Dan Bonar

Daniel Gordon Bonar (born September 23, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 170 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings. During the playoff series known for the Miracle on Manchester Bonar scored the final two goals of game 5 to ice the series over the Wayne Gretzky lead Oilers, completing one of the greatest upsets in playoff hockey history.

Dan Bonar
Born (1956-09-23) September 23, 1956
Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Portage Terriers
Brandon Wheat Kings
Fort Wayne Komets
Springfield Indians
Binghamton Dusters
Los Angeles Kings
New Haven Nighthawks
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Adirondack Red Wings
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19731985

Bonar was born in Deloraine, Manitoba.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Portage Terriers MJHL 4839418081
1974–75 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 7043418462 524610
1975–76 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 69445910349 52350
1976–77 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 72755012570 166142044
1977–78 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 79476110843 1169156
1978–79 Springfield Indians AHL 8033397230
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 6429326191
1980–81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7011152657 411211
1981–82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79132336111 1023511
1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2011240
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 2210132329 1117813
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 359142327
1983–84 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 4414233775 12471138
1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 313131643
NHL totals 169 25 39 54 208 14 3 4 7 22
AHL totals 276 98 134 232 295 23 5 14 19 51

Awards and achievements

  • Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1973)
  • Centennial Cup Championship (1973)
  • IHL Rookie of the Year (1978)
  • IHL First All-Star Team (1978)
  • IHL MVP (1978)


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