Don Cairns
Encyclopedia
Donald Cairns is a former National Hockey League
(NHL) Player for the defunct Kansas City Scouts
and Colorado Rockies
franchises.
in south Calgary.
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.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) Player for the defunct Kansas City Scouts
Kansas City Scouts
The Kansas City Scouts was a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League from 1974–76. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver, Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies...
and Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies (NHL)
The Colorado Rockies were an American professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League that played in Denver, Colorado, from 1976 to 1982. They were a relocation of the Kansas City Scouts, a 1974 expansion team. The franchise moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1982 and was...
franchises.
Early life
Don grew up in the neighborhood of Fairview and went to Lord Beaverbrook High SchoolLord Beaverbrook High School
Lord Beaverbrook High School or LBHS is a high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada founded in 1967. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education.-Notable alumni:*Don Cairns, former National Hockey League player....
in south Calgary.
Pro hockey career
Cairns was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts in the second round of the 1975 NHL Amateur DraftHe was also selected by the Michigan Stags
Michigan Stags
The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the franchise was moved to Baltimore where it was known as the Baltimore Blades. The Stags originated as the Los...
in the second round of the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
(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 | ||