Don Ashby
| 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 | ||
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.
Early life and career
Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career.
Personal life and 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.
He was married to Terry until his death in 1981.
Death
On May 30, 1981, a few days after finishing the 1980–81 season which Ashby played with the CHL Wichita Wind, he 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. Ashby was critically injured in the accident and died afterwards from massive internal injuries in the hospital in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] He was 26 years old at the time of his death in the accident. His wife, Terry, survived the accident and was treated in the hospital.
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
- List of people who died in traffic collisions
- Clayton Weishuhn
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 NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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