height_ft played_for weight_lb shoots birth_place draft_year career_end position draft_team height_in birth_date article_title draft career_start
5 buffalo sabres mighty ducks of anaheim 197 left detroit , mi , usa 1983 2002 defense buffalo sabres 11 9 june 1964 donald mcsween
 84th overall 1987
donald mcsween

donald kennedy `` don '' mcsween -lrb- born june 9 , 1964 in detroit , michigan -rrb- is an american former professional ice hockey player who played in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- for two clubs in the late 1980s and early 1990s .
a defenseman known for his adept puck-handling skills as well as his quick mobility , mcsween , a two-time all american , was successful during his college career at michigan state university , leading the team to the ncaa division i men 's ice hockey national championship in 1986 .
he was also quite successful while playing in the minor league .
following his impressive college career , mcsween went on to play for the buffalo sabres -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
he was selected 84th in the 1983 nhl draft , with a height of 5 ' 11 '' a weight of 197 lb , and shooting left .
after this stint , he played for the rochester americans -lrb- ahl -rrb- , and the san diego gulls -lrb- ihl -rrb- .
in fact , mcsween continues to holds american records for points scored by a defenseman in a career : 215 goals .
in 1989 -- 90 mcsween was selected as an ahl first-team all-star .
mcsween also won myriad awards playing as a member of the americans .
he won five straight team defensive player of the year awards -lrb- 1987 -- 92 -rrb- .
he also had a short but notable career as a player for the mighty ducks of anaheim .
however , his chances of becoming a prominent national hockey league player were severed after a serious arm injury in january 1995 at winnipeg , when involved in a fight with another player , keith tkachuk .
the tendons in mcsween 's left wrist were severely damaged after being severed by tkachuk 's skate .
the nerve and tendon injury never fully healed , preventing him from being able to fully close his left hand , his shooting arm , effectively ending mcsween 's professional career .
ironically , mcsween had severed the achilles tendon of another promising player , teemu selänne , earlier in his career -lrb- selänne would go on to make a full recovery , playing for 2 decades -rrb- .
after his injury mcsween went on to play in the ahl -lrb- american hockey league -rrb- for the baltimore bandits ; in the ihl -lrb- international hockey league -rrb- for the grand rapids griffins and later milwaukee admirals ; and in the uhl -lrb- united hockey league -rrb- for the muskegon fury .
he currently lives in grand rapids , michigan , working as an electrical engineer and a volunteer coach for local youth hockey leagues .
he is raising two boys and a daughter with his wife .
