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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Blair MacDonald
Selected in sixth round
No.
86 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born November
17, 1953
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Cornwall, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Green Valley, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
51 |
24 | 14 |
38 | 6 | |
1971-72 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
61 | 45 |
45 | 90 |
36 | | 1972-73 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
64 | 63 |
39 | 102 |
44 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1972 (Cornwall)
QMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1972-73 (Cornwall) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Edmonton at
Chicago)
Numbers: 14 (Edmonton); 14
(Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1983 |
Edmonton, Vancouver | 219 |
91 | 100 | 191 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1983 |
Edmonton, Vancouver | 11 |
0 | 6 | 6 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star
Game: 1980 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1982
(Vancouver)
Edmonton Feldman Trophy (MVP):
1979-80
Edmonton Captain: September 1980 to March 10, 1981.
Edmonton Playoffs Points Leader: 1980 (3, tie)
Edmonton Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (3)
1979-80: Played on first Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Played on Edmonton's "GMC Line" with Brett Callighen and Wayne
Gretzky in 1979-80 and 1980-81. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with broken
thumb, an injury suffered in Edmonton's game at Quebec on Dec. 14, 1980. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Edmonton, Indianapolis (WHA);
Dallas (CHL); Fredericton (AHL); Montana (CHL); Stadiau, Innsbruck (Austria)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1989 (Muskegon) (as head
coach)
IHL Commissioners' Trophy
(Coach of Year): 1988-89 (Muskegon) (co-winner with Phil Russell)
WHA All-Star Second Team:
1978-79 (Edmonton)
Edmonton MVP: 1977-78, 1978-79
Edmonton Rookie of Year: 1973-74
Edmonton Most Popular Player:
1977-78
Fredericton MVP: 1982-83 (co-winner)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Edmonton, No. 30 overall in Round 3)
1978-79: Played on WHA
regular-season champion (Edmonton).
Coaching Career: Named Innsbruck
(Austria) head coach prior to 1986-87 season and remained in that position
through 1986-87 season. ... Named Fredericton (AHL) head coach in 1987 and
remained in that position through 1987-88 season. ... Named Muskegon (IHL)
head coach in 1988 and remained in that position through 1990-91 season. ...
Named Cleveland assistant coach in 1998 and remained in that position through
1998-99 season. ... Named Cleveland (IHL) co-coach in 1999 and remained in that position through
1999-2000 season. ... Named Frankfurt (Germany) head coach on Jan. 4, 2001, and
remained in that position until Oct. 1, 2001. ... Named Merano (Italy) head
coach during 2001-02 season and remained in that position through 2001-02
season.
Miscellaneous: Played on Edmonton's "GMC Line"
with Brett Callighen and Wayne Gretzky in 1978-79. ... Was third-leading
scorer in Edmonton WHA history with 242 points. ... Ran skill-development
clinics for B.C. Minor Hockey Association during 1998-99 season.
Personal: Nicknamed "B.J." ...
Also known as B.J. MacDonald throughout his career. ... Full name is Blair
Neil Joseph MacDonald. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: MacDonald never signed with
Los Angeles, instead jumping to the WHA in 1973 and remaining in that league
through its final season. Edmonton retained his rights at the time of the NHL-WHA
merger on June 9, 1979, since Los Angeles did not choose him in the NHL
Reclaim Draft because he had signed a 3-year contract with the Oilers that ran through the 1979-80 season. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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