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Donald Richard Lever (born November 14, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1972–73 until 1986–87. He notably helped the Calgary Flames reach the NHL playoff semifinals for the first time in club history in 1981.




Playing career


Lever was drafted 3rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. The forward reached the 20-goal mark six times in Vancouver and played for Canada at the 1978 World Championships. Lever was traded to the Atlanta Flames alongside Brad Smith in exchange for Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota on February 8, 1980. He was later the first captain of the New Jersey Devils. Lever scored the first goal in Devils history. He was recognized for both his penalty killing and powerplay abilities. Lever played 1020 career NHL games, scoring 313 goals and 367 assists for 680 points. On March 9, 2009, Lever was named an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens by Bob Gainey after the firing of Guy Carbonneau. His contract was not renewed, and he was named head coach of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL on October 21, 2009.




Awards and achievements


1972: OHA First All-Star Team
1972: Red Tilson Trophy (OHA MVP)
1982: Played in NHL All-Star Game
1990–91: Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award
2006–07: Head coached the Hamilton Bulldogs to their first franchise Calder Cup, AHL championship




Career statistics






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Coaching statistics


Season Team Lge Type GP W L T OTL Pct Result
1987-88 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
1988-89 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
1990-91 Rochester Americans AHL Head coach 80 45 26 9 0 0.619 Lost in finals
1991-92 Rochester Americans AHL Head coach 80 37 31 12 0 0.537 Lost in round 3
1992-93 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
1993-94 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
1994-95 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
1995-96 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach
1996-97 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach
1998-99 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach
1999-00 Buffalo Sabres NHL Associate coach
2000-01 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
2001-02 Buffalo Sabres NHL Assistant coach
2002-03 St. Louis Blues NHL Assistant coach
2003-04 St. Louis Blues NHL Assistant coach
2005-06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 80 35 41 0 4 0.463 Out of playoffs
2006-07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 80 43 28 0 9 0.594 Won championship
2007-08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 80 36 34 0 10 0.512 Out of playoffs
2008-09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Head coach 65 39 24 0 2 0.615
2008-09 Montreal Canadiens NHL Assistant coach




Personal life


Lever and his wife Karen have three children, Michael, Sarah, and Caitlin.




See also


List of NHL players with 1000 games played




References






External links


Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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