Blair MacKasey
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Blair MacKasey | |||
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Born | Hamilton, ON, CAN |
December 13, 1955 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
NHL Draft | 55th overall, 1975 Washington Capitals |
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WHA Draft | 47th overall, 1975 Indianapolis Racers |
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Playing career | 1975–1978 |
Blair David MacKasey (born December 13, 1955) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the fourth round, 55th overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. He was also drafted by the Indianapolis Racers (fourth round, 47th overall) of the World Hockey Association in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. MacKasey was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but grew up in Verdun, Quebec.
Mackasey played just one game in the National Hockey League, with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1976–77 season. He also played minor-league baseball for two seasons in the Montreal Expos organization.[1]
After his playing career ended, Mackasey was head scout for the Phoenix Coyotes from 1996, and then head scout for Hockey Canada from June 2002 until July 2005, when he became Director of Player Personnel. From January 2006 Mackasey has held the position of Director of Professional Scouting for the Minnesota Wild.
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Arizona Coyotes scouts
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Dallas Black Hawks players
- Dayton Gems players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Indianapolis Racers draft picks
- Jamestown Expos players
- Minnesota Wild executives
- Minnesota Wild scouts
- Montreal Junior Canadiens players
- Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge players
- People from Verdun, Quebec
- Richmond Robins players
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1950s births stubs