John MacMillan (ice hockey) explained

Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:185
Played For:Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Birth Date:October 25, 1935
Birth Place:Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1960
Career End:1971

John Stewart MacMillan (born October 25, 1935) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward. He played 104 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings between 1960 and 1964. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1960 to 1971, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

MacMillan began his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1960. He would also play with the Detroit Red Wings. Macmillan left the NHL following the 1965 season and retired from hockey altogether in 1971. He won 2 Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962 and 1963.

MacMillan led the University of Denver to the NCAA Championships in 1958 and 1960.

Post-playing career

After hockey, MacMillan was a licensed professional engineer working in the state of Tennessee. His Tennessee licence number was 9708.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1952–53Crows Nest CoalersWCJHL1 0 0 0 0
1953–54Lethbridge Native SonsWCJHL28 5 9 14 124 0 0 0 2
1954–55Lethbridge Native SonsWCJHL37 5 11 16 243 0 3 3 0
1955–56Lethbridge Native SonsWCJHL45 27 27 54 349 4 6 10 6
1956–57University of DenverWCHA
1957–58University of DenverWCHA37 19 12 31 50
1958–59University of DenverWCHA28 16 25 41 32
1959–60University of DenverWCHA34 30 25 55 34
1960–61Toronto Maple LeafsNHL31 3 5 8 84 0 0 0 0
1960–61Rochester AmericansAHL38 8 7 15 14
1961–62Pittsburgh HornetsAHL33 6 10 16 25
1961–62Toronto Maple LeafsNHL31 1 0 1 83 0 0 0 0
1962–63Toronto Maple LeafsNHL6 1 1 2 61 0 0 0 0
1962–63Rochester AmericansAHL57 22 23 45 37
1963–64Toronto Maple LeafsNHL13 0 0 0 4
1963–64Detroit Red WingsNHL20 0 3 3 64 0 1 1 2
1963–64Pittsburgh HornetsAHL31 4 8 12 85 1 1 2 0
1964–65Detroit Red WingsNHL3 0 1 1 0
1964–65Memphis WingsCPHL61 17 20 37 43
1964–65St. Paul RangersCPHL3 0 0 0 6
1965–66Memphis WingsCPHL64 12 14 26 29
1966–67San Diego GullsWHL71 20 26 46 76
1967–68San Diego GullsWHL72 12 32 44 617 0 0 0 4
1968–69San Diego GullsWHL74 22 38 60 557 3 0 3 4
1969–70San Diego GullsWHL71 19 48 67 356 4 3 7 0
1970–71San Diego GullsWHL72 12 23 35 316 0 0 0 2
WHL totals360 85 167 252 25826 7 3 10 10
NHL totals104 5 10 15 3212 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors

AwardYear
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team1958, 1960[2]
All-WCHA Second Team1959–60

Notes and References

  1. Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Licence Search and Verification; MacMillan, John
  2. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records. NCAA.org. 2013-06-19.