Donald Neil Spring (born June 15, 1959) is a Venezuelan-born Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
| Don Spring | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 15, 1959 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | OLY | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
References
edit- ^ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
- ^ Macleod, Robert (20 December 2013). "Meet the NHL's one-goal wonders". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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