Donald MacLean (born January 14, 1977) is a Canadian

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coach and former professional player. He was an assistant coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the

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(OHL). MacLean played in the

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(NHL) with the

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Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

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and the

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Playing career

As a youth, MacLean played in the 1990 and 1991

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s with a

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team from

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. MacLean was selected 33rd overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the

. MacLean spent three years playing junior hockey in the

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. In his second year he tallied 89 points in 61 games playing for three different teams (

Beauport Harfangs The Beauport Harfangs (Snow Owls) were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 1990 to 1997. The team played its home games at the Aréna Marcel-Bédard in the Quebec City suburb of Beauport. The team's firs ...

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and

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). His

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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. MacLean spent the majority of his contract with the Leafs in the minors with the

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of the

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. After finishing the 2001–02 as the AHL leading scorer, MacLean 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

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

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on an assist from

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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

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, 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

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s, 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

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, 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

on July 17, 2006, where he would primarily play for the

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of the AHL. Maclean left the final year of his contract with the Coyotes and signed with

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team

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on July 16, 2007, he however left for

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on December 9, 2007, signing with

EC Salzburg EC Red Bull Salzburg is a professional ice hockey team based in Salzburg, Austria, that plays in the ICE Hockey League. The club plays their home games at the Eisarena Salzburg. History In their first season, 1977–78, HC Salzburg took third p ...

. Maclean then went on to help Salzburg win the EBEL league. Following a short stint in the

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with the

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MacLean then transferred midway through the 2008–09 season to the Swedish

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with the

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. MacLean 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, MacLean scored a further 16 goals in 42 games. On August 18, 2010, MacLean agreed to a trial to the return to the EBEL with

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n team, KHL Medveščak. After impressing in two weeks of training, MacLean was officially signed on a one-year contract on September 1, 2010.

Coaching career

On June 29, 2015, MacLean was named assistant coach for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the

and remained in that position until 2020.

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

External links

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