- Don McLaren
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Participated: 1969-1979
| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don McLaren
Selected in ninth round
No. 179 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born January 17, 1963
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Position: Right Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team: Ottawa (OHL)
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS |
| Year |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 1979-80 |
Kitchener |
Ont. AAA |
60 |
47 |
33 |
80 |
20 |
| 1980-81 |
Kitchener |
Jr. B |
42 |
32 |
33 |
65 |
22 |
| 1981-82 |
Kitchener |
OHL |
39 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
16 |
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Ottawa |
OHL |
26 |
16 |
17 |
33 |
6 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
1981-82: Played 39 games for Kitchener team that went on to win Memorial Cup, but was traded away to Ottawa during regular season.
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1981 NHL draft despite being eligible. ... Was Kitchener's eighth-round pick, No. 92 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Also played center prior to entering major junior. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Ottawa (OHL); York (OUAA); Team Canada; Moncton (AHL); Ambri-Piotta, Olten (Switzerland); Dusseldorf (Germany); Zug, Uzwil, Bulach, Thurgau, Zurich (Switzerland)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1984 (Ottawa)
CIAU Championship: 1985 (York)
OHL Lalonde Trophy (Overage Player of Year) 1983-84 (Ottawa) (inaugural winner)
CIAU Tournament MVP: 1985 (York)
CIAU All-Canadian: 1984-85 (York)
OUAA All-Star First Team: 1984-85 (York)
Ottawa Molson Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1983-84
1990-91: Played three games for Dusseldorf team that went on to win German championship, but was not with team during postseason.
Miscellaneous: Played for Ottawa (OHL) as an overage junior in 1983-84. ... Scored all three goals for York University in 1985 CIAU title game victory over University of Alberta. ... Was first player to commit to Team Canada on a full-time basis after the team became a year-round venture. McLaren became part of program on March 28, 1985. ... Missed start of 1985-86 season with knee injury. ... Played on Team Canada in 1985 Spengler Cup Tournament in Davos Switzerland. The Canadians won gold medal. ... Attended University of Calgary during off-seasons of his years in Team Canada program. ... Was among last players cut from Team Canada prior to 1988 Winter Olympics. He finished the 1987-88 season with Moncton (AHL). ... Became Swiss citizen by marriage in 1995 so that he could join Zurich as a non-import player. ... Remained in Switzerland after his retirement, working for Swissair. He eventually became the head of the airline's in-flight entertainment division.
Personal: Full name is Donald McLaren. |
