Don McLeod

{{For|people with a similar name|Donald McLeod (disambiguation){{!}}Donald McLeod}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

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| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 190

| played_for = Detroit Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers
Houston Aeros
Vancouver Blazers
Calgary Cowboys
Quebec Nordiques
Edmonton Oilers

| ntl_team = Canada

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|8|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Trail, British Columbia, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|3|11|1946|8|24}}

| death_place = Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

| career_start = 1967

| career_end = 1978

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Donald Martin "Smokey" McLeod (August 24, 1946 – March 11, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League and six full seasons in the World Hockey Association between 1970 and 1978.

Playing career

McLeod's professional career began with several teams in the minor Central Professional Hockey League and American Hockey League, before being called up for two stints in the NHL, totaling 18 games, with the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers over the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons.

With the formation of the WHA in 1972, McLeod was signed by the Houston Aeros, where he played two seasons. The 1973-74 season was his finest year. He was the second winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy as the WHA's top goalie and was named to the First All-Star team. To top off his best professional season, the Aeros won the Avco Trophy as WHA playoff champions. McLeod was also chosen to represent Canada in the 1974 Summit Series against the Soviet Union in September 1974. For the 1974–75 season, McLeod signed with the Vancouver Blazers where he appeared in a league-record 72 games. McLeod followed the franchise to Calgary and for the next two seasons was the Calgary Cowboys main goalie. When that franchise folded in 1977, McLeod was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques, where he played in only 7 games before being dealt to the Edmonton Oilers where he finished out the 1977–78 season and his professional career.

McLeod was the holder of numerous WHA career, season, and playoff goaltending records.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} He died in 2015, aged 68.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=don-mcleod&pid=174412105 |title=Obituary – McLeod, Don |work=Vancouver Province |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2015-03-17}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1963–64 \| Trail Smoke Eaters \| WIHL \| 8	0	7	0	502	55	0	6.57	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1964–65 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| ASHL \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1965–66 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| ASHL \| 29	—	—	—	1740	115	0	3.97	— \| 9	6	3	0	520	27	0	3.12	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1965–66 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \| 19	15	4	0	1100	49	3	2.67	—
1966–67 \| Edmonton Oil Kings \| CMJHL \| 38	—	—	—	2280	126	1	3.32	— \| 9	2	3	4	522	34	2	3.91	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1967–68 \| Québec Aces \| AHL \| 2	0	1	0	80	10	0	7.50	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68 \| Fort Worth Wings \| CPHL \| 17	5	6	5	1020	51	0	3.00	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1967–68 \| Springfield Kings \| AHL \| 9	6	2	1	540	27	0	3.00	— \| 4	1	3	—	240	13	0	3.25	—
1968–69 \| Baltimore Clippers \| AHL \| 7	2	3	1	379	28	0	4.43	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Springfield Kings \| AHL \| 34	15	13	2	1833	105	0	3.44	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969–70 \| Fort Worth Wings \| CHL \| 37	18	11	8	2200	109	1	2.97	— \| 3	0	3	—	176	11	0	3.75	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1970–71 \| Detroit Red Wings \| NHL \| 14	3	7	0	697	60	0	5.17	.852 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71 \| Fort Worth Wings \| CHL \| 36	—	—	—	2124	90	2	2.57	— \| 3	—	—	—	207	15	0	4.35	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 4	0	3	1	181	14	0	4.65	.872 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Richmond Robins \| AHL \| 5	1	3	1	300	14	0	2.80	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Providence Reds \| AHL \| 19	6	8	4	1083	66	0	2.73	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| Houston Aeros \| WHA \| 41	19	20	1	2410	145	1	3.61	.884 \| 3	0	3	—	178	8	0	2.70	.895
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| Houston Aeros \| WHA \| 49	33	13	3	2971	127	3	2.56	.911 \| 14	12	2	—	842	35	0	2.49	.909
1974–75 \| Vancouver Blazers \| WHA \| 72	33	35	2	4184	233	1	3.34	.890 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1975–76 \| Calgary Cowboys \| WHA \| 63	30	27	3	3534	206	1	3.50	.871 \| 10	5	5	—	559	37	0	3.97	—
1976–77 \| Calgary Cowboys \| WHA \| 67	25	34	5	3701	210	3	3.40	.879 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1977–78 \| Quebec Nordiques \| WHA \| 7	2	4	0	403	28	0	4.17	.870 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Edmonton Oilers \| WHA \| 33	15	10	1	1723	102	2	3.55	.864 \| 4	1	3	—	207	16	1	4.64	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| NHL totals ! 18 !! 3 !! 10 !! 1 !! 878 !! 74 !! 0 !! 5.06 !! .856 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=3 \| WHA totals ! 332 !! 155 !! 123 !! 15 !! 18,926 !! 1049 !! 11 !! 3.33 !! .884 ! 31 !! 18 !! 13 !! — !! 1806 !! 96 !! 1 !! 3.19 !! —

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1974 \| Canada \| SS \| 1	0	1	0	58	8	0	8.28	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4\| Senior totals ! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 58 !! 8 !! 0 !! 8.28 !! —