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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don McLaren
Selected in ninth round
No.
179 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born
January 17, 1963
 | 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 | | |
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. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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