MacInnis, Allan
Hockey
b. July 11, 1963, Inverness, Nova Scotia
A high-scoring defenseman, the 6-foot-2, 196-pound MacInnis was chosen by the Calgary Flames in the first round of the 1981 draft, the 15th selection overall.
He played for the Flames briefly in the 1981-82 and 1983-83 seasons, then joined the team to stay early in 1983-84. MacInnis won the 1989 Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He scored 31 points on 7 goals and 24 assists in 22 games that year and he set a record for defensemen by scoring in 17 consecutive playoff games to lead the Calgary Flames to the championship.
MacInnis, universally recognized as having the hardest shot in hockey, scored two game-winning goals on slapshots in Calgary's six-game win over the Montreal Canadiens in the final series.
He had his best offensive season in 1990-91, when he totaled 103 points on 28 goals and 75 assists. In 1994, MacInnis was traded to the St. Louis Blues, along with three draft choices, for Phil Housley. With St. Louis, he won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in 1999, when he played all 82 games, scored 20 goals, and had 42 assists for a total of 62 points. He finished second in Norris voting in 2003.
In October of 2003, MacInnis underwent surgery for a detached retina in his left eye and was placed on injured reserve. The 2004-05 NHL season was canceled because of the player lockout and MacInnis announced his retirement in September of 2005.
MacInnis holds Calgary records for most games, 803, and most assists, 609. He ranks third all-time among defenseman with 1,274 career points. MacInnis has played in 13 NHL All-Star games and was a member of Canada's Gold Medal Olympic team in 2002. He won the All-Star Game's hardest shot competition seven times in the first 13 years it was conducted.