David Booth

• Home:  Detroit, Michigan
• Birthday:  November 24, 1984

Forward

Height:

 

6’0” (183) | Weight: 212 (96)

Shoots: left

2008-09 Team:

Florida Panthers

 

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers

USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE:

2007-08: Scored a goal in seven games for Team USA at the 2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

2003-04: Skated in all six games for the U.S. National Junior Team as it captured its first-ever gold medal at the 2004 IIHF World Junior Championship. Scored one goal and added an assist.

2001-02: Played in 58 games for the U.S. NationalUnder-18 Team within USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program … Totaled 29 points (17-12) … Helped the U.S. National Under-18 Team capture its first-ever gold medal at the 2002 IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship … Tallied two of Team USA’s three goals against Russia in the gold-medal game … Finished tournament with four points (2-2).

 

NHL EXPERIENCE: With Florida:

2008-09: Appeared in 72 games and registered career highs in goals (31), assists (29), points (60) and power-play goals (11) in his third National Hockey League season with the Florida Panthers … Ranked first on team in goals (31).

2007-08: Skated in 73 games and recorded 40 points (22-18) … Ranked first on team with six game-winninggoals.

2006-07: Played in 48 games … Notched three goals and seven assists.

 

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Totaled 14 points (7-7) in 25 regular-season games with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Notched two shorthanded goals … Tallied two assists in six playoff games for Rochester … Skated in 134 games in four years (2002-06) at Michigan State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association …As a senior in 2005-06, finished third on the team with 35 points (13-22) … As a junior (2004-05), appeared in 29 games, tallying seven goals and nine assists … As a sophomore (2003-04), totaled 18 points (10-8) in 30 games … In 2002-03, led all Spartan freshmen and finished fourth on team with 36 points (17-19) in 39 games … Earned CCHA All-Rookie Team honors … Named Michigan State’s Rookie of the Year … Appeared in 47 regular-season games with Detroit Compuware of the North American Hockey League in 2000-01 … Recorded 30 points (17-13)… Named NAHL Rookie of the Year … Selected to NAHL All-Rookie Team.

PERSONAL: Selected by the Florida Panthers in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft … Born on November 24, 1984, in Detroit, Mich.