Dan Bonar
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = Los Angeles Kings
| position = Centre
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 170
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1973
| career_end = 1985
}}
Daniel Gordon Bonar (born September 23, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 170 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings. During the playoff series known for the Miracle on Manchester Bonar scored the final two goals of game 5 to ice the series over the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers, completing one of the greatest upsets in playoff hockey history.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 1973–74
| MJHL | 48 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 81
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1974–75 | WCHL | 70 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 62
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1975–76
| Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 69 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 49
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1976–77 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCHL | 72 | 75 | 50 | 125 | 70
| 16 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| 1977–78
| IHL | 79 | 47 | 61 | 108 | 43
| 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1978–79 | AHL | 80 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80
| AHL | 64 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 91
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1980–81 | NHL | 70 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 57
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 1981–82
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 79 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 111
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1982–83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83
| AHL | 22 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 29
| 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 35 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 27
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84
| AHL | 44 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 75
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1984–85 | AHL | 31 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 43
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 169 ! ALIGN="center" | 25 ! ALIGN="center" | 39 ! ALIGN="center" | 54 ! ALIGN="center" | 208 ! ALIGN="center" | 14 ! ALIGN="center" | 3 ! ALIGN="center" | 4 ! ALIGN="center" | 7 ! ALIGN="center" | 22 | ||||||||
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 276 ! ALIGN="center" | 98 ! ALIGN="center" | 134 ! ALIGN="center" | 232 ! ALIGN="center" | 295 ! ALIGN="center" | 23 ! ALIGN="center" | 5 ! ALIGN="center" | 14 ! ALIGN="center" | 19 ! ALIGN="center" | 51 |
Awards and achievements
- Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1973)
- Centennial Cup Championship (1973)
- IHL Rookie of the Year (1978)
- IHL First All-Star Team (1978)
- IHL MVP (1978)
External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=12039}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonar, Dan}}
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Ice hockey people from Manitoba
Category:Portage Terriers players
Category:People from Deloraine, Manitoba
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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