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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
Management Career: Named Minnesota director
of professional scouting on Jan. 10, 2006, and held position through 2006-07
season.
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),
2005 (gold) (team staff), 2006 (gold) (as general manager)
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 until July 2005. ... Named Hockey Canada director of player
personnel in July 2005 and remained in that position until Jan. 10, 2006.
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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