Dave Bolland facts for kids
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| Born | June 5, 1986 Etobicoke, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs |
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| National team |  Canada |
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| NHL Draft | 32nd overall, 2004 Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Dave Bolland (born June 5, 1986 in Etobicoke, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs.
He began his hockey career when he played for the Queensway Canadiens at Mimico Areana, the local arena in Mimico. He then played minor hockey for the Toronto Red Wings of the Greater Toronto Hockey League from 2000 until 2002. When he played for the Red Wings, they won the OHL All Ontario Bantam Championship.
He was selected eighth overall in the first round of the 2002 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection by the London Knights. He played 4 seasons with the Knight before he was drafted with the 32nd overall pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.
On June 24, 2013, He scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals to help the Blackhawks win their fifth cup and the second cup in four years (2010).
During the 2013 NHL Entry draft, the Blackhawks traded Bolland to the Maple Leafs in exchange for the 51st pick, the 117th pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry draft.
On June 28, 2014, Bolland was signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers to a five-year, $27.5 million contract.
