Don Cutts
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|2|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 205
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| played_for = Edmonton Oilers
Kiekko-Reipas Lahti
| draft = 97th overall
| draft_year = 1973
| draft_team = New York Islanders
| wha_draft = 61st overall
| wha_draft_year = 1973
| wha_draft_team = Houston Aeros
| career_start = 1974
| career_end = 1982
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Donald Edward Cutts (born February 24, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1979–80 season. Cutts was selected in the seventh round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, 97th overall, by the New York Islanders and in the fourth round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft, 48th overall, by the Houston Aeros. He had a seven-year professional career which lasted from 1974 to 1982, largely in the minor leagues
Cutts best minor league season was in the International Hockey League in 1975–76 with the Muskegon Mohawks, where he was named to the IHL First All-Star Team. He also set his best personal mark for games started, with 58. He retired in 1982.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | |||||||||||||||
1970–71
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ECAC | 8 | — | — | — | 480 | 20 | — | 2.73 | —
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| 1971–72 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ECAC | 21 | — | — | — | 1260 | 72 | 1 | 3.43 | .898
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1972–73
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ECAC | 30 | — | — | — | 1800 | 109 | 1 | 3.54 | .898
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| 1973–74 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ECAC | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1800 | 137 | 0 | 4.57 | .886
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1974–75
| CHL | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 773 | 58 | 0 | 4.50 | —
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| 1974–75 | IHL | 9 | — | — | — | 550 | 24 | 2 | 2.62 | —
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 5.55 | — |
1975–76
| Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 58 | — | — | — | 3356 | 158 | 5 | 2.82 | —
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | — |
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| 1976–77 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 34 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1957 | 111 | 2 | 3.40 | —
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1976–77
| IHL | 1 | — | — | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | —
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| 1977–78 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 44 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2358 | 113 | 2 | 2.88 | .909
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 350 | 15 | 0 | 2.57 | — |
1978–79
| IHL | 27 | — | — | — | 1368 | 100 | 0 | 4.37 | —
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| 1978–79 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 17 | 0 | 3.60 | .879
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 7 | 0 | 2.78 | — |
1979–80
| NHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 16 | 0 | 3.57 | .887
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| 1979–80 | CHL | 28 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1636 | 83 | 2 | 3.04 | .900
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 274 | 20 | 0 | 4.38 | — |
1979–80
| Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 25 | — | — | — | 1379 | 72 | 4 | 3.13 | —
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| 1980–81 | FIN | 26 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | .879
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1980–81
| CHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | .833
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 8 | 0 | 3.58 | — |
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| 1981–82 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 24 | — | — | — | 1315 | 117 | 0 | 5.34 | —
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! colspan=3 | NHL totals ! 6 !! 1 !! 2 !! 1 !! 269 !! 16 !! 0 !! 3.57 !! .887 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Awards and honors
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! Award ! Year ! |
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
| 1971–72 |
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
| 1972–73 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=18479}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1973/73097.html Don Cutts biography] at Hockey Draft Central
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