Don Luce

Donald Harold Luce ( born October 2, 1948 in London, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( center ) and coach, from 1969 to 1982 for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple leafs in the National Hockey League played.

Career

Luce played during his junior time together with Walt Tkaczuk for the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey Association. In the NHL Amateur Draft 1966, he was selected as 14 in the third round by the New York Rangers.

At the end of his second season with the Omaha Knights of the Central Hockey League, the Rangers brought him to the NHL. After twelve games this and nine at the start of the 1970/71 season he moved to the Detroit Red Wings. After he did not fit into the long-term concept of the Red Wings, they gave it off to the end of the season for Joe Daley at the Buffalo Sabres.

In Buffalo, he formed together with Craig Ramsay and Danny Gare, the second forward line. He was doing a excellent outnumbered players and defensive attacker. His best season was the season 1974/75 in which he, eight of them outnumbered, scored 33 goals. This year he was also nominated for the NHL All-Star Game. In the following four years he reached each have 60 points. From the 1979/80 season made ​​his offensive values ​​after and so the Sabres gave it to the end of the 1980/81 season from the Los Angeles Kings. After the end of the season he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs. There, he played 39 games and two at the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in the CHL before he finished his career.

After a short time as coach of the Pinebridge Bucks in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, he returned to the 1986/87 season as an assistant coach back to the Buffalo Sabres. After that, he was responsible for player development with the Sabres almost 20 years. He played a big part in that players like Martin Biron, Brian Campbell and Jason Pominville made ​​her start to NHL career with the Sabres.

After his release in the Sabres in 2006 he took on the task, which he previously held in Buffalo at the Philadelphia Flyers.

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London (Ontario) NHL Entry Draft 1970–71 NHL season 1974–75 NHL season 1979–80 NHL season 1980–81 NHL season 1986–87 NHL season Claude Provost Ted Hampson Pit Martin Jean Ratelle Bobby Clarke Lowell MacDonald Henri Richard Rod Gilbert Ed Westfall Butch Goring Serge Savard Al MacAdam Blake Dunlop Chico Resch Lanny McDonald Brad Park Anders Hedberg Charlie Simmer Doug Jarvis Bob Bourne Tim Kerr Gord Kluzak Dave Taylor (ice hockey) Mark Fitzpatrick Mario Lemieux Pat LaFontaine Gary Roberts (ice hockey) Jamie McLennan John Cullen Adam Graves Steve Yzerman Bryan Berard Phil Kessel Jason Blake (ice hockey) Steve Sullivan Max Pacioretty Josh Harding
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