Don Spring

Donald Neil Spring (born June 15, 1959) is a Venezuelan-born Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Don Spring
Born	(1959-06-15) June 15, 1959 (age 66) Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Winnipeg Jets EHC Essen-West
National team	Canada
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1979–1985

Spring was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela and raised in Edson, Alberta.

Spring was a 2 time national champion with the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team. Spring represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he scored one assist in six games.^[1]

Spring started his National Hockey League career with the Winnipeg Jets in 1980. He would play his entire career with the Jets. He would leave the NHL after the 1984 season. Spring still holds the record for the most career games in the NHL (259) by a player with only one career goal.^[2]

He finished his hockey career with one season with EHC Essen-West in West Germany. Presently he is president of Spring Fuel Distributors Inc. in Kelowna, B.C.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	University of Alberta	CIAU		34	1	6	7	24		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	University of Alberta	CIAU		30	6	14	20	12		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	University of Alberta	CIAU		42	7	29	36	27		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Canadian National Team	Intl		51	1	23	24	20		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		80	1	18	19	18		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		78	0	16	16	21		4	0	0	0	4
1982–83	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		80	0	16	16	37		2	0	0	0	6
1983–84	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		21	0	4	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Sherbrooke Jets	AHL		50	0	17	17	21		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	EHC Essen-West	GER		36	8	19	27	32		18	3	13	16	12
NHL totals				259	1	54	55	80		6	0	0	0	10

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980	Canada	OLY		6	0	1	1	0
Senior totals				6	0	1	1	0