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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Blair Mackasey
Selected in
fourth round
No. 55 overall by Washington Capitals
Born
December 13, 1955
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Verdun, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Verdun Catholic | Que. HS |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1970-71 |
Montreal | OHA | 57 |
1 | 5 |
6 | 38 | | 1971-72 |
Montreal | OMJHL |
59 |
2 | 25 |
27 | 85 | | 1972-73 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
52 |
1 | 23 |
24 | 108 | | 1973-74 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
60 |
13 | 41 |
54 | 70 | | 1974-75 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
62 | 12 |
40 | 52 |
100 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played two years of minor-league baseball in Montreal Expos
farm system. His first season was spent at Jamestown, N.Y., and his second
season was at Cocoa Beach, Fla. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1976 (Toronto at Colorado)
Numbers: 16 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1978 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-77 |
Toronto | 1 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named Phoenix amateur scout
prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position until June 7, 2002. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Richmond (AHL); Dayton (IHL);
Dallas (CHL)
World Junior Championships: 1996 (gold) (as assistant coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1976 (Dayton)
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by
Indianapolis, No. 47 overall in Round 4)
1975-76: Played on IHL
regular-season champion (Dayton).
Coaching Career: Named Lac St.
Louis (Quebec Midget AAA) head coach prior to 1990-91 season and remained in
that position through 1992-93 season. ... Named Granby (QMJHL) head coach in
June 1993 and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named
Drummondville (QMJHL) head coach prior to 1994-95 season and remained in that
position through 1995-96 season. ... Served as Team Quebec coach at 1992 World
Under-17 Championships. ... Served as
assistant coach for Canada's 1994 Under-18 team and 1996 World Junior
Championships team.
Management Career: Worked in Canadian Hockey
Association's Program of Excellence from 1991 to 1993. ... Named Granby (QMJHL)
general manager in June 1993 and held position through 1993-94 season. ...
Named Canadian Hockey Association Director of Scouting (for Team Canada's
Under-18 and World Junior Championship teams) on June 7, 2002, and remained in
that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed most of
1976-77 season with back injury that required spinal fusion surgery. ...
Missed part of 1977-78 season with pneumonia. ... Coached Lac St. Louis to
Quebec midget league 1991-92 regular-season and playoff titles before winning
Air Canada Cup national championship in 1992. ... Went into printing business
after his retirement and became president of a Montreal-area printing company.
Personal: Full name is Blair David
Mackasey. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Mackasey to Toronto
in exchange for Grant Cole in August 1976. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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