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| Don McLeod | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1946-08-24)August 24, 1946 Trail, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 11, 2015(2015-03-11) (aged 68) Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Houston Aeros Vancouver Blazers Calgary Cowboys Quebec Nordiques Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1978 | ||
Donald Martin "Smokey" McLeod (August 24, 1946 – March 11, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League and six full seasons in the World Hockey Association between 1970 and 1978.
Playing career
McLeod's professional career began with several teams in the minor Central Professional Hockey League and American Hockey League, before being called up for two stints in the NHL, totaling 18 games, with the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers over the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons.
With the formation of the WHA in 1972, McLeod was signed by the Houston Aeros, where he played two seasons. The 1973-74 season was his finest year. He was the second winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy as the WHA's top goalie and was named to the First All-Star team. To top off his best professional season, the Aeros won the Avco Trophy as WHA playoff champions. McLeod was also chosen to represent Canada in the 1974 Summit Series against the Soviet Union in September 1974. For the 1974–75 season, McLeod signed with the Vancouver Blazers where he appeared in a league-record 72 games. McLeod followed the franchise to Calgary and for the next two seasons was the Calgary Cowboys main goalie. When that franchise folded in 1977, McLeod was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques, where he played in only 7 games before being dealt to the Edmonton Oilers where he finished out the 1977–78 season and his professional career.
McLeod was the holder of numerous WHA career, season, and playoff goaltending records. He died in 2015, aged 68.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1963–64 | Trail Smoke Eaters | WIHL | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 502 | 55 | 0 | 6.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Edmonton Oil Kings | ASHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Edmonton Oil Kings | ASHL | 29 | — | — | — | 1740 | 115 | 0 | 3.97 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 520 | 27 | 0 | 3.12 | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Edmonton Oil Kings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1100 | 49 | 3 | 2.67 | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Edmonton Oil Kings | CMJHL | 38 | — | — | — | 2280 | 126 | 1 | 3.32 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 522 | 34 | 2 | 3.91 | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Québec Aces | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 7.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Fort Worth Wings | CPHL | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1020 | 51 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 540 | 27 | 0 | 3.00 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 240 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 379 | 28 | 0 | 4.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 34 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1833 | 105 | 0 | 3.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2200 | 109 | 1 | 2.97 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 176 | 11 | 0 | 3.75 | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 697 | 60 | 0 | 5.17 | .852 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 36 | — | — | — | 2124 | 90 | 2 | 2.57 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 207 | 15 | 0 | 4.35 | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 181 | 14 | 0 | 4.65 | .872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 300 | 14 | 0 | 2.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1083 | 66 | 0 | 2.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 41 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2410 | 145 | 1 | 3.61 | .884 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 178 | 8 | 0 | 2.70 | .895 | ||
| 1973–74 | Houston Aeros | WHA | 49 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2971 | 127 | 3 | 2.56 | .911 | 14 | 12 | 2 | — | 842 | 35 | 0 | 2.49 | .909 | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Blazers | WHA | 72 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 4184 | 233 | 1 | 3.34 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 63 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 3534 | 206 | 1 | 3.50 | .871 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 559 | 37 | 0 | 3.97 | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 67 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 3701 | 210 | 3 | 3.40 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 403 | 28 | 0 | 4.17 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 33 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1723 | 102 | 2 | 3.55 | .864 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 207 | 16 | 1 | 4.64 | — | ||
| NHL totals | 18 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 878 | 74 | 0 | 5.06 | .856 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHA totals | 332 | 155 | 123 | 15 | 18,926 | 1049 | 11 | 3.33 | .884 | 31 | 18 | 13 | — | 1806 | 96 | 1 | 3.19 | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 8.28 | — | |
| Senior totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 8.28 | — | |||
References
- "Obituary – McLeod, Don". Vancouver Province. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1946 births
- 2015 deaths
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Calgary Cowboys players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players
- Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
- Fort Worth Wings players
- Houston Aeros (WHA) players
- Ice hockey people from Trail, British Columbia
- Muskegon Zephyrs players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Providence Reds players
- Quebec Aces (AHL) players
- Quebec Nordiques (WHA) players
- Richmond Robins players
- Springfield Kings players
- Vancouver Blazers players