year in New Jersey in 2006-2007.

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*hockeydb|1436
* [http://www.hna.com/leagues/stats_1team.cfm?leagueID=5750&teamID=92782&clientID=2296 Driver's recreational league stats]