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| 1983 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John MacLean
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by New Jersey Devils
Born November
20, 1964
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHL)
Birthplace:
Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1980-81 |
Oshawa | Jr. B |
41 | 35 |
35 | 70 |
151 | | 1981-82 |
Oshawa | OHL |
67 | 17 |
22 | 39 |
197 | | 1982-83 |
Oshawa | OHL |
66 | 47 |
51 | 98 |
138 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1983 (Oshawa)
OHL All-Star Game: 1983 (Oshawa)
OHL Playoffs Points Leader: 1983 (Oshawa) (38 points, tie)
OHL
Playoffs Goals Leader: 1983 (Oshawa) (18 goals)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 5 overall
prospect for the 1983 NHL draft. ... Was Oshawa's second-round
pick, No. 24 overall, in 1981 OHL priority selection. ... Grew up in Oshawa,
Ontario, where father was a foreman at the local GM plant. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 5, 1983 (New Jersey at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 15 (New Jersey); 15
(San Jose); 15 (NYR);
51 (Dallas)
Stanley Cup: 1995, 2003 (as assistant coach)
Playing Status:
Retired June 7, 2002 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-2002 |
NJ, SJ, NYR, DAL | 1,194 |
413 | 429 |
842 | 1,328 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1988-2001 |
N.J., S.J., Dallas | 104 |
35 | 48 |
83 | 152 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1989, 1991 (New Jersey)
New Jersey MVP:
1989-90
New Jersey Players' Player: 1989-90
New Jersey
Three-Stars Leader: 1989-90
New Jersey Fan Club Player of Year:
1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91
New Jersey Records: Most career points (701), most career goals
(347), most career assists (354), most career power-play goals (92), most
career playoff points (75), most career power-play points (197), most career
game-winning goals (55), most career hat tricks (6, tie), most points in
season by a right wing (87 in 1988-89, shares record), most shots on goal in
one season (322 in 1989-90), most power-play goals in one season (19 in
1990-91), most game-winning goals in one season (11 in 1989-90), most hat
tricks in one season (3 in 1988-89, shares record), most penalty minutes in
a game (42 at N.Y. Islanders on Dec. 11, 1990), most career playoff points
on road (36), most career playoff power-play goals (11), most points by one
player in a playoff series (11 vs. N.Y. Islanders in 1988), most assists
by a player in a playoff series (7 vs. N.Y. Islanders in 1988, shares
record)
New Jersey Points Leader: 1988-89 (87), 1990-91 (78)
New Jersey Goals Leader: 1988-89 (42), 1989-90 (41), 1990-91 (45),
1993-94 (37), 1996-97 (29, tie)
New Jersey Playoffs Points Leader: 1991 (8, tie), 1997 (9)
New Jersey Playoffs Goals Leader: 1990 (4), 1991 (5), 1997 (4, tie)
New Jersey Playoffs Assists Leader: 1997 (5)
San Jose Playoffs Points Leader: 1998 (5, tie)
San Jose Playoffs Goals Leader: 1998 (2, tie)
Coaching
Career: Named New Jersey assistant coach on Sept. 29, 2002, and remained
in that position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 14 in New Jersey's 1983 training camp. ... Missed
part of 1984-85 season with bruised shoulder, an injury suffered during New
Jersey's Nov. 18, 1984, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1984-85
season with damaged cartilage in right knee, an injury suffered during New
Jersey's Jan. 25, 1985, game at Edmonton. The injury required arthroscopic
surgery on Jan. 31, 1985, and MacLean did not return to action until New
Jersey's Feb. 26, 1985, game vs. Buffalo. He scored a goal in that game. ...
Played on line with Greg Adams for New Jersey in 1985-86. ... Missed part of
1985-86 season with bruised ankle, an injury suffered during New Jersey's
Nov. 2, 1985, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Led New Jersey with 197 shots on
goal in 1986-87. ... Played on line with Mark Johnson and Patrik Sundstrom
for New Jersey in 1987-88. ... Suspended by NHL for one game during 1987-88
season as a result of incident with fans during New Jersey's Oct. 21, 1987,
game in Pittsburgh. The exchange took place after the fans doused MacLean
and Brendan Shanahan with beer while the two were sitting in the penalty
box. Both MacLean and Shanahan attempted to climb over the glass to get at
the fans. The glass was pulled down and broken during the incident. After
review, the NHL eventually suspended both MacLean and Shanahan. MacLean served the suspension on Nov. 20, 1987. ... Scored
biggest goal in New Jersey Devils franchise history to that date, beating
Chicago 4-3 in overtime of 1987-88 regular-season finale. The victory gave
the New Jersey Devils their first playoff berth. He also scored the
game-tying goal in the third period. ... Became first New Jersey Devils
player to register hat tricks in back-to-back games when he achieved feat on
Dec. 7, 1988, vs. Washington and Dec. 9, 1988, vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Named
NHL Player of Week for week ending Dec. 11, 1988. ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with sprained right elbow, suffered in New Jersey's Dec. 29,
1988, game vs. Boston, with bruised ribs, suffered when he was slashed by
Jim Johnson in New Jersey's March 1, 1989, game at Pittsburgh, and with
lower back strain, suffered during New Jersey's March 11, 1989, game at N.Y.
Islanders. ... Led New Jersey with 14 power-play goals, plus-26 rating, and
266 shots on goal in 1988-89. ... Set New Jersey single-season records
(since broken) for assists by a right wing (45), points on the road (46) and
shots on goal (266) in 1988-89. ... Played on line with Patrik Sundstrom and
Brendan Shanahan for New Jersey in 1989-90. ... Became New Jersey's all-time
goals leader with his 171st career goal during March 22, 1990, game at
Chicago. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with concussion and stomach
contusions, injuries suffered when he was hit by Lee Norwood during New
Jersey's Oct. 4, 1990, season opener vs. Detroit. ... Suffered mild
concussion during New Jersey's Dec. 11, 1990, game at N.Y. Islanders, but
did not miss any games. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week ending
Dec. 2, 1990. ... Became first New Jersey Devils player to score 200 career
goals when he achieved feat during Devils' Jan. 8, 1991, game vs. St. Louis.
... Missed entire 1991-92 regular season and 1992 playoffs with torn ACL in right knee, an injury suffered during New Jersey's Sept. 30,
1991, preseason game vs. N.Y. Islanders -- the final preseason game of 1991. The injury required season-ending
reconstructive surgery on Nov.
23, 1991. ... Was New Jersey's nominee for 1992-93 Masterton Trophy. ...
Missed parts of 1993-94 season with strained right forearm, an injury
suffered during New Jersey's Nov. 3, 1993, game at Los Angeles and with
lacerated right eye, an injury suffered when he was hit by the puck during
New Jersey's Feb. 24, 1994, game vs. N.Y. Rangers Became New Jersey's career
points leader when he recorded his 521st point during Devil's Dec. 28, 1993,
game vs. Hartford, passing Kirk Muller. ... Played on line with Claude
Lemieux and Neal Broten for New Jersey in 1995. ... Missed part of 1995
season with bruised foot, an injury suffered in New Jersey's April 9, 1995,
game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Scored his 300th career NHL goal for New Jersey
on Oct. 25, 1995, vs. Vancouver. ... Played on lines with Stephane Richer
and Neal Broten, with Valeri Zelepukin and Neal Broten, and with Dave
Andreychuk and Neal Broten for New Jersey in 1995-96. ... Missed part of
1995-96 season with irritated right knee, an injury suffered in New Jersey's
March 10, 1996, game at Philadelphia. The injury required arthroscopic
surgery to remove debris on March 13, 1996, and he did not return until New
Jersey's March 26, 1996, game at Tampa Bay. ... Left New Jersey with
franchise records (since broken) for career games played (934) and
career seasons (14). ... Signed with N.Y. Rangers as a
Group III unrestricted free agent on July 9, 1998. ... Played 1,000th career
NHL game for N.Y. Rangers on Nov. 11, 1998, at Florida. ... Scored 400th
career NHL goal for N.Y. Rangers on Jan. 20, 2000, at Carolina. ... Missed
part of 1999-00 season with right eye injury, suffered when he was hit by
puck in N.Y. Rangers' March 6, 2000, game at San Jose. He did not return to
action until N.Y. Rangers' March 15, 2000, game vs. Tampa Bay. ... Signed
with Dallas, his team for part of 2000-01 season, as a Group III
unrestricted free agent on Feb. 26, 2002. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Oshawa (OHL); Manitoba (IHL); Utah (AHL)
World Championships: 1989 (silver medal)
World Junior Championships: 1984 (fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Tied for Team Canada
lead with seven goals at 1984 World Junior Championships. ... Wrote daily
column for the Bergen Record newspaper during 1995 playoffs. ... Never
played in minors until age 36, when he played for Manitoba (IHL) in 2000-01 season.
Personal:
Full name is John Harold MacLean. ... Husband of former pro golfer Adrienne
MacLean. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
New Jersey traded MacLean and Ken Sutton to San Jose in exchange for Doug
Bodger and Dody Wood on December 7, 1997. |
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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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