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Don McSween
Selected in
eighth round
No. 154 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Born
June 9, 1964
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Redford (NAJHL)
Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan (USA)
Hometown: Plymouth, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Detroit Little Caesar's | Mich. AAA |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1981-82 |
Redford | GLJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Redford | GLJHL |
37 | 9 |
33 | 42 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
USA Hockey National Midget Championship: 1981 (Little Caesar's)
GLJHL All-Star First Team: 1982-83
Redford MVP: 1982-83
Redford Most Outstanding Defenseman:
1982-83
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1982 NHL draft despite being eligible. ...
Was No. 1 overall pick by Redford Royals in 1981 GLJHL midget draft. ... Attended Catholic Central
High School in Redford, Mich. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 19, 1987 (Buffalo at
Montreal)
Numbers: 32, 39 (Buffalo); 39, 6
(Anaheim)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2000 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987-1996 |
Buffalo, Anaheim | 47 |
3 | 10 |
13 | 55 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1993-94: Played on first Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team.
Miscellaneous: Signed with Detroit as an unrestricted
free agent on Aug. 29, 1992, but never played for parent team. ... Signed
with Anaheim as unrestricted free agent on Jan. 12, 1994. ... Missed part
of 1993-94 season with chicken pox, contracted in March 1994. He
missed seven games from March 8 to March 24. ... Missed remainder of 1995 season
and start of 1995-86 season with lacerated right forearm, suffered
when he was cut by Keith Tkachuk's skate blade during Anaheim's Jan. 21, 1995, game
at Winnipeg. The injury required surgery to repair nine tendons and two
nerves on Jan. 24, 1995. As a result, he did not return to action until
Anaheim assigned him to Baltimore (AHL) for a conditioning stint on Jan. 5,
1996. He did not return to NHL action until Anaheim's Feb. 7, 1996, game vs.
Toronto. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Michigan State (CCHA); Rochester (AHL); San Diego (IHL); Baltimore (AHL);
Grand Rapids, Milwaukee (IHL); Muskegon (UHL)
World Championships: 1994
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1986
(Michigan State)
UHL Colonial Cup: 1999 (Muskegon)
AHL All-Star First Team: 1989-90 (Rochester)
NCAA All-America West Second Team:
1985-86, 1986-87 (MSU)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First Team: 1986,
1987 (Michigan St.)
NCAA Academic All-America First Team: 1985-86,
1986-87 (MSU)
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 (Michigan St.)
CCHA All-Academic First Team: 1985-86, 1986-87 (Michigan State)
CCHA All-Academic Honorable Mention: 1984-85 (Michigan State)
Michigan State MVP: 1986-87
Michigan State Outstanding Senior: 1986-87
Michigan St. Bessone Award
(Student-Athlete): 1985-86, 1986-87
Michigan State Outstanding
Defensive Player:
1986-87
Michigan St. Blue Line Award (Best Senior GPA):
1986-87 (3.15)
Michigan State Captain:
1985-86 and 1986-87
Michigan State Tri-Captain: 1984-85
Mich.
State Records: Most career games played (180, shares record)
IHL
Plus-Minus Leader: 1992-93 (San Diego) (plus-61)
1990-91: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
1992-93: Played on IHL regular-season champion (San Diego).
1998-99: Played on UHL regular-season champion (Muskegon).
2001-02:
Played three regular-season games for Muskegon team that went on with win
UHL playoff title, but was not with team in playoffs.
Broadcasting
Career: Worked as Grand Rapids (IHL) part-time radio color commentator
during 2000-01 season.
Education: Majored in engineering
at Michigan State University.
Miscellaneous: Named Michigan State
Player of Week for week ending Jan. 15, 1984. ... Finalist for Big Ten
Athlete of the Year with Michigan State in 1986-87. ... Loaned by Detroit
organization to San Diego (IHL) for 1992-93 season on Oct. 6, 1992.
... Traded by Grand Rapids (IHL) with Sean McCann to Milwaukee for future
considerations in October 1997. ... Came out of
retirement to play three games for Muskegon (UHL) in 2001-02. Named to
all-time NAJHL/NAHL team by a league panel in March 2000. ... Named to CCHA
1980s All-Decade second team by a conference panel in March 2001. ... Worked
as an electrical engineer and became a youth hockey coach in Grand Rapids,
Mich., after his retirement. He spent time coaching in the Little Caesar's
program in which he once had played.
Personal:
Full name is Donald Kennedy McSween. ... Younger brother of former college players Bill McSween
and Mike McSween. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: McSween played out his contract
with Buffalo in 1991-92, and became an unrestricted free agent when the
Sabres did not offer him a new contract. He signed with Detroit on Aug. 29,
1992. |
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SNAPSHOT '83 | | Total Selected: |
242 | | Forwards: |
134 | | Defense: |
86 | | Goaltenders: |
22 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
19/5 | | College Players: |
15 | | High School: |
47 |
| Canadian: |
148 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
60 | | U.S.-Born: |
60 |
| European: |
34 |
| Reached NHL: |
113 |
| Stanley Cup: |
21 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
20 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
34 |
| Picks Traded: |
41 |
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