Al MacInnis

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Allan "Al" MacInnis (born July 11, 1963 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a retired professional ice hockey player from Inverness County, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island.

1 Playing career
2 Career statistics
3 Awards
4 International play
5 See also
6 External links

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Playing career

A star defenseman known for the power of his slapshot, Al MacInnis was drafted 15th overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He started playing for Calgary in 1981, winning the Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989. In that year he also won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs. He left Calgary for the St. Louis Blues in 1994.

One of the few defensemen to record over 1000 career points, MacInnis retired from the NHL on September 9, 2005 after missing almost two seasons due to a combination of injury and the lockout which caused the cancellation of the 2004-05 season. His jersey #2 was retired by the St. Louis Blues during a ceremony on Sunday, April 9th, 2006 when the Blues played the Edmonton Oilers.

Throughout his career, MacInnis was most well-known for his extremely powerful slapshot. In the 2000 All-Star Game, he delivered the fastest shot for the fourth time in a row, and sixth time overall.

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Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980-81	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	47	11	28	39	59	--	--	--	--	--
1981-82	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	59	25	50	75	145	15	5	10	15	44
1981-82	Calgary Flames	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	--	--	--	--	--
1982-83	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	51	38	46	84	67	8	3	8	11	9
1982-83	Calgary Flames	NHL	14	1	3	4	9	--	--	--	--	--
1983-84	Colorado Flames	CHL	19	5	14	19	22	--	--	--	--	--
1983-84	Calgary Flames	NHL	51	11	34	45	42	11	2	12	14	13
1984-85	Calgary Flames	NHL	67	14	52	66	75	4	1	2	3	8
1985-86	Calgary Flames	NHL	77	11	57	68	76	21	4	15	19	30
1986-87	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	20	56	76	97	4	1	0	1	0
1987-88	Calgary Flames	NHL	80	25	58	83	114	7	3	6	9	18
1988-89	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	16	58	74	126	22	7	24	31	46
1989-90	Calgary Flames	NHL	79	28	62	90	82	6	2	3	5	8
1990-91	Calgary Flames	NHL	78	28	75	103	90	7	2	3	5	8
1991-92	Calgary Flames	NHL	72	20	57	77	83	--	--	--	--	--
1992-93	Calgary Flames	NHL	50	11	43	54	61	6	1	6	7	10
1993-94	Calgary Flames	NHL	75	28	54	82	95	7	2	6	8	12
1994-95	St. Louis Blues	NHL	32	8	20	28	43	7	1	5	6	10
1995-96	St. Louis Blues	NHL	82	17	44	61	88	13	3	4	7	20
1996-97	St. Louis Blues	NHL	72	13	30	43	65	6	1	2	3	4
1997-98	St. Louis Blues	NHL	71	19	30	49	80	8	2	6	8	12
1998-99	St. Louis Blues	NHL	82	20	42	62	70	13	4	8	12	20
1999-00	St. Louis Blues	NHL	61	11	28	39	34	7	1	3	4	14
2000-01	St. Louis Blues	NHL	59	12	42	54	52	15	2	8	10	18
2001-02	St. Louis Blues	NHL	71	11	35	46	52	10	0	7	7	4
2002-03	St. Louis Blues	NHL	80	16	52	68	61	3	0	1	1	0
2003-04	St. Louis Blues	NHL	3	0	2	2	6	--	--	--	--	--
NHL Totals			1416	340	934	1274	1501	177	39	121	160	255

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Awards

Played in 15 NHL All-Star Games - 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998,1999, 2000, 2001, 2003.
Max Kapinsky Trophy - 1983
Conn Smythe Trophy - 1989
Stanley Cup - 1989
James Norris Memorial Trophy - 1999
His jersey number 2 was retired by the St. Louis Blues on April 9, 2006.