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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don Jackson
Selected in third round
No.
39 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born
September 2, 1956
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Notre Dame (WCHA)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Bloomington, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Bloomington Kennedy | Minn. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1974-75 |
Notre Dame | WCHA |
35 | 2 |
7 | 9 |
29 | | 1975-76 |
Notre Dame | WCHA |
30 | 4 |
5 | 9 |
22 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota All-Lake Conference First Team: 1973-74 (Kennedy)
Bloomington Kennedy Captain: 1973-74
Miscellaneous: Attended Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minn. ...
Played defense and left wing for Notre Dame in 1974-75. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 25, 1978 (Philadelphia at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 32 (Minnesota); 25, 29 (Edmonton); 29
(N.Y. Rangers)
Stanley Cup: 1984, 1985.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1987 |
Minnesota, Edmonton, NYR | 311 |
16 | 52 | 68 |
640 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1986 |
Minnesota, Edmonton | 53 |
4 | 5 | 9 |
147 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1983 (Edmonton)
1980-81: Played 10 games for Minnesota team that went to Stanley Cup
finals, but was not with team during postseason.
Coaching
Career: Named Quebec assistant coach on Aug. 22, 1991, and held position
through 1993-94 season. ... Named Pittsburgh assistant coach on July 23,
1997 and held position until Dec. 9, 1999. ... Named Chicago assistant coach
on July 3, 2000, and remained in position until Oct. 25, 2000. ... Named
Ottawa assistant coach on June 22, 2001, and remained in position until
April 22, 2004.
Miscellaneous: Turned pro with Minnesota for balance of 1977-78 season
after using up his NCAA eligibility at Notre Dame. ... Played first NHL game
in his hometown of Bloomington, Minn. ... Paired on defense with Randy Gregg
for Edmonton in 1982-83. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with groin injury.
He had been playing in pain for several weeks before revealing the injury to
Edmonton trainers in February 1984. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with
severely bruised right knee, an injury suffered during Edmonton's Nov. 5,
1985, game at Vancouver, and cracked cheekbone, an injury suffered during
Edmonton's Feb. 11, 1986, game at Detroit. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with
strained groin, an injury suffered in November 1986. ... Retired due to
degenerative hip condition which was causing excess groin strain. ... Fired as
Chicago assistant coach just eight games into 2000-01 season because he did
not agree with head coach Alpo Suhonen's coaching system. Suhonen, the first
Finnish head coach in NHL history, reportedly felt he was disliked by Jackson
because of cultural differences between the two men. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Notre Dame (WCHA); Oklahoma
City (CHL); Wichita (CHL); Birmingham (CHL)
World Championships: 1978
(sixth place), 1979 (seventh place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ECHL Coach of Year: 1990-91 (Knoxville)
Notre Dame Most Improved Player:
1977-78
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by Calgary,
No. 91 overall in Round 8)
Coaching Career: Named Knoxville (ECHL)
assistant coach prior to team's inaugural 1988-89 season and held position through 1988-89 season. ... Named Knoxville (ECHL)
head coach prior in December 1989 and held position until Aug. 22, 1991. ... Named
Cincinnati (IHL) head coach in July 1994 and held position until
August 1995. ... Named Wichita (CHL) head coach in August 1995 and remained in
position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Kansas City (IHL) head coach in
June 1996 and remained in that position until July 23, 1997.
Management Career: Named Knoxville general manager
in December 1989 and remained in that position until Aug. 22, 1991. ...
Named Cincinnati (IHL) director of hockey operations in July 1994 and remained
in that position until August 1995.
1990-91: Coached ECHL
regular-season champion (Knoxville).
Miscellaneous: Played early part of 1976-77 season
wearing special cast to protect broken bones in hand. ... Paired with Paul
Clarke on defense for Notre Dame in 1976-77. ... Worked in real estate
business during off-seasons of his playing days, and briefly retired
from hockey in 1982 to pursue a real estate career. Skipped Edmonton's 1982
training camp before reconsidering decision and returning to hockey with
Birmingham (CHL) before being promoted back to Edmonton. ... Was one of final
players cut from USA's 1984 Canada Cup team. ... Returned to Minneapolis after
his retirement and worked as real estate broker until beginning coaching
career in 1988. ... Survived serious three-car accident on Sept. 20, 1994. The
collision killed one of the other drivers, and left Jackson hospitalized
with several leg fractures, including multiple fractures in the lower left leg
and right heel. He required three surgeries and had to resume coaching in a
wheelchair for the first three months of the 1994-95 season. ... Hospitalized
on April 13, 1995, after suffering stroke-like symptoms. He had transient
ischemia that caused headaches and dizziness.. ... Took job as Wichita (CHL)
head coach in 1995 to limit his amount of travel for health reasons and so
that his wife could return to her hometown.
Attacking a Mascot: Jackson
made headlines when he climbed over the glass and went into the stands to
punch the Atlanta (IHL) mascot during Cincinnati's Feb. 4, 1995, game in
Atlanta. The mascot, known as Sir Slapshot, was actually a 26-year-old man
named Mike Centanni. Wearing a nine-foot inflatable mascot suit that made him
look like a vertical blimp, Centanni, who was working as a substitute for the
regular mascot, had been slamming his body into the glass behind Jackson
during the game. Jackson lost his balance and fell on top of his players as
the mascot made fun of him. He was so infuriated that he went after Centanni.
The IHL suspended Jackson for 10 games and fined him and the Cyclones each
$1,000 for the attack on Centanni. Footage of the attack was shown on ESPN
throughout the following days, and Centanni became a local Atlanta celebrity.
Personal: Full name is Donald
Clinton Jackson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Minnesota traded Jackson and
Edmonton's 1982 third-round pick (previously acquired, Edmonton drafted Wally
Chapman) to Edmonton in exchange for Don Murdoch on August 21, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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