Darwin McCutcheon (born April 19, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional

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. He played one game in the

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with the

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during the 1981–82 season, on December 31, 1981 against the

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. McCutcheon was born in

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, but grew up in

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Playing career

McCutcheon signed with the

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as a walk-on and played 3 years in the

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with the Rangers,

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and was the captain of the

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in his last year of junior. He was called up to the

in his last year. He then played hockey for the

University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...

for 4 years and was named All Star 3 years and also All Canadian 1984–85.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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