Shot Left Role Ice hockey player Position Defenseman Name Don MacIver Education University of Tulsa | Playing career Weight 91 kg NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.83 m Played for Winnipeg Jets | |
Born May 3, 1955 (age 69) Montreal, QC, CAN ( 1955-05-03 ) | ||
Donald Neil MacIver (born May 3, 1955 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played with the Winnipeg Jets. He signed a professional contract with the Jets for three years (1979–1983), after graduation from Saint Mary's University. After three years in the Jets organization, he signed a one-year contract with the New York Rangers, and spent the remainder of his professional career with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League. He started his collegiate hockey career with the Saint Mary's Huskies university team where he spent four years, two of those as co-captain. His last season, he was an AUAA all-star, and collegiate Most Valuable Player his senior year. He began his junior hockey in St. Lambert, Quebec, with the Junior "B", St. Lambert Lions and played Junior "A" with Les Rebelles de Longeueil. He is the eldest of six children. After hanging up the skates professionally, he attended the University of Tulsa and then attended Oklahoma State University College of Health Sciences, and currently is an anesthesiologist in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was raised in the Montreal suburb of St. Lambert, Quebec.