Don Saleski
Donald Patrick "Big Bird" Saleski (born November 10, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Rockies.
| Don Saleski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1949 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL Draft |
64th overall, 1969 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1970–1980 | ||
Playing career
Saleski was drafted in the 6th round, 64th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1969 NHL amateur draft. He played in 543 career NHL games, scoring 128 goals and 125 assists for 253 career points. He played the bulk of his career (eight seasons, 1969–1977) with the Philadelphia Flyers, including their Stanley Cup winning teams of 1973-74 and 1974-75. He played the final two seasons of his career (1978-9) with the Colorado Rockies.
Life after hockey
After hockey Saleski got involved with business. He worked for a couple of different business companies before starting his own company called Business Edge Development, which helps other organizations in improving and sustaining profitable growth by improving front line staff and managers.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Regina Pats | CMJHL | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 58 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Regina Pats | SJHL | 40 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Regina Pats | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 1969–70 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Saskatoon Blades | WCHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 72 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 73 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 205 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 131 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | ||
| 1974–75 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 107 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1975–76 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 78 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 68 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 47 | ||
| 1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 35 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 51 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 543 | 128 | 125 | 253 | 629 | 82 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 131 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Don Saleski's profile at Hockey Draft Central
- Bio as member of board of directors of breastcancer.org