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| Don Ashby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1955-03-08)March 8, 1955 Kamloops,British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died | May 30, 1981(1981-05-30) (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 Canadianprofessionalice hockeycentre who played six seasons in theNational Hockey League from1975–76 until1980–81.
Ashby was born inKamloops,British Columbia, and played for theToronto Maple Leafs,Colorado Rockies andEdmonton Oilers in his NHL 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 the1975 NHL Amateur Draft.
He was married to Terry until his death in 1981.
On May 30, 1981, a few days after finishing the 1980–81 season in which Ashby played with the CHLWichita Wind, he and his wife, Terry, were involved in an automobile accident in theOkanagan Valley. The vehicle that they were driving was hit head-on by a pickup truck. Ashby was critically injured in the accident that occurred in the Okanagan Valley. Both he and his wife, Terry, were taken to the hospital inKelowna,British Columbia, where he died afterwards from massive internal injuries.[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. His funeral was held four days later, on June 3.
| 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 | ||||
| Preceded by | Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 1975 | Succeeded by |