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Throwback Thursday: This week in 1981, Winnipeg Jets acquire Paul MacLean
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Zach Laing
Jul 9, 2020, 15:56 EDTUpdated: Sep 14, 2020, 13:04 EDT
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Welcome back to another edition of Throwback Thursday!
This week in 1981 (July 3), the Winnipeg Jets acquired Paul MacLean and two other players from the St. Louis Blues.
Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 1978, MacLean only ever played one game for the club before being traded to the Jets alongside Bryan Maxwell and Ed Staniowski in exchange for Scott Campbell and John Markell.
And in his first season with the Jets, MacLean made St. Louis regret the deal. He scored 36 goals and 61 points in 74 games as a rookie and would go on to be a near point per game player in Winnipeg.
MacLean spent seven seasons with the Jets seeing much success alongside Dale Hawerchuk where he tallied three 30-goal seasons and three 40-goal seasons. He was eventually traded to Detroit in 1988 for Brent Ashton where he spent a season, before two in St. Louis.
He eventually retired in 1991 at 32 years old before moving into coaching.
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MacLEAN’S NHL CAREER

SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM
1980-81
St. Louis Blues
NHL
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1981-82
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
74
36
25
61
106
-9
4
3
2
5
20
1982-83
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
80
32
44
76
121
-5
3
1
2
3
6
1983-84
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
76
40
31
71
155
-15
3
1
0
1
0
1984-85
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
79
41
60
101
119
5
8
3
4
7
4
1985-86
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
69
27
29
56
74
-14
2
1
0
1
7
1986-87
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
72
32
42
74
75
12
10
5
2
7
16
1987-88
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
77
40
39
79
76
-16
5
2
0
2
23
1988-89
Detroit Red Wings
NHL
76
36
35
71
118
7
5
1
1
2
8
1989-90
St. Louis Blues
NHL
78
34
33
67
100
2
12
4
3
7
20
1990-91
St. Louis Blues
NHL
37
6
11
17
24
-2
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—
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NHL Totals
719
324
349
673
968
53
21
14
35
104

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