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Canada Don Blackburn

#9 Cape Cod Codders / NAHL-Sr. - 75/76

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Don Blackburn Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Most Points (JB Sollenberger Trophy) 1
2-time AHL Second All-Star Team 2

Blackburn, 84, died on February 17, 2023.

Team Staff profile of Don Blackburn also available

Don Blackburn Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1956-57 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA-Jr. 52* 9* 8* 17* 17* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -
1957-58 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA-Jr. 52* 15* 18* 33* 37* -* | Playoffs 15 4 3 7 16 -
1958-59 Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 50* 15* 16* 31* 14* -* |
1959-60 Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 41* 8* 7* 15* 8* -* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 2 -
Providence Reds AHL 16* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
1960-61 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 59* 14* 31* 45* 27* -* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 0 -
1961-62 Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 51* 13* 24* 37* 30* -* | Playoffs 11 2 12 14 5 -
1962-63 Boston Bruins NHL 6* 0* 5* 5* 4* -* |
Kingston Frontenacs EPHL 67* 42* 54* 96* 22* -* | Playoffs 5 4 4 8 0 -
1963-64 Québec Aces AHL 63* 19* 19* 38* 39* -* | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 9 -
1964-65 Québec Aces AHL 70* 20* 42* 62* 34* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -
1965-66 Québec Aces AHL 72* 36* 42* 78* 51* -* | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 4 -
1966-67 Rochester Americans AHL 70* 20* 37* 57* 24* -* | Playoffs 13 3 3 6 10 -
1967-68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 67* 9* 20* 29* 23* -2* | Playoffs 7 3 0 3 8 -
1968-69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 48* 7* 9* 16* 36* -13* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
Baltimore Clippers AHL 12* 6* 13* 19* 10* -* |
1969-70 New York Rangers NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Buffalo Bisons AHL 68* 27* 44* 71* 40* -* | Playoffs 13 5 7 12 6 -
1970-71 Rochester Americans AHL 62* 25* 44* 69* 22* -* |
New York Rangers NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1971-72 Providence Reds AHL 76* 34* 65* 99* 12* -* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 2 -
1972-73 New York Islanders NHL 56* 7* 10* 17* 20* -33* |
Minnesota North Stars NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
1973-74 New England Whalers WHA 75* 20* 39* 59* 18* -* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 4 -
1974-75 New England Whalers WHA 50* 18* 32* 50* 16* -* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 2 -
Cape Cod Codders NAHL-Sr. 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
1975-76 New England Whalers WHA 21* 2* 3* 5* 6* -5* |
Cape Cod Codders NAHL-Sr. 8* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1975-76 New England Whalers WHA Interim Head Coach
1977-78 New England Whalers WHA Asst. Coach
1978-79 New England Whalers WHA Head Coach
1979-80 Hartford Whalers NHL Head Coach
1980-81 Hartford Whalers NHL Head Coach Replaced by Larry Pleau midseason
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Don Blackburn Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 509* 188* 307* 495* 0.97* 240* -* | 6 51 11 * 20 * 31 * 0.61 * 31 * - *
EPHL 3 177* 69* 109* 178* 1.01* 79* -* | 3 21 7 * 16 * 23 * 1.10 * 5 * - *
NAHL-Sr. 2 10* 6* 6* 12* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 185* 23* 44* 67* 0.36* 87* -48* | 3 12 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.25 * 10 * - *
OHA-Jr. 2 104* 24* 26* 50* 0.48* 54* -* | 2 19 4 * 5 * 9 * 0.47 * 16 * - *
WHA 3 146* 40* 74* 114* 0.78* 40* -5* | 2 12 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.75 * 6 * - *
WHL-Sr. 2 91* 23* 23* 46* 0.51* 22* -* | 1 11 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.18 * 2 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Don Blackburn Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1967, 8 #45 overall by Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL Expansion Draft

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