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Don Blackburn (born May 14, 1938 in Kirkland Land, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 185 games in the National Hockey League and 146 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, and New England Whalers.
Blackburn was the first ever Hartford Whalers coach. He led them to a 27–34–19 record in the 1979–80 NHL season. In the playoffs, the Whalers were swept by Montreal in three games. Blackburn was fired midway through the 1980–81 season after the Whalers sat with a miserable record of 15–29–16. He was replaced by interim coach Larry Pleau.
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