Dave Taylor begins his third season with the Dallas Stars, serving as the club’s director of player personnel. Taylor came to Dallas in 2007 after 30 years spent with the Los Angeles Kings as a player and member of the front office.

He most recently served as director of amateur development for the Los Angeles Kings in 2006-07 after completing nine seasons from 1997-2006 as the club’s general manager. Compiling a record of 290-261-105, Taylor is the winningest GM in Kings’ history. In his final year as general manager in 2005-06, the Kings equaled a franchise record in home wins (26). His teams earned 90-plus points for three-straight seasons from 1999-2002 for the first time in franchise history and the average attendance at Kings home games improved from 12,297 to 17,821 during his tenure.

In addition to his player-personnel moves at the NHL level, Taylor put into place a top-notch professional and amateur scouting staff with the Kings. At the 2002 NHL Draft, The Sporting News and Red Line Report both ranked the Kings’ draft as the best among the 30 NHL teams. Under Taylor’s leadership, the Kings succeeded at the draft table tabbing Anze Kopitar, Olli Jokinen, Alexander Frolov, Michael Cammalleri, Dustin Brown and Lubomir Visnovsky.

On the ice, Taylor was a member of the renowned “Triple Crown Line” with Marcel Dionne and Charlie Simmer. The Kings’ all-time games played leader appeared in 1,111 contests, tallying 431 goals and 638 assists for 1,069 points. A five-time NHL All-Star, he also served as the Kings’ captain for four seasons from 1985-89, and after posting career-highs in goals (47) and points (112) during the 1980-81 season, he earned a spot on the NHL All-Star second team. On April 3, 1995, Taylor’s jersey No. 18 was retired by Los Angeles.

Dave and his wife Beth reside near Los Angeles with their two daughters, Jamie and Katie.