Don Jackson

Player profile and career history

D · #29

Don Jackson was a defenceman. Born September 2, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'3", weighed 210 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1976 (round 3, 39th overall) by the MNS. In 315 NHL regular-season games he had 16 goals and 52 assists for 68 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 315
Goals: 16
Assists: 52
Points: 68

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 52
Game Winning Goals: 3
Games Played: 315
Goals: 16
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 640
Plus Minus: 78
Points: 68
Power Play Goals: 0
Power Play Points: 1
Shooting Pctg: 0.0634
Shorthanded Goals: 2
Shorthanded Points: 5
Shots: 252

NHL playoff career

Games: 53
Goals: 4
Assists: 5
Points: 9

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 5
Game Winning Goals: 0
Games Played: 53
Goals: 4
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 152
Plus Minus: 25
Points: 9
Power Play Goals: 0
Power Play Points: 0
Shooting Pctg: 0.0888
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 45

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.05
Assists / game: 0.17
Points / game: 0.22
Shots / game: 0.80

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 8
Assists: 17
Points: 20
Shots: 72

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1986–87
- New York RangersNHL
1985–86
- Edmonton OilersNHL
1984–85
- Edmonton OilersNHL
1983–84
- Edmonton OilersNHL
1982–83
- BirminghamCHL
- Edmonton OilersNHL
1981–82
- WichitaCHL
- Edmonton OilersNHL
1980–81
- Oklahoma CityCHL
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1979–80
- Oklahoma CityCHL
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
1978–79
- Oklahoma CityCHL
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
- USAWEC-A
1977–78
- Minnesota North StarsNHL
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
- USAWEC-A
1976–77
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1975–76
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1974–75
- U. Of Notre DameWCHA
1973–74
- KennedyHigh-MN

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1986–87	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	22	1	0	1	91	-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 22 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 91 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.25 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1985–86	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	45	2	8	10	93	3	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 45 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 93 Plus Minus 3 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
1985–86	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	21	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 21 Plus Minus 3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1984–85	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	78	3	17	20	141	30	50	0	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 78 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 141 Plus Minus 30 Points 20 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.06 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 50
1984–85	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	64	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 64 Plus Minus 4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1983–84	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	64	8	12	20	120	28	57	0	0	1	2	2	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 64 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 120 Plus Minus 28 Points 20 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1404 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 57
1983–84	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	19	1	2	3	32	9	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus 9 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1982–83	CHL	Birmingham	Regular	4	1	4	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 8 Points 5
1982–83	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	71	2	8	10	136	13	72	0	0	1	2	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 71 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 136 Plus Minus 13 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0278 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 72
1982–83	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	16	3	3	6	35	10	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 35 Plus Minus 10 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1875 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 16
1981–82	CHL	Wichita	Regular	71	7	37	44	116	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 71 Goals 7 Pim 116 Points 44
1981–82	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	8	0	0	0	18	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 4
1981–82	CHL	Wichita	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 21 Points 1
1980–81	CHL	Oklahoma City	Regular	59	5	33	38	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 59 Goals 5 Pim 67 Points 38
1980–81	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	10	0	3	3	19	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 19 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
1980–81	CHL	Oklahoma City	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1979–80	CHL	Oklahoma City	Regular	33	5	9	14	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 33 Goals 5 Pim 54 Points 14
1979–80	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	10	0	4	4	18	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
1979–80	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1978–79	CHL	Oklahoma City	Regular	73	8	23	31	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 73 Goals 8 Pim 108 Points 31
1978–79	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	5	0	0	0	2	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1978–79	WEC-A	USA	Regular	8	0	1	1	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 16 Points 1
1977–78	NHL	Minnesota North Stars	Regular	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1977–78	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	37	10	23	33	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 37 Goals 10 Pim 69 Points 33
1977–78	WEC-A	USA	Regular	10	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 2
1976–77	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	38	2	9	11	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 38 Goals 2 Pim 52 Points 11
1975–76	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	30	4	5	9	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 30 Goals 4 Pim 22 Points 9
1974–75	WCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	Regular	35	2	7	9	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 35 Goals 2 Pim 29 Points 9
1973–74	High-MN	Kennedy	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
1987-03-04	NYI	–
1987-02-25	TOR	–
1987-02-24	BUF	–
1987-01-23	EDM	–
1987-01-12	BOS	–

Awards

Stanley Cup1984–85, 1983–84

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 15, 11:30 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1986–87

1985–86

1984–85

1983–84

1982–83

1981–82

1980–81

1979–80

1978–79

1977–78

1976–77

1975–76

1974–75

1973–74

Season-by-season history

NHL game-by-game archive

Recent NHL games

Awards