Donald MacLean (ice hockey)

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Donald MacLean
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MacLean with the St. John's Maple Leafs in 2002
Born (1977-01-14) January 14, 1977 (age 48)
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Columbus Blue Jackets
Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Phoenix Coyotes
ZSC Lions
EC Salzburg
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
KHL Medveščak
NHL draft 33rd overall, 1995
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19972011

Donald MacLean (born January 14, 1977) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. He was an assistant coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). MacLean played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and the Phoenix Coyotes.

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Playing career

As a youth, MacLean played in the 1990 and 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Bedford, Nova Scotia. [1]

MacLean was selected 33rd overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. MacLean spent three years playing junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In his second year he tallied 89 points in 61 games playing for three different teams (Beauport Harfangs, Laval Titan Collège Français and Hull Olympiques). His NHL debut was in Los Angeles in the 1997–1998 season where he played 22 games notching five goals and two assists.[ citation needed ]

On February 23, 2000, MacLean was traded by the Kings to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Craig Charron. MacLean spent the majority of his contract with the Leafs in the minors with the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League. After finishing the 2001–02 as the AHL leading scorer, MacLean made his NHL play-off debut with the Leafs, playing in 3 games. On July 17, 2002, MacLean signed as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets and appeared in four regular season games.[ citation needed ]

On August 24, 2005, MacLean was signed by the Detroit Red Wings. In his first game as a Red Wing, MacLean opened the scoring against the Edmonton Oilers on an assist from Niklas Kronwall with a man-advantage. The Red Wings would eventually shut out the Oilers and MacLean was credited with the game-winning goal.[ citation needed ]

In the AHL, playing for the Red Wings affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins, MacLean recorded a point in 19 straight games between January 6 and February 18, 2006. This was the longest point streak for any AHL player in the 2005–06 season. The same year, MacLean scored five hat-tricks, the most by an AHL player since 2000. He participated in the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic with fellow Griffins Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula, scoring two goals for the Canadian team. He also won the Hardest Shot event in the Skills Competition. MacLean finished the season as the league MVP and leading goal-scorer.[ citation needed ]

MacLean signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 17, 2006, where he would primarily play for the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL. [2]

Maclean left the final year of his contract with the Coyotes and signed with Swiss team ZSC Lions on July 16, 2007, he however left for Austria on December 9, 2007, signing with EC Salzburg. Maclean then went on to help Salzburg win the EBEL league. Following a short stint in the Oddset Ligaen with the Rødovre Mighty Bulls MacLean then transferred midway through the 2008–09 season to the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan with the Malmö Redhawks. MacLean veteran experience helped him lead the Redhawks with 30 points in 38 games. After signing a contract extension with Malmö for the 2009-10 season, MacLean scored a further 16 goals in 42 games. [3]

On August 18, 2010, MacLean agreed to a trial to the return to the EBEL with Croatian team, KHL Medveščak. [4] After impressing in two weeks of training, MacLean was officially signed on a one-year contract on September 1, 2010. [5]

Coaching career

On June 29, 2015, MacLean was named assistant coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League [6] and remained in that position until 2020.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93Halifax Hawks AAA Midget 2715254034
1993–94Halifax Hawks AAAMidget25353570151
1994–95 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 6415274237174486
1995–96 Beauport HarfangsQMJHL10110
1995–96 Laval Titan Collège Français QMJHL2117112829
1995–96 Hull Olympiques QMJHL392634604417671314
1996–97 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL69344781671411102129
1996–97 Hull Olympiques MC 446106
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 3995143241342
1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 225274
1998–99 Springfield Falcons AHL415141931
1998–99 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 28613198
1999–2000 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL4011172818
1999–2000 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL211412268
2000–01 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL612634604842132
2000–01 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL30112
2001–02 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL7533548749955106
2001–02 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL30000
2002–03 Syracuse Crunch AHL1799186
2003–04 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL41010
2003–04 Syracuse CrunchAHL772741684570334
2004–05 Blues SM-l 5122214346
2005–06 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL7656328863146288
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings NHL31120
2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL6633286151
2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL91120
2007–08 ZSC Lions NLA 1141516
2007–08 EC Salzburg AUT 1313720814851330
2008–09 Rødovre Mighty Bulls DEN 70330
2008–09Rødovre SIK DEN.2 21120
2008–09 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 3815153018
2009–10 Malmö RedhawksAllsv42161329451120
2010–11 KHL Medveščak Zagreb AUT43814222451128
2010–11 KHL Medveščak Zagreb II CRO 36280
AHL totals5132232464693513814142822
NHL totals418513630000

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 2002, 2006 [7]
John B. Sollenberger Trophy 2001–02 [8]
First All-Star Team 2005–06
Willie Marshall Award 2005–06
Les Cunningham Award 2005–06 [9]

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  2. "Coyotes sign AHL MVP Don MacLean". Phoenix Coyotes. 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  3. "Redhawks extend Don MacLean for one-year". surftown.se (in Swedish). 2009-10-01. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
  4. "Former NHL'er gains trial with KHL Medveščak" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. 2010-08-18. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  5. "MacLean remains in Zagreb, Reynolds leaves" (in Croatian). KHL Medveščak. 2010-09-01. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  6. "Donald MacLean named Hounds' Assistant Coach". Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  7. "Canadian All-Stars 13, Planet USA All-Stars 11". American Hockey League. 2002-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  8. "John B. Sollenberger Trophy". American Hockey League. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  9. "Les Cunningham Award". American Hockey League. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.