Playing career

Lewis began his playing career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, third round, thirty-third overall. He played sixteen seasons with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, and Detroit Red Wings, scoring 36 goals and 224 points in 1,008 games.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended with the Red Wings in the 1988 season, he stayed with the team as an assistant coach. He helped Detroit win 3 Stanley Cups in the 1997, 1998, and 2002 season playoffs. When Scotty Bowman retired in 2002, Dave Lewis was named head coach of the Red Wings. In two seasons, he guided the Red Wings to two 48-win campaigns, including a Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, however, he had a record of 6-10. After the lockout ended, his contract was allowed to expire on June 30, 2005. He was re-hired by the Red Wings on August 9, 2005, as a scout.

On June 29, 2006, Lewis was named the 27th head coach of the Boston Bruins. His one and only season with the Bruins was not successful, as they finished with a 35-41-6 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row, and a last place finish in the Northeast Division. In June 2007, Lewis was fired as coach of the Bruins by general manager Peter Chiarelli, because of the team's highly inconsistent play throughout the season.

He subsequently signed on as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2007-2008 season. On August 4, 2008, it was announced he would not return for the 2008-2009 season.

On November 5, 2010, Lewis, whose maternal grandparents were from Ukraine, was hired as the coach of the Ukrainian national team, though his association with that team was short-lived.

On June 7, 2011, Lewis was hired as the assistant coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. Lewis was fired along with head coach Kirk Muller and assistant coach John MacLean on May 5, 2014

On December 15, 2014, he was hired as the head coach of the Belarusian national team. The contract is for one year with possibility of extension up to the 2018 Olympics.

Playing statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971-72	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL		52	2	9	11	69		—	—	—	—	—
1972-73	Saskatoon Blades	WCHL		67	10	35	45	89		—	—	—	—	—
1973-74	New York Islanders	NHL		66	2	15	17	58		—	—	—	—	—
1974-75	New York Islanders	NHL		78	5	14	19	98		17	0	1	1	28
1975-76	New York Islanders	NHL		73	0	19	19	54		13	0	1	1	44
1976-77	New York Islanders	NHL		79	4	24	29	44		12	1	6	7	4
1977-78	New York Islanders	NHL		77	3	11	14	58		7	0	1	1	11
1978-79	New York Islanders	NHL		79	5	18	23	43		10	0	0	0	4
1979-80	New York Islanders	NHL		62	5	16	21	54		—	—	—	—	—
1979-80	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		11	1	1	2	12		4	0	1	1	2
1980-81	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		67	1	13	14	98		4	0	2	2	4
1981-82	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		64	1	13	14	75		10	0	4	4	36
1982-83	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		79	2	10	12	53		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	New Jersey Devils	NHL		66	2	5	7	63		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	New Jersey Devils	NHL		74	3	9	12	78		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	New Jersey Devils	NHL		69	0	15	15	81		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		58	2	5	7	66		14	0	4	4	10
1987-88	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		6	0	0	0	18		—	—	—	—	—
WCHL totals				119	12	44	56	158		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1008	36	188	224	953		91	1	20	21	143

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
DET	2002-03	82	48	20	10	4	110	1st in Central	0	4	.000	Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET	2003-04	82	48	21	11	2	109	1st in Central	6	6	.500	Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET Total		164	96	41	21	6	219		6	10	.375
BOS	2006-07	82	35	41	-	6	76	5th in Northeast	-	-	-
BOS Total		82	35	41	-	6	76		-	-	-
Total		246	131	82	21	12	295	2 Division Titles	6	10	.375	0 Stanley Cups

Personal

Lewis's paternal grandfather, Roland Lewis, was a native and lifelong resident of Little Bass River, Nova Scotia.

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