Don Lever

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Position	Left Wing
Nickname	Cleaver
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Pro Clubs	Vancouver Canucks Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils Buffalo Sabres
Nationality	Canada
Born	November 14, 1952, South Porcupine, Ontario
NHL Draft	Round 1, 3rd overall, 1972 Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career	1972 – 1987

Donald Richard "Cleaver" Lever (born November 14, 1952 in South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1972-73 until 1986-87.

[edit] Career

Lever was drafted 3rd overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. The forward reached the 20-goal mark six times in Vancouver and played for Canada at the 1978 World Championships. Lever was traded to the Atlanta Flames alongside Brad Smith in exchange for Ivan Boldirev and Darcy Rota on February 8, 1980. He was recognized for both his penalty killing and powerplay abilities. Lever played 1020 career NHL games, scoring 313 goals and 367 assists for 680 points.^[1]

[edit] Accomplishments and awards

• OMJHL First All-Star Team (1972)
• OMJHL MVP (1972)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1982)

Preceded by Chris Oddleifson	Vancouver Canucks captains 1977-79	Succeeded by Kevin McCarthy
Preceded by Colorado Rockies captains Rob Ramage	New Jersey Devils captains 1982-84	Succeeded by Mel Bridgman

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13385 Legends of Hockey/HHOF. Retrieved January 4, 2007.