Don Tannahill
Encyclopedia
Donald Andrew Tannahill is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played 222 games in the World Hockey Association
and 111 games in the National Hockey League
. He played for the Vancouver Canucks
, Minnesota Fighting Saints
, and Calgary Cowboys
.
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...
player who played 222 games in the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
and 111 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He played for the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
, Minnesota Fighting Saints
Minnesota Fighting Saints
The Minnesota Fighting Saints was the name of two professional ice hockey teams based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that played in the World Hockey Association. The first team was one of the WHA's original twelve franchises, playing from 1972–76. The second team was relocated from Cleveland, Ohio, and...
, and Calgary Cowboys
Calgary Cowboys
The Calgary Cowboys were an ice hockey team that played two seasons in the World Hockey Association from 1975–1977. The Cowboys played at the Stampede Corral in Calgary. The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Miami Screaming Eagles, though it never played a game in Miami...
.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1966-67 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 45 8 13 21 15 -- -- -- -- --
1967-68 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 54 29 49 78 30 -- -- -- -- --
1968-69 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 54 48 41 89 131 -- -- -- -- --
1969-70 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 27 10 12 22 14 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 69 27 36 63 22 5 2 2 4 0
1971-72 Boston Braves AHL 76 30 44 74 23 9 5 1 6 2
1972-73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 22 21 43 21 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Vancouver Canucks NHL 33 8 12 20 4 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 72 23 30 53 20 10 2 4 6 0
1975-76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 78 25 24 49 10 10 2 5 7 8
1976-77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 72 10 22 32 4 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 7 3 3 6 0 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Barrie Flyers OHASr 23 10 16 26 0 -- -- -- -- --
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WHA Totals 222 58 76 134 34 20 4 9 13 8
NHL Totals 111 30 33 63 25 -- -- -- -- --