David Cotton
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| Date of Birth: | July 9, 1997 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Parker, TX | Height: | 6'3" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 210 |
| Position: | Forward | Commit: | Boston College | 2016 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Entry Draft | 2014 | 4 | 61 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2015 | 6 | 169 | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Mavericks | Kansas City Mavericks | F | 2025-07-29 |
| Kansas City Mavericks | Kansas City Mavericks | F | 2024-07-25 |
| Florida Everblades | Kansas City Mavericks | F | 2023-11-26 |
| San Diego Gulls | Florida Everblades | F | 2023-09-18 |
| Coachella Valley Firebirds | San Diego Gulls | F | 2022-12-09 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Coachella Valley Firebirds | F | 2022-09-22 |
| Boston College | Carolina Hurricanes | F | 2020-03-24 |
| Cushing Academy | Waterloo Black Hawks | F | 2015-06-25 |
| Cushing Academy | Boston College | F | 2014-01-12 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| USHS All-USA Hockey First Team | 2014-2015 | |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2017-2018 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (East) Second All-American Team | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) All-Tournament Team | NCAA | 2018-2019 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Third All-Star Team | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| AHL Calder Cup Champion | AHL | 2021-2022 |
| ECHL Brabham Cup (Regular Season Champion) | ECHL | 2023-2024 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | QC Int PW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012-2013 | Colorado Rampage 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2012-2013 | Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 37 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-2014 | Cushing Academy | USHS-Prep | 32 | 19 | 32 | 51 | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA 2 | MSHL 18U | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Cushing Academy | USHS-Prep | 33 | 27 | 42 | 69 | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA 2 | MSHL 18U | 13 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 4 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Royal | USA-S17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 48 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 34 | Playoffs | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016-2017 | Boston College | NCAA | 40 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 16 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Boston College | NCAA | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Boston College | NCAA | 39 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 20 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Boston College | NCAA | 32 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 46 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 26 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 18 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 55 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 21 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Kansas City Mavericks | ECHL | 41 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 24 | Playoffs | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024-2025 | Kansas City Mavericks | ECHL | 54 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 17 | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025-2026 | Kansas City Mavericks | ECHL | 68 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 26 | Playoffs | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |