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| Born | (1952-12-03)December 3, 1952 (age 72) Charlottetown,Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | Progressive Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ice hockey player
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| MLA forCharlottetown-Kings Square | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2000–2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Richard Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Richard Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Lea MacMillan (born December 3, 1952) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeyforward and a former politician who served in theLegislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. During his hockey career, he played two seasons in theWorld Hockey Association (WHA), followed by eleven seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL), from1974–75 until1984–85. He helped theCalgary Flames reach theNHL playoff semifinals for the first time in 1981.
As a youth, MacMillan played in the 1964 and 1965Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with aminor ice hockey team fromCharlottetown.[1] He was drafted 15th overall by theNew York Rangers in the1972 NHL Amateur Draft.[2] He was traded along withDick Redmond,Yves Bélanger and a second-round selection in the1979 NHL Entry Draft (23rd overall–Mike Perovich) from theSt. Louis Blues to theAtlanta Flames forPhil Myre,Curt Bennett andBarry Gibbs on December 12, 1977.[3] Upon his retirement, MacMillan returned to Charlottetown to coach senior hockey. After two years behind the bench he made a brief comeback to the ice when he dressed for two games with theCharlottetown Islanders in the 1987–88 season and scored four points.
MacMillan served in thePrince Edward Islandlegislature from 2000–2003, as part ofPat Binns'sProgressive Conservative government.[4]
MacMillan is the brother of former player and coachBill MacMillan. MacMillan is the father ofLogan MacMillan, the first-round pick (19th overall) of theAnaheim Ducks in the2007 NHL Entry Draft, Brad MacMillan, owner of 'Chuck Hatchets', and 'The Whiskey Pub and Kitchen', and Cole MacMillan, who most recentlyplayed hockey atUniversity of Prince Edward Island. He currently owns and operatesThe Sport Page Club, asports bar in downtown Charlottetown.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Charlottetown Islanders | MJrHL | 40 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 1969–70 | Charlottetown Islanders | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | ||
| 1970–71 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 59 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 93 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | ||
| 1971–72 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA | 39 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1972–73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 75 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 78 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Providence Reds | AHL | 46 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 1974–75 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 28 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 52 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 77 | 37 | 71 | 108 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 77 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 77 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 57 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 71 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 71 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 36 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Charlottetown Islanders | NBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Charlottetown Islanders | NBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Charlottetown Islanders | NBSHL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 153 | 27 | 61 | 88 | 129 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 753 | 228 | 349 | 577 | 260 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| Preceded by | New York Rangers first round draft pick 1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theLady Byng Trophy 1979 | Succeeded by |