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Donald Richard Lever (born November 14, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1972–73 until 1986–87.
| Don Lever | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 14, 1952 South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
3rd overall, 1972 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1987 | ||
Playing career
Lever was drafted 3rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. The forward reached the 20-goal mark six times in Vancouver and played for Canada at the 1978 World Championships. Lever was traded to the Atlanta Flames alongside Brad Smith in exchange for Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota on February 8, 1980. He was later the first captain of the New Jersey Devils. Lever scored the first goal in Devils history. He was recognized for both his penalty killing and powerplay abilities. Lever played 1020 career NHL games, scoring 313 goals and 367 assists for 680 points.[1] On March 9, 2009, Lever was named an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens by Bob Gainey after the firing of Guy Carbonneau.[2] His contract was not renewed, and he was named head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL on October 21, 2009.
Awards and achievements
- 1972: OHA First All-Star Team
- 1972: Red Tilson Trophy (OHA MVP)
- 1982: Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 1990–91: Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award
- 2006–07: Head coached the Hamilton Bulldogs to their first franchise Calder Cup, AHL championship
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 59 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHA-Jr. | 69 | 61 | 65 | 126 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 45 | ||
| 1972–73 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 75 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 51 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 28 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 62 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 59 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 79 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 70 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 67 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 29 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 57 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1986–87 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,020 | 313 | 367 | 680 | 593 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Coaching statistics
Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result 1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 1990-91 Rochester Americans AHL Head coach 80 45 26 9 0 0.619 Lost in finals 1991-92 Rochester Americans AHL Head coach 80 37 31 12 0 0.537 Lost in round 3 1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach 1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach 1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach 1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach 2000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach 2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL Assistant coach 2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL Assistant coach 2005-06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 80 35 41 0 4 0.463 Out of playoffs 2006-07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 80 43 28 0 9 0.594 Won championship 2007-08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 80 36 34 0 10 0.512 Out of playoffs 2008-09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 65 39 24 0 2 0.615 2008-09 Montreal Canadiens NHL Assistant coach
Personal life
Lever and his wife Karen have three children, Michael, Sarah, and Caitlin.[3]
See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
References
- http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13385 Legends of Hockey/HHOF. Retrieved January 4, 2007.
- "Canadiens fire Carbonneau, Gainey takes over as coach". The Sports Network. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
На других языках
[de] Don Lever
Donald Richard Lever (* 14. November 1952 in South Porcupine, Ontario) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer sowie derzeitiger -scout, der während seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1969 und 1987 unter anderem 1050 Spiele für die Vancouver Canucks, Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils und Buffalo Sabres in der National Hockey League auf der Position des linken Flügelstürmers bestritten hat. Darüber hinaus war er nach seinem aktiven Karriereende zwischen 1987 und 2011 als Trainer in der National- und American Hockey League tätig. Lever gewann sowohl als Spieler als auch Trainer den Calder Cup. Seit Beginn der Saison 2009/10 arbeitet er als Scout für die Chicago Blackhawks aus der NHL. Sein Schwager Rick Ley war ebenfalls als Spieler und Trainer in der NHL tätig.- [en] Don Lever
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