Brett MacLean explained

Played For:Phoenix Coyotes
Winnipeg Jets
League:NHL
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:December 24, 1988
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Draft:32nd overall
Draft Year:2007
Draft Team:Phoenix Coyotes
Career Start:2008
Career End:2012

Brett MacLean (born December 24, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Phoenix Coyotes and Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League. He was drafted 32nd overall by the Coyotes in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently an assistant coach with the University of Waterloo men's hockey team.

Playing career

MacLean grew up in the small town of Port Elgin, Ontario playing minor hockey for his hometown Port Elgin and the Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA of the OMHA. After leading his Highlanders to an OHL Cup Semi-Final appearance in 2004, MacLean was drafted in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 2004 OHL Draft by the Erie Otters.[1]

MacLean was drafted 32nd overall, in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. Brett was drafted from the Ontario Hockey League, where he played with the Erie Otters and the Oshawa Generals.

On 28 April 2008 he was signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to a two-way deal with the San Antonio Rampage which was then the Coyotes' AHL affiliate.

On December 29, 2010, Maclean was called up to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes, and scored a goal in his first NHL period against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings later that night.

On October 5, 2011, Maclean was placed on waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes, and was claimed by the Winnipeg Jets.[2] On October 28, 2011, MacLean was again waived, and reclaimed by the Coyotes; he was then assigned to the Coyotes' new AHL affiliate team, the Portland Pirates.

Heart condition

On July 2, 2012, MacLean suffered a cardiac emergency while playing hockey with friends in Owen Sound, Ontario. He was revived using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and a defibrillator. He subsequently had a defibrillator implanted and was forced to retire from hockey.[3] [4] MacLean is actively campaigning for CPR awareness with the Heart and Stroke Foundation.[5]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2003–04Listowel CyclonesMWJHL9461010232512
2003–04Grey-Bruce HighlandersOMHA59614110295
2004–05Erie OttersOHL68716233161126
2005–06Erie OttersOHL133586
2005–06Oshawa GeneralsOHL3513253829
2006–07Oshawa GeneralsOHL68475310043769159
2007–08Oshawa GeneralsOHL61615811942155111612
2008–09AHL7421194033
2009–10San Antonio RampageAHL7630356543
2010–11San Antonio RampageAHL5123275028
2010–11Phoenix CoyotesNHL132132
2011–12Winnipeg JetsNHL50222
2011–12Portland PiratesAHL6325234845
NHL totals182354

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
Second all-star team2007
CHL Top Prospects Game2007
First All-Star Team2008
CHL Second All-Star Team2008
Most Goals (61)2008
AHL
All-Star Game2009, 2011
AHL Player of the Month December 2011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-04-05 . OHL profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409143214/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=3982 . 2008-04-09 . 2008-04-05 . Ontario Hockey League.
  2. Web site: 2011-10-06 . Jets Claim Brett Maclean off Waivers . 2011-10-06 . Winnipeg Jets.
  3. Web site: 2012-07-03 . Brett MacLean hospitalized . 2012-07-04 . ESPN.com.
  4. News: 2012-10-04 . Hockey player learned CPR is priceless after unexpected cardiac arrest . Toronto Star . 2012-10-04.
  5. Web site: 2012-10-09 . Former NHLer out of hockey, but happy to be alive . 2012-10-09 . The Sports Network.