Donald Edward Cutts is a former professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 goaltender. Cutts was selected in the seventh round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft

1973 NHL Amateur Draft

The 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, the 11th National Hockey League draft was the first to be held on a separate day from other league activities on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec so it would not overshadow the rest of the league meetings. Previously, the league had held the...

, 97th overall, by the New York Islanders

New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 and in the fourth round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft

1973 WHA Amateur Draft

-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft.-Round 1:1. Bob Neely - Chicago Cougars2. Glenn Goldup - New England Whalers3. Andre Savard - Quebec Nordiques4. Paulin Bordeleau - Toronto Toros...

, 48th overall, by the Houston Aeros

Houston Aeros (WHA)

The Houston Aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1978.-Franchise history:The Aeros became one of the original franchises in the World Hockey Association when the Dayton Arrows franchise was moved to Houston in 1972...

. He had a seven year professional career, largely in the minor leagues, which was highlighted by six NHL

National Hockey League

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 games in the 1979–80 season with the Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

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Cutts best minor league season was in the IHL in 1976–76 with the Muskegon Mohawks

Muskegon Mohawks

The Muskegon Mohawks were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1965 to 1984. Muskegon were Turner Cup champions in 1968....

, 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.

External links

• Don Cutts biography at Hockey Draft Central