Donald Neil Spring (born June 15, 1959) is a Venezuelan-born Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Don Spring
Born (1959-06-15) June 15, 1959 (age 65)
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
EHC Essen-West
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1979–1985

Spring was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela and raised in Edson, Alberta.

Spring was a 2 time national champion with the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team. Spring represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he scored one assist in six games.[1]

Spring started his National Hockey League career with the Winnipeg Jets in 1980. He would play his entire career with the Jets. He would leave the NHL after the 1984 season. Spring still holds the record for the most career games in the NHL (259) by a player with only one career goal.[2]

He finished his hockey career with one season with EHC Essen-West in West Germany. Presently he is president of Spring Fuel Distributors Inc. in Kelowna, B.C.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 University of Alberta CIAU 34 1 6 7 24
1977–78 University of Alberta CIAU 30 6 14 20 12
1978–79 University of Alberta CIAU 42 7 29 36 27
1979–80 Canadian National Team Intl 51 1 23 24 20
1980–81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 1 18 19 18
1981–82 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 0 16 16 21 4 0 0 0 4
1982–83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 80 0 16 16 37 2 0 0 0 6
1983–84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 21 0 4 4 4
1983–84 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 50 0 17 17 21
1984–85 EHC Essen-West GER 36 8 19 27 32 18 3 13 16 12
NHL totals 259 1 54 55 80 6 0 0 0 10

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Canada OLY 6 0 1 1 0
Senior totals 6 0 1 1 0

References

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  1. ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. ^ Macleod, Robert (20 December 2013). "Meet the NHL's one-goal wonders". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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