John MacMillan (ice hockey)

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John MacMillan
Born (1935-10-25) October 25, 1935 (age 88)
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 1960–1971

John Stewart MacMillan (born October 25, 1935) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. He played 104 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings between 1960 and 1964. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1971, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career[edit]

MacMillan began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1960. He would also play with the Detroit Red Wings. Macmillan left the NHL following the 1965 season and retired from hockey altogether in 1971. He won 2 Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962 and 1963.

MacMillan led the University of Denver to NCAA Championships in 1958 and 1960.

Post-playing career[edit]

After hockey, MacMillan was a licensed professional engineer working in the state of Tennessee. His Tennessee licence number was 9708.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1952–53 Crows Nest Coalers WCJHL 1 0 0 0 0
1953–54 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 28 5 9 14 12 4 0 0 0 2
1954–55 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 37 5 11 16 24 3 0 3 3 0
1955–56 Lethbridge Native Sons WCJHL 45 27 27 54 34 9 4 6 10 6
1956–57 University of Denver WCHA
1957–58 University of Denver WCHA 37 19 12 31 50
1958–59 University of Denver WCHA 28 16 25 41 32
1959–60 University of Denver WCHA 34 30 25 55 34
1960–61 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 31 3 5 8 8 4 0 0 0 0
1960–61 Rochester Americans AHL 38 8 7 15 14
1961–62 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 33 6 10 16 25
1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 31 1 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 0
1962–63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 0
1962–63 Rochester Americans AHL 57 22 23 45 37
1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 0 0 0 4
1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 20 0 3 3 6 4 0 1 1 2
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 31 4 8 12 8 5 1 1 2 0
1964–65 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 1 1 0
1964–65 Memphis Wings CPHL 61 17 20 37 43
1964–65 St. Paul Rangers CPHL 3 0 0 0 6
1965–66 Memphis Wings CPHL 64 12 14 26 29
1966–67 San Diego Gulls WHL 71 20 26 46 76
1967–68 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 12 32 44 61 7 0 0 0 4
1968–69 San Diego Gulls WHL 74 22 38 60 55 7 3 0 3 4
1969–70 San Diego Gulls WHL 71 19 48 67 35 6 4 3 7 0
1970–71 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 12 23 35 31 6 0 0 0 2
WHL totals 360 85 167 252 258 26 7 3 10 10
NHL totals 104 5 10 15 32 12 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team 1958, 1960 [2]
All-WCHA Second Team 1959–60

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Licence Search and Verification; MacMillan, John
  2. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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