Donald MacLean Donald " Don " MacLean ( born January 14 , 1977 in Sydney , Nova Scotia ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for KHL Medveščak in the Austrian Hockey League . He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings , Toronto Maple Leafs , Columbus Blue Jackets , Detroit Red Wings and the Phoenix Coyotes . Playing career . MacLean was selected 33rd overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings . MacLean spent three years playing junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . In his second year he tallied 89 points in 61 games playing for three different teams ( Beauport Harfangs , Laval Titan Collège Français and Hull Olympiques ) . His NHL debut was in Los Angeles in the 1997 – 1998 season where he played 22 games notching five goals and two assists . On February 23 , 2000 , MacLean was traded by the Kings to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Craig Charron . Don spent the majority of his contract with the Leafs in the minors with the St . John ' s Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League . After finishing the 2001 – 02 as the AHL leading scorer , Don made his NHL play - off debut with the Leafs , playing in 3 games . On July 17 , 2002 , MacLean signed as a free agent with the Columbus Blue Jackets and appeared in four regular season games . On August 24 , 2005 , MacLean was signed by the Detroit Red Wings . In his first game as a Red Wing , MacLean opened the scoring against the Edmonton Oilers on an assist from Niklas Kronwall with a man - advantage . The Red Wings would eventually shut out the Oilers and MacLean was credited with the game - winning goal . In the AHL , playing for the Red Wings affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins , MacLean recorded a point in 19 straight games between January 6 and February 18 , 2006 . This was the longest point streak for any AHL player in the 2005 – 06 season . The same year , MacLean scored five hat - trick s , the most by an AHL player since 2000 . He participated in the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All - Star Classic with fellow Griffins Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula , scoring two goals for the Canadian team . He also won the Hardest Shot event in the Skills Competition . MacLean finished the season as the league MVP and leading goal - scorer . MacLean signed as a free agent to a two - year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 17 , 2006 , where he would primarily play for the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL . Maclean left the final year of his contract with the Coyotes and signed with Swiss team ZSC Lions on July 16 , 2007 , he however left for Austria on December 9 , 2007 , signing with EC Salzburg . Maclean then went on to help Salzburg win the EBEL league . Following a short stint in the Oddset Ligaen with the Rødovre Mighty Bulls Don then transferred midway through the 2008 – 09 season to the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan with the Malmö Redhawks . Don veteran experience helped him lead the Redhawks with 30 points in 38 games . After signing a contract extension with Malmö for the 2009 - 10 season , Don scored a further 16 goals in 42 games . On August 18 , 2010 , MacLean agreed to a trial to the return to the EBEL with Croatia n team , KHL Medveščak . After impressing after two weeks of training , MacLean was officially signed on a one - year contract on September 1 , 2010 .