Don Caley Explained

Birth Date:October 9, 1945
Birth Place:Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:165
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:St. Louis Blues
Career Start:1966
Career End:1974

Donald Thomas Caley (October 9, 1945 – January 16, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1967–68 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1966 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Caley played junior hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Weyburn Red Wings for three seasons as well as one game in the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior A division with the Peterborough Petes. On June 6, 1967, Caley was claimed in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft by the St. Louis Blues and played one game during the 1967–68 season, on December 30, 1967 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was traded to the New York Rangers during the off-season but never played for them, instead suiting up for the Omaha Knights as well as one game for the Buffalo Bisons.

On July 3, 1969, Caley was traded to the Western Hockey League's Phoenix Roadrunners where he became their starting goalie. In February 1970, Caley suffered severe whiplash in a car accident and missed the remainder of the season though he recovered in time for the next season. He retired after the 1972–73 season to become a dentist but returned the next season, feeling he could do both jobs at once, but retired for good after seven games and spent the remainder of his life in sales.

Caley died in Phoenix, Arizona in 2016.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1963–64Weyburn Red WingsSJHL18 1080 75 0 4.16 5 1 4 300 29 0 5.80
1964–65Weyburn Red WingsSJHL54 36 15 3 3240 188 2 3.49 15 900 45 1 3.00
1964–65Peterborough T.P.T'sOHA1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00
1965–66Weyburn Red WingsSJHL56 36 14 6 3360 165 4 2.95 12 720 29 1 2.42
1965–66Estevan BruinsM-Cup11 5 6 680 39 0 3.44
1966–67Pittsburgh HornetsAHL20 6 11 2 1122 71 2 3.80
1967–68St. Louis BluesNHL1 0 0 0 30 3 0 6.00 .864
1967–68Kansas City BluesCHL55 26 23 5 3203 176 1 3.30
1968–69Buffalo BisonsAHL1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00
1968–69Omaha KnightsCHL34 1899 102 1 3.23 6 3 3 316 14 1 2.66
1969–70Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL28 8 11 7 1578 83 0 3.16
1970–71Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL24 9 9 3 1306 67 2 3.08 4 2 2 207 10 0 2.90
1971–72Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL44 21 16 2 2425 129 2 3.19 3 1 2 199 13 0 3.91
1972–73Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL39 19 11 7 2236 128 2 3.43 8 7 1 435 23 1 3.17
1973–74Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL7 4 3 0 427 26 0 3.68
NHL totals1 0 0 0 30 3 0 6.00 .864

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SIHR login .