David Hale (ice hockey)
Playing career
Playing career
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Hale, a Colorado Springs native, played [high school](/wiki/Colorado_High_School_Activities_Association "Colorado High School Activities Association") hockey for Coronado High School before joining [Sioux City Musketeers](/wiki/Sioux_City_Musketeers "Sioux City Musketeers") of the [USHL](/wiki/USHL "USHL"). He was drafted from the Musketeers in the first round, 22nd overall by the [New Jersey Devils](/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils "New Jersey Devils") in the [2000 NHL Entry Draft](/wiki/2000_NHL_Entry_Draft "2000 NHL Entry Draft") before joining the [University of North Dakota](/wiki/University_of_North_Dakota "University of North Dakota") to play collegiate hockey in the [Western Collegiate Hockey Association](/wiki/Western_Collegiate_Hockey_Association "Western Collegiate Hockey Association").

Hale made his NHL debut on October 8, 2003\.

On February 27, 2007, Hale was traded by the Devils, along with a 2007 fifth\-round draft pick, to the [Calgary Flames](/wiki/Calgary_Flames "Calgary Flames") for a 2007 third\-round draft pick.

On July 3, 2008, Hale, a free agent, signed with the Phoenix Coyotes on a two\-year deal. During the [2008–09](/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season "2008–09 NHL season") season on November 26, 2008, Hale scored his first NHL goal in a 3–2 victory against the [Columbus Blue Jackets](/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets "Columbus Blue Jackets"). Hale scored in his 231st game, setting a record for the longest start to an NHL career without a goal.

On July 21, 2009, Hale was traded by the Coyotes, along with [Todd Fedoruk](/wiki/Todd_Fedoruk "Todd Fedoruk"), to the Tampa Bay Lightning for [Radim Vrbata](/wiki/Radim_Vrbata "Radim Vrbata"). Used as a depth defenseman Hale played sparingly in 35 games, before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the [Norfolk Admirals](/wiki/Norfolk_Admirals_%28AHL%29 "Norfolk Admirals (AHL)"), on a conditioning assignment. In his last game with the Admirals, Hale broke his foot and returned to Tampa to play in just 4 more games to end the [2009–10](/wiki/2009-10_NHL_season "2009-10 NHL season") season.

On August 4, 2010, Hale signed a one\-year contract with the Ottawa Senators. Hale split the season between Ottawa and their AHL team, the [Binghamton Senators](/wiki/Binghamton_Senators "Binghamton Senators"). Hale finished the season with Ottawa, and did not take part in Binghamton's Calder Cup playoff run.

On October 15, 2011, Hale officially announced his retirement from hockey.

On June 26, 2013, Hale signed with [Italian](/wiki/Italy "Italy") team [HC Appiano](/wiki/HC_Eppan_Pirates "HC Eppan Pirates"), in the semi\-pro [Inter\-National League](/wiki/Inter-National_League "Inter-National League").


Did Hale have any injuries during his career?