Donald MacLean (hockey player)

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Position	Center
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Phoenix Coyotes Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Toronto Maple Leafs Los Angeles Kings
Nationality	Canada
Born	January 14, 1977, Sydney, NS, CA
Pro Career	1997 – present

Donald MacLean (born January 14, 1977 in Sydney, Nova Scotia) is a professional ice hockey forward. He was selected 33rd overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently under contract with the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes.

[edit] Playing career

MacLean spent three years playing junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In his second year he tallied 89 points in 61 games playing for three different teams (Beauport Harfangs, Laval Titan College Francais and Hull Olympiques). His NHL debut was in Los Angeles in the 1997-1998 season where he played 22 games notching five goals and two assists. He has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings.

In his first game as a Red Wing, MacLean opened the scoring against the Edmonton Oilers on an assist from Niklas Kronwall with a man-advantage. The Red Wings would eventually shut out the Oilers and MacLean was credited with the game-winning goal.

In the AHL, MacLean recorded a point in 19 straight games between January 6 and February 18, 2006. This was the longest point streak for any AHL player in the 2005-2006 season. The same year, MacLean scored five hat-tricks, the most by an AHL player since 2000. He participated in the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic with fellow Griffins Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula, scoring two goals for the Canadian team. He also won the Hardest Shot event in the Skills Competition.

MacLean signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes in the summer of 2006.