Don Blackburn
Donald John Blackburn, "Blackie"
Born: May 14, 1938
Kirkland Lake, ON Canada
Deceased: February 17, 2023
Coaching Career: 1975-1980
Don Blackburn compiled a record of 60 wins and 86 losses and 38 ties in his coaching career with the New England Whalers and Hartford Whalers. He began coaching during the 1975 season and last coached during the 1980 campaign.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Pts% | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1975-76 | WHA | New England Whalers | 35 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 45 | .429 | .443 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | WHA | New England Whalers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .444 | .444 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | ||
| 1979-80 | NHL | Hartford Whalers | 80 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 100 | .417 | .456 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 1980-81 | NHL | Hartford Whalers | 60 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 61 | .339 | .383 | ||||||
| Totals | 184 | 60 | 86 | 38 | 0 | 218 | .395 | .429 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | ||||
