David Mark "Silky" Silk (born January 1, 1958 in Scituate, Massachusetts) is a retired professional American ice hockey player. His professional career, which spanned 20 years, included 249 NHL regular season games with the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers. Silk is arguably most famous for being a member of the 1980 US Men's hockey team that won the gold medal at the Olympics in Lake Placid. He is the cousin of former NHL and Boston Bruins player Mike Milbury.
Right winger with the NHL's New York Rangers (1979-1983), Boston Bruins (1983-1984/1984-1985[start], Detroit Red Wings (1984-1985[end]), and Winnepeg Jets (1985-1986).
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Member of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" US Olympic hockey team.
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ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004
TV Series documentary
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Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team