David Rutherford (born April 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who last played for Diables Rouges de Briançon in the Ligue Magnus.

[1][2] Rutherford began his professional ice hockey career with the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL during the 2008–09 season and Phoenix RoadRunners, before being traded to the Phoenix RoadRunners on March 13, 2009, along with Peter-James Corsi [fr] and Brian Deeth in exchange for Steve Ward and future considerations.

[12] On January 22, 2014, Rutherford was traded to the Ontario Reign of the ECHL in exchange for Right Wing Geoff Walker.

[17] Rutherford remained in Belfast until the end of the 2018/19 season, before signing for Hungarian side DEAC of the Erste Liga in October 2019.

[18] For the 2020/21 season, Rutherford moved to France to sign for Ligue Magnus side Diables Rouges de Briançon.