Don Cutts Explained

Birth Date:February 24, 1956
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:205
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:Edmonton Oilers
Kiekko-Reipas Lahti
Draft:97th overall
Draft Year:1973
Draft Team:New York Islanders
Wha Draft:61st overall
Wha Draft Year:1973
Wha Draft Team:Houston Aeros
Career Start:1974
Career End:1982

Donald Edward Cutts (born February 24, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers during the 1979–80 season. Cutts was selected in the seventh round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, 97th overall, by the New York Islanders and in the fourth round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft, 48th overall, by the Houston Aeros. He had a seven-year professional career which lasted from 1974 to 1982, largely in the minor leagues

Cutts best minor league season was in the International Hockey League in 1975–76 with the Muskegon Mohawks, where he was named to the IHL First All-Star Team. He also set his best personal mark for games started, with 58. He retired in 1982.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1970–71Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC8 480 20 2.73
1971–72Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC21 1260 72 1 3.43 .898
1972–73Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC30 1800 109 1 3.54 .898
1973–74Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC30 14 15 1 1800 137 0 4.57 .886
1974–75Fort Worth TexansCHL15 2 10 0 773 58 0 4.50
1974–75Muskegon MohawksIHL9 550 24 2 2.62 1 0 1 54 5 0 5.55
1975–76Muskegon MohawksIHL58 3356 158 5 2.82 4 1 3 240 19 0 4.75
1976–77Fort Worth TexansCHL34 12 14 7 1957 111 2 3.40
1976–77Kalamazoo WingsIHL1 60 3 0 3.00
1977–78Fort Worth TexansCHL44 23 13 2 2358 113 2 2.88 .9096 3 2 350 15 0 2.57
1978–79Fort Wayne KometsIHL27 1368 100 0 4.37
1978–79Fort Worth TexansCHL7 1 3 0 283 17 0 3.60 .8793 0 2 151 7 0 2.78
1979–80Edmonton OilersNHL6 1 2 1 269 16 0 3.57 .887
1979–80Houston ApollosCHL28 11 13 3 1636 83 2 3.04 .9005 1 3 274 20 0 4.38
1979–80Muskegon MohawksIHL25 1379 72 4 3.13
1980–81Kiekko-Reipas LahtiFIN26 97 .879
1980–81Oklahoma City StarsCHL2 1 1 0 120 12 0 6.00 .8333 0 2 134 8 0 3.58
1981–82Muskegon MohawksIHL24 1315 117 0 5.34
NHL totals6 1 2 1 269 16 0 3.57 .887

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1971–72[1]
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team1972–73

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.