Blair MacKasey
Blair David MacKasey (born December 13, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1976–77 season, on October 5, 1976 against the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted in the fourth round, 55th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He was also drafted by the Indianapolis Racers (fourth round, 47th overall) of the World Hockey Association in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. MacKasey was born in Hamilton, Ontario.
| Blair MacKasey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 13, 1955 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL Draft |
55th overall, 1975 Washington Capitals | ||
| WHA Draft |
47th overall, 1975 Indianapolis Racers | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1978 | ||
Playing career
As a youth, he played in the 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec.[1]
MacKasey played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1976–77 season. He also played minor-league baseball for two seasons in the Montreal Expos organization.[2]
Post-playing career
After his playing career ended, MacKasey was head scout for the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996, and then head scout for Hockey Canada from June 2002 until July 2005, when he became Director of Player Personnel. From January 2006 to 2013 MacKasey held the position of Director of Professional Scouting for the Minnesota Wild, and then served as their Director of Player Personal from 2013 to 2018.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 57 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 59 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | QMJHL | 52 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | QMJHL | 60 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | QMJHL | 62 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 50 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 69 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 24 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 54 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| CHL totals | 78 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 109 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019.
- 1975 NHL Entry Draft - Blair Mackasey
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database