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-tricks, 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 Croatian team, KHL Medveščak. After impressing after two weeks of training, MacLean was officially signed on a one-year contract on September 1, 2010.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1994–95 	Beauport Harfangs 	QMJHL 		64 	15 	27 	42 	37 		17 	4 	4 	8 	6
1995–96 	Beauport Harfangs 	QMJHL 		1 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Laval Titan Collège Français	QMJHL 		21 	17 	11 	28 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		39 	26 	34 	60 	44 		17 	6 	7 	13 	14
1996–97 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 		69 	34 	47 	81 	67 		14 	11 	10 	21 	29
1997–98 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		39 	9 	5 	14 	32 		4 	1 	3 	4 	2
1997–98 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 		22 	5 	2 	7 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 		41 	5 	14 	19 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		28 	6 	13 	19 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		40 	11 	17 	28 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		21 	14 	12 	26 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		61 	26 	34 	60 	48 		4 	2 	1 	3 	2
2000–01 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	St. John's Maple Leafs 	AHL 		75 	33 	54 	87 	49 		9 	5 	5 	10 	6
2001–02 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		17 	9 	9 	18 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	NHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		77 	27 	41 	68 	45 		7 	0 	3 	3 	4
2004–05 	Blues 	SM-l 		51 	22 	21 	43 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	AHL 		76 	56 	32 	88 	63 		14 	6 	2 	8 	8
2005–06 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		3 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		66 	33 	28 	61 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		9 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	ZSC Lions 	NLA 		11 	4 	1 	5 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	EC Salzburg 	EBEL 		13 	13 	7 	20 	8 		14 	8 	5 	13 	30
2008–09 	Rødovre Mighty Bulls 	DEN 		7 	0 	3 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Malmö Redhawks 	Swe.1 		38 	15 	15 	30 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Malmö Redhawks 	Swe.1 		42 	16 	13 	29 	4 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2010–11 	KHL Medveščak 	EBEL 		43 	8 	14 	22 	24 		5 	1 	1 	2 	8
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		41 	8 	5 	13 	6 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
American Hockey League 	American Hockey League	American Hockey League
John B. Sollenberger Trophy	2001–02 	
First All-Star Team 	2005–06 	
Willie Marshall Award 	2005–06 	
Les Cunningham Award 	2005–06 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:Beauport Harfangs alumni
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:EC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Hull Olympiques alumni
Category:KHL Medveščak players
Category:Laval Titan College Francais alumni
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:Malmö Redhawks players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Rødovre Mighty Bulls players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players