Don Ashby
Donald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955 – May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1980–81.
| Don Ashby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1955 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 30, 1981 (aged 26) Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Rockies Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL Draft |
6th overall, 1975 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| WHA Draft |
3rd overall, 1975 Michigan Stags | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1981 | ||
Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career.
Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft.
A few days after finishing the 1980–81 season which he played with the CHL Wichita Wind, Ashby and his wife, Terry, were involved in an automobile accident in the Okanagan Valley. The vehicle that they were driving was hit head-on by a pick up truck and Ashby died a few hours later from massive internal injuries, in the hospital in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Kamloops Rockets | BCHL | 28 | 22 | 22 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972–73 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 36 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 68 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 70 | 52 | 68 | 120 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 26 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 76 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 48 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 1978–79 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 45 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 70 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 188 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| CHL totals | 192 | 87 | 129 | 216 | 115 | 35 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 13 | ||||
See also
- List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career
References
- "The funeral Wednesday of veteran hockey player Don Ashby..." upi.com. United Press International. June 2, 1981. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Preceded by Jack Valiquette |
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 1975 |
Succeeded by John Anderson |