Don McLeod

Donald Martin "Smokie" 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.

For people with a similar name, see Donald McLeod.
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

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.[1]

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 MC — — — — — — — — — 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
1974 Canada SS 1 0 1 0 58 8 0 8.28

References
  1. "Obituary – McLeod, Don". Vancouver Province. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-03-17.


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