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Don Luce

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1948 in London, Ontario

Drafted by the New York Rangers in the 3rd round (14th overall) of the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 9:29AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #448. Yvon Lambert… #449. DON LUCE… #449. Neil Colville… #449. Doug Bodger… #449. Shawn McEachern… 

NHL Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 21 NYR NHL 12 1 2 3 1 -2 8 1 0 0 0 20 5.0
1970-71 22 TOT NHL 67 3 12 15 5 -6 18 3 0 0 0 74 4.1
1970-71 22 NYR NHL 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
1970-71 22 DET NHL 58 3 11 14 5 -6 18 3 0 0 0 71 4.2
1971-72 23 BUF NHL 78 11 8 19 8 -18 38 11 0 0 1 126 8.7
1972-73 24 BUF NHL 78 18 25 43 17 7 32 15 0 3 2 198 9.1
1973-74 25 BUF NHL 75 26 31 57 23 3 44 21 2 3 1 237 11.0
1974-75 26 BUF NHL 80 33 43 76 30 61 45 24 1 8 6 245 13.5
1975-76 27 BUF NHL 77 21 49 70 25 37 42 17 2 2 2 214 9.8
1976-77 28 BUF NHL 80 26 43 69 26 38 16 19 6 1 6 206 12.6
1977-78 29 BUF NHL 78 26 35 61 24 32 24 19 5 2 3 170 15.3
1978-79 30 BUF NHL 79 26 35 61 24 20 14 18 6 2 7 149 17.4
1979-80 31 BUF NHL 80 14 29 43 16 22 30 14 0 0 0 137 10.2
1980-81 32 TOT NHL 71 16 13 29 12 10 21 12 0 4 2 102 15.7
1980-81 32 BUF NHL 61 15 13 28 12 14 19 11 0 4 2 94 16.0
1980-81 32 LAK NHL 10 1 0 1 1 -4 2 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1981-82 33 TOR NHL 39 4 4 8 3 -7 32 3 0 1 0 36 11.1
Career NHL 894 225 329 554 216 197 364 177 22 26 30 1914 11.8

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1969-70 21 NYR NHL 12 0.08 0.17 0.25 0.09 0.67 1.67 1 2 3 1 3 0 5 0 -2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1970-71 22 TOT NHL 67 0.04 0.18 0.22 0.07 0.27 1.10 3 11 14 5 26 1 40 9 -6 -1.2 0.9 -0.4
1970-71 22 NYR NHL 9 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.03 0.00 0.33 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
1970-71 22 DET NHL 58 0.05 0.19 0.24 0.08 0.31 1.22 3 10 13 4 25 1 39 9 -6 -0.9 0.7 -0.2
1971-72 23 BUF NHL 78 0.14 0.10 0.24 0.11 0.49 1.62 11 8 19 8 26 0 84 40 -18 -0.5 1.0 0.4
1972-73 24 BUF NHL 78 0.23 0.32 0.55 0.22 0.41 2.54 16 23 39 15 51 0 69 25 7 1.8 1.4 3.2
1973-74 25 BUF NHL 75 0.35 0.41 0.76 0.31 0.59 3.16 24 30 54 21 67 4 93 33 3 4.1 1.4 5.4
1974-75 26 BUF NHL 80 0.41 0.54 0.95 0.38 0.56 3.06 28 38 66 26 105 7 79 42 61 5.4 2.5 7.9
1975-76 27 BUF NHL 77 0.27 0.64 0.91 0.33 0.55 2.78 18 43 61 22 95 8 85 35 37 4.1 1.9 6.0
1976-77 28 BUF NHL 80 0.33 0.54 0.86 0.33 0.20 2.58 23 39 62 23 97 14 69 24 38 4.6 2.2 6.8
1977-78 29 BUF NHL 78 0.33 0.45 0.78 0.31 0.31 2.18 23 32 55 21 103 17 79 25 32 4.0 2.0 6.1
1978-79 30 BUF NHL 79 0.33 0.44 0.77 0.30 0.18 1.89 22 30 52 20 86 18 87 39 20 3.6 1.6 5.2
1979-80 31 BUF NHL 80 0.18 0.36 0.54 0.20 0.38 1.71 12 25 37 13 65 4 69 30 22 1.2 1.4 2.6
1980-81 32 TOT NHL 71 0.23 0.18 0.41 0.17 0.30 1.44 12 10 22 9 39 0 57 28 10 0.3 1.2 1.5
1980-81 32 BUF NHL 61 0.25 0.21 0.46 0.19 0.31 1.54 11 10 21 9 38 0 47 23 14 0.6 1.2 1.8
1980-81 32 LAK NHL 10 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.20 0.80 1 0 1 1 1 0 10 5 -4 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
1981-82 33 TOR NHL 39 0.10 0.10 0.21 0.09 0.82 0.92 3 3 6 2 12 0 37 18 -7 -0.8 0.3 -0.5
Career NHL 894 0.25 0.37 0.62 0.24 0.41 2.14 196 294 490 187 775 73 853 348 197 26.3 17.7 44.1

NHL Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1969-70 21 NYR NHL 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
1972-73 24 BUF NHL 6 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
1974-75 26 BUF NHL 16 5 8 13 19 4 0 1 0
1975-76 27 BUF NHL 9 4 3 7 6 4 0 0 1
1976-77 28 BUF NHL 6 3 1 4 2 1 2 0 0
1977-78 29 BUF NHL 8 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0
1978-79 30 BUF NHL 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
1979-80 31 BUF NHL 14 3 3 6 11 2 0 1 1
1980-81 32 LAK NHL 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 71 17 22 39 52 13 2 2 2

Other Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1965-66 17 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 47 16 19 35 71
1966-67 18 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 48 19 42 61 94
1967-68 19 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 54 24 70 94 88
1968-69 20 Omaha Knights CHL 72 22 34 56 56
1969-70 21 Omaha Knights CHL 64 22 35 57 82
1981-82 33 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 2 1 0 1 4
Career 3 Seasons CHL 138 45 69 114 142
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 149 59 131 190 253

Other Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1965-66 17 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 19 4 12 16 20
1966-67 18 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 13 7 9 16 35
1967-68 19 Kitchener Rangers OHA-Jr. 19 4 8 12 42
1968-69 20 Omaha Knights CHL 7 3 4 7 11
1969-70 21 Omaha Knights CHL 2 1 2 3 4
1981-82 33 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 10 2 5 7 8
Career 3 Seasons CHL 19 6 11 17 23
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 51 15 29 44 97

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Don Luce 7.9 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.2 3.2 2.6 1.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5
Danny Grant 92.1 8.7 6.8 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 3.5 2.3 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 -0.8
Brian Sutter 91.8 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.6 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Clint Smith 91.7 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.0 0.2
Steve Vickers 91.5 8.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 3.5 3.5 2.4 1.1
Anson Carter 91.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 4.5 4.0 2.4 1.8 1.6
Jason Blake 91.4 8.3 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.2
Bill Goldsworthy 91.1 8.4 7.1 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.5 3.4 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Anton Stastny 90.7 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.8 1.4
Tony Tanti 88.8 7.4 7.0 7.0 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.4 1.7 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Patrik Sundstrom 88.7 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.6 2.5 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Don Luce 7.9 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.2 3.2 2.6 1.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5
Danny Grant 92.1 8.7 6.8 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.5 3.5 2.3 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 -0.8
Brian Sutter 91.8 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.6 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 -0.2
Clint Smith 91.7 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 1.2 1.0 0.2
Steve Vickers 91.5 8.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 3.5 3.5 2.4 1.1
Anson Carter 91.5 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.5 4.5 4.0 2.4 1.8 1.6
Jason Blake 91.4 8.3 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.7 4.2 3.3 3.1 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.2
Bill Goldsworthy 91.0 8.4 7.1 6.7 6.4 5.8 5.5 3.4 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Anton Stastny 90.7 6.9 6.6 6.4 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.8 1.4
Tony Tanti 88.8 7.4 7.0 7.0 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.4 1.7 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Patrik Sundstrom 88.7 6.9 6.1 6.0 5.8 4.5 4.0 3.1 2.6 2.5 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1975 NHL

Awards

1974-75 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

Games Played

1971-72 NHL 78 (4)
1972-73 NHL 78 (3)
1974-75 NHL 80 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)
 1979-80 NHL 80 (3)

Plus/Minus

1974-75 NHL 61 (4)
Career NHL 197 (62)

Short-Handed Goals

1972-73 NHL 3 (3)
1973-74 NHL 3 (8)
1974-75 NHL 8 (2)
1977-78 NHL 2 (9)
1978-79 NHL 2 (9)
1980-81 NHL 4 (6)
Career NHL 26 (33)

Game-Winning Goals

1976-77 NHL 6 (7)
1978-79 NHL 7 (6)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1971-72 NHL 40 (4)
1974-75 NHL 42 (8)
1978-79 NHL 39 (10)
Career NHL 348 (85)
  

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 2, 1970: Traded to Detroit by NY Rangers for Steve Andrascik, November 2, 1970.

May 25, 1971: Traded to Buffalo by Detroit with Mike Robitaille for Joe Daley, May 25, 1971.

March 10, 1981: Traded to Los Angeles by Buffalo for Los Angeles' 6th round choice (Jacob Gustavsson) in 1982 Entry Draft, March 10, 1981.

August 10, 1981: Traded to Toronto by Los Angeles for Bob Gladney and Toronto's 6th round choice (Kevin Stevens) in 1983 Entry Draft, August 10, 1981.

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