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Don Lever

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 14, 1952 in South Porcupine, Ontario

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1972-73 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 12 26 38 -27 49 8 3 1 1 138 8.7
1973-74 21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 23 25 48 -16 28 18 4 1 1 175 13.1
1974-75 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 38 30 68 -13 49 27 11 0 3 214 17.8
1975-76 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 25 40 65 -2 93 17 8 0 1 166 15.1
1976-77 24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 27 30 57 -8 28 18 8 1 2 198 13.6
1977-78 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 17 32 49 -29 58 11 6 0 1 168 10.1
1978-79 26 Vancouver Canucks NHL 71 23 21 44 -41 17 15 8 0 2 170 13.5
1979-80 27 2 Teams NHL 79 35 33 68 -8 36 28 6 1 1 208 16.8
1979-80 27 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 21 17 38 -13 32 16 5 0 0 134 15.7
1979-80 27 Atlanta Flames NHL 28 14 16 30 5 4 12 1 1 1 74 18.9
1980-81 28 Calgary Flames NHL 62 26 31 57 21 56 21 4 1 4 157 16.6
1981-82 29 2 Teams NHL 82 30 39 69 -24 26 26 4 0 1 191 15.7
1981-82 29 Calgary Flames NHL 23 8 11 19 -14 6 7 1 0 0 55 14.5
1981-82 29 Colorado Rockies NHL 59 22 28 50 -10 20 19 3 0 1 136 16.2
1982-83 30 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 23 30 53 -35 68 11 9 3 0 143 16.1
1983-84 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 14 19 33 -21 44 11 3 0 2 111 12.6
1984-85 32 New Jersey Devils NHL 67 10 8 18 -29 31 9 0 1 1 83 12.0
1985-86 33 Buffalo Sabres NHL 29 7 1 8 -5 6 6 0 1 1 31 22.6
1986-87 34 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 3 2 5 -3 4 0 3 0 1 8 37.5
Career 15 Seasons NHL 1020 313 367 680 -240 593 226 77 10 22 2161 14.5

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
1972-73 20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 0.15 0.33 0.49 0.18 -0.35 0.63 1.77 11 24 35 13 62 12 85 8 -27
1973-74 21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 0.29 0.32 0.62 0.25 -0.21 0.36 2.24 22 24 46 19 70 20 96 30 -16
1974-75 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 0.48 0.38 0.85 0.36 -0.16 0.61 2.68 32 26 58 25 92 34 73 2 -13
1975-76 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 0.31 0.50 0.81 0.31 -0.03 1.16 2.08 21 35 56 21 89 28 72 9 -2
1976-77 24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 0.34 0.38 0.71 0.28 -0.10 0.35 2.48 24 27 51 20 90 24 95 21 -8
1977-78 25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75 0.23 0.43 0.65 0.24 -0.39 0.77 2.24 15 29 44 16 74 21 100 18 -29
1978-79 26 Vancouver Canucks NHL 71 0.32 0.30 0.62 0.26 -0.58 0.24 2.39 19 18 37 15 64 23 104 22 -41
1979-80 27 2 Teams NHL 79 0.44 0.42 0.86 0.36 -0.10 0.46 2.63 29 28 57 23 96 23 97 16 -8
1979-80 27 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51 0.41 0.33 0.75 0.32 -0.25 0.63 2.63 17 14 31 13 55 17 65 14 -13
1979-80 27 Atlanta Flames NHL 28 0.50 0.57 1.07 0.44 0.18 0.14 2.64 12 14 26 10 41 6 32 2 5
1980-81 28 Calgary Flames NHL 62 0.42 0.50 0.92 0.37 0.34 0.90 2.53 20 24 44 17 99 24 74 20 21
1981-82 29 2 Teams NHL 82 0.37 0.48 0.84 0.33 -0.29 0.32 2.33 22 28 50 20 92 24 113 21 -24
1981-82 29 Calgary Flames NHL 23 0.35 0.48 0.83 0.32 -0.61 0.26 2.39 6 8 14 5 24 8 35 5 -14
1981-82 29 Colorado Rockies NHL 59 0.37 0.47 0.85 0.34 -0.17 0.34 2.31 16 20 36 14 68 16 78 16 -10
1982-83 30 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 0.29 0.38 0.67 0.26 -0.44 0.86 1.81 18 24 42 16 80 35 126 46 -35
1983-84 31 New Jersey Devils NHL 70 0.20 0.27 0.47 0.19 -0.30 0.63 1.59 11 15 26 10 54 12 82 19 -21
1984-85 32 New Jersey Devils NHL 67 0.15 0.12 0.27 0.11 -0.43 0.46 1.24 8 6 14 6 30 5 68 14 -29
1985-86 33 Buffalo Sabres NHL 29 0.24 0.03 0.28 0.14 -0.17 0.21 1.07 5 1 6 3 14 0 30 11 -5
1986-87 34 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10 0.30 0.20 0.50 0.22 -0.30 0.40 0.80 3 2 5 2 8 4 8 1 -3
Career 15 Seasons NHL 1020 0.31 0.36 0.67 0.27 -0.24 0.58 2.12 260 311 571 227 1014 289 1223 258 -240

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1974-75 22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
1975-76 23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978-79 26 Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 1
1979-80 27 Atlanta Flames NHL 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
1980-81 28 Calgary Flames NHL 16 4 7 11 20 4 0 0 0
Career 5 Seasons NHL 30 7 10 17 26 5 2 0 1

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1969-70 17 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 2 0 1 1 4
1970-71 18 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 59 35 36 71 112
1971-72 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 63 61 65 126 69
1977-78 25 Canada WEC-A 10 4 3 7 4
1985-86 33 Rochester Americans AHL 29 6 11 17 16
1986-87 34 Rochester Americans AHL 57 29 25 54 69
Career 2 Seasons AHL 86 35 36 71 85
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 124 96 102 198 185
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 4 3 7 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1971-72 19 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 6 3 1 4 45
1986-87 34 Rochester Americans AHL 18 4 3 7 14
Career 1 Season AHL 18 4 3 7 14
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 6 3 1 4 45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1982 NHL

Games Played

1972-73 NHL 78 (3)
1973-74 NHL 78 (1)
 1974-75 NHL 80 (1)
 1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
 1981-82 NHL 82 (2)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1223 (89)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1982-83 NHL 46 (5)

Transactions

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February 8, 1980: Traded to Atlanta by Vancouver with Brad Smith for Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota, February 8, 1980.

June 24, 1980: Transferred to Calgary after Colorado franchise relocated, June 24, 1980.

November 25, 1981: Traded to Colorado by Calgary with Bob MacMillan for Lanny McDonald and Colorado's 4th round choice (later traded to NY Islanders - NY Islanders selected Mikko Makela) in 1983 Entry Draft, November 25, 1981.

June 30, 1982: Transferred to New Jersey after Colorado franchise relocated, June 30, 1982.

September 9, 1985: Rights traded to Buffalo by New Jersey for cash, September 9, 1985.

June 25, 2002: Named Assistant Coach by St. Louis, June 25, 2002.

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