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Canada Don Lever
#8 Rochester Americans / AHL - 86/87
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Nov 14, 1952
Position
LW
Age
71
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
South Porcupine, ON, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1972 round 1 #3 overall by Vancouver Canucks

Brother-in-law: Rick Ley

Lever was selected 3rd overall in 1972 after scoring 126 points with the Niagra Falls Flyers and winning the OHL's Red Tilson Trophy for most outstanding player. He scored 38 points the following year as a rookie for the Canucks. He later set career highs in 1975 with 38 goals and 1982 with 69 points. Lever reached the 45-point mark in 9 seasons and retired in 1987 with 313 goals and 680 points.

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Don Lever Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1968-69 South Porcupine Gold Kings U18 A U18 A -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1969-70 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 2* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
1970-71 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 59* 35* 36* 71* 112* -* |
1971-72 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA-Jr. 63* 61* 65* 126* 69* -* | Playoffs 6 3 1 4 45 -
1972-73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 12* 26* 38* 49* -27* |
1973-74 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 23* 25* 48* 28* -16* |
1974-75 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80* 38* 30* 68* 49* -13* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -
1975-76 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80* 25* 40* 65* 93* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
1976-77 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80* 27* 30* 57* 28* -8* |
1977-78 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 75* 17* 32* 49* 58* -29* |
Canada WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 4* -* |
1978-79 Vancouver Canucks “C” NHL 71* 23* 21* 44* 17* -41* | Playoffs 3 2 1 3 2 -
1979-80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 51* 21* 17* 38* 32* -13* |
Atlanta Flames NHL 28* 14* 16* 30* 4* 5* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 0 -
1980-81 Calgary Flames NHL 62* 26* 31* 57* 56* 21* | Playoffs 16 4 7 11 20 -
1981-82 Calgary Flames NHL 23* 8* 11* 19* 6* -14* |
Colorado Rockies NHL 59* 22* 28* 50* 20* -10* |
1982-83 New Jersey Devils “C” NHL 79* 23* 30* 53* 68* -35* |
1983-84 New Jersey Devils “C” NHL 70* 14* 19* 33* 44* -21* |
1984-85 New Jersey Devils NHL 67* 10* 8* 18* 31* -29* |
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 29* 7* 1* 8* 6* -5* |
Rochester Americans AHL 29* 6* 11* 17* 16* -* |
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 10* 3* 2* 5* 4* -3* |
Rochester Americans AHL 57* 29* 25* 54* 69* 10* | Playoffs 18 4 3 7 14 -

Don Lever Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 86* 35* 36* 71* 0.83* 85* 10* | 1 18 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.39 * 14 * - *
NHL 15 1 020* 313* 367* 680* 0.67* 593* -240* | 5 30 7 * 10 * 17 * 0.57 * 26 * - *
OHA-Jr. 3 124* 96* 102* 198* 1.60* 185* -* | 1 6 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.67 * 45 * - *
U18 A 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 4* 3* 7* 0.70* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Don Lever Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1969, 4 #37 overall by Niagara Falls Flyers in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks