Dave McLlwain played junior hockey in the
Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the
Kitchener Rangers and
North Bay Centennials. In his final year of junior he scored 46 goals and 119 points and represented Canada at the
1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, famous for the
Punch-up in Piestany brawl in the final game. McLlwain was drafted by the
Pittsburgh Penguins in the ninth round, 172nd overall in the
1986 NHL Entry Draft. During his NHL career, McLlwain bounced around from team to team frequently. He played for the Penguins (twice), the Winnipeg Jets, the New York Islanders (twice), the Buffalo Sabres, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the
Ottawa Senators. He played his final game in the NHL on March 29, 1997, for the Islanders against the Bruins, a game in which he recorded one assist. He finished his NHL career with 100 goals and 107 assists in 501 games. McLlwain moved to Europe in 1997, playing for
EV Landshut. He then played two seasons for
SC Bern before joining
Kölner Haie, where he ended his career in March 2009, after playing nine seasons with the club. ==Career statistics==