Don Cairns
| Don Cairns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 8, 1955 Red Deer, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL Draft |
20th overall, 1975 Kansas City Scouts | ||
| WHA Draft |
17th overall, 1975 Michigan Stags | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1978 | ||
Donald Cairns (born October 8, 1955) is a former National Hockey League (NHL) Player for the defunct Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies franchises.
Early life
Don was born in Red Deer, Alberta and was raised in the neighbourhood of Fairview and went to Lord Beaverbrook High School in south Calgary.
Pro hockey career
Cairns was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts in the second round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft He was also selected by the Michigan Stags in the second round of the World Hockey Association (WHA) Amateur Draft in that same year.
Despite having a respectable minor career his professional one was short lived he bounced around the minors and got called up playing just seven games in the National Hockey League wearing Jersey #20 for the Kansas City Scouts. He would end up playing two more games for the Rockies after the Scouts moved after poor season ticket sales in Kansas City.
In Colorado Don Cairns would attain his only NHL point, an assist. He retired from hockey after the 1977–1978 season.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 68 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 214 | |||||
| 1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| 1975–76 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976–77 | Flint Generals | IHL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||||
| 1976–77 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | |||||
| 1976–77 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| NHL Totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Career Totals | 150 | 47 | 58 | 105 | 349 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | ||
External links
- Don Cairns's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Don Cairns's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Don Cairns's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Game Roster Kansas City Scouts, vs Philadelphia Flyers 17 January 1976 flyershistory.net