Please answer the following question: Facts: - weight lb: 185 - played for: toronto maple leafs - career end: 1978 - position: defence - height in: 2 - wha draft year: 1975 - draft year: 1975 - shoots: right - height ft: 6 - wha draft team: indianapolis racers - birth date: 13 december 1955 - career start: 1975 - draft: 55th overall - wha draft: 47th overall - draft team: washington capitals - birth place: hamilton , on , can Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of blair mackasey .
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blair david mackasey -lrb- born december 13 , 1955 -rrb- is a former professional ice hockey defenceman .he was drafted in the fourth round , 55th overall , by the washington capitals in the 1975 nhl entry draft .he was also drafted by the indianapolis racers -lrb- fourth round , 47th overall -rrb- of the world hockey association in the 1975 wha amateur draft .mackasey was born in hamilton , ontario , but grew up in verdun , quebec .mackasey played just one game in the national hockey league , with the toronto maple leafs during the 1976 -- 77 season .he also played minor-league baseball for two seasons in the montreal expos organization .after his playing career ended , mackasey was head scout for the phoenix coyotes from 1996 , and then head scout for hockey canada from june 2002 until july 2005 , when he became director of player personnel .from january 2006 mackasey has held the position of director of professional scouting for the minnesota wild .