Donald MacLean (ice hockey)

For other people of the same name, see Don MacLean (disambiguation).

Donald MacLean
Born	(1977-01-14) January 14, 1977 Sydney, NS, CAN
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 Detroit Red Wings Phoenix Coyotes KHL Medveščak
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 1995 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1997–2011

Donald "Don" MacLean (born January 14, 1977 in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is former Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently assistant coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and the Phoenix Coyotes.

Playing career

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.

On February 23, 2000, MacLean was traded by the Kings to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Craig Charron. Don 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, Don 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Don then transferred midway through the 2008–09 season to the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan with the Malmö Redhawks. Don 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, Don scored a further 16 goals in 42 games.

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

Coaching career

On June 29, 2015, MacLean was named assistant coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		64	15	27	42	37		17	4	4	8	6
1995–96	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Laval Titan Collège Français	QMJHL		21	17	11	28	29		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		39	26	34	60	44		17	6	7	13	14
1996–97	Hull Olympiques	QMJHL		69	34	47	81	67		14	11	10	21	29
1997–98	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL		39	9	5	14	32		4	1	3	4	2
1997–98	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		22	5	2	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Springfield Falcons	AHL		41	5	14	19	31		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL		28	6	13	19	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL		40	11	17	28	18		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		21	14	12	26	8		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		61	26	34	60	48		4	2	1	3	2
2000–01	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		75	33	54	87	49		9	5	5	10	6
2001–02	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0
2002–03	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		17	9	9	18	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		4	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		77	27	41	68	45		7	0	3	3	4
2004–05	Blues	SM-l		51	22	21	43	46		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		76	56	32	88	63		14	6	2	8	8
2005–06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		66	33	28	61	51		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		9	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	ZSC Lions	NLA		11	4	1	5	16		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EC Salzburg	EBEL		13	13	7	20	8		14	8	5	13	30
2008–09	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		7	0	3	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Malmö Redhawks	Allsv		38	15	15	30	18		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Malmö Redhawks	Allsv		42	16	13	29	4		5	1	1	2	0
2010–11	KHL Medveščak	EBEL		43	8	14	22	24		5	1	1	2	8
NHL totals				41	8	5	13	6		3	0	0	0	0

Awards and honours

Award	Year
American Hockey League
John B. Sollenberger Trophy	2001–02
First All-Star Team	2005–06
Willie Marshall Award	2005–06
Les Cunningham Award	2005–06

External links

• Donald MacLean's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database