Drew Callander

Canadian ice hockey player

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Ice hockey player

Drew Callander

Born|  (1956-08-17) August 17, 1956 (age 68)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height|  6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight|  190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position|  Centre
Shot|  Right
Played for|  Philadelphia Flyers
Vancouver Canucks
NHL draft|  35th overall, 1976
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA draft|  30th overall, 1976
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career|  1978-1987

Leonard Drew Callander (born August 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre player who spents parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the late 1970s. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan.[1]

## Playing career

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Callander was the second-round pick (35th overall) of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1976 NHL Entry Draft after a 105-point season for the Regina Pats of the WHL. Turning pro the following season, he spent most of the season in the AHL for the Springfield Indians, although he did receive a two-game callup to the Flyers and scored his first NHL goal on his first shift.

Callander would play only 16 more games for a deep Flyers team before being dealt to the Vancouver Canucks midway through the 1978–79 season, in a trade which involved Callander and defenseman Kevin McCarthy going to Vancouver, with Dennis Ververgaert going the other way.[2] He finished the year with 4 goals and 5 points in 32 games between Philadelphia and Vancouver, all career highs. He would remain with the Canuck organization until 1982, but spent almost all of this time with the Dallas Black Hawks, Vancouver's Central Hockey League affiliate, seeing only 4 more games of NHL action in the 1979–80 season.

After being released by the Canucks, Callander spent four seasons playing in Germany before returning to North America to play one last season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL before retiring.

In his career, Callander played 39 NHL games, recording 6 goals and 8 points along with 7 penalty minutes.

Callander is the older brother of Jock Callander. The two played together for Muskegon in 1986–87, combining for 222 points. He is also the father of Preston Callander, who played for the University of New Hampshire from 2001 to 2005. He spent 2005- 2007 with the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams in the German Elite league and spent the 2007–08 season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.

## Career statistics

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### Regular season and playoffs

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Season | Team  | League  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM
1973–74 | Regina Pats | WCHL | 68 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 7  | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1974–75 | Regina Pats  | WCHL  | 51 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 36  | 11 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16
1975–76 | Regina Pats  | WCHL  | 72 | 49 | 56 | 105 | 64  | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16
1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 59 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 41  | — | — | — | — | —
1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL  | 78 | 40 | 42 | 82 | 72  | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30
1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers  | NHL  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1978–79 | Maine Mariners  | AHL  | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9  | — | — | — | — | —
1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers  | NHL  | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5  | — | — | — | — | —
1978–79  | Vancouver Canucks | NHL  | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2  | — | — | — | — | —
1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 26 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 23  | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12
1979–80 | Dallas Black Hawks  | CHL  | 33 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 20  | — | — | — | — | —
1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks  | NHL  | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0  | — | — | — | — | —
1980–81 | Dallas Black Hawks  | CHL  | 77 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 51  | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2
1981–82 | Dallas Black Hawks  | CHL  | 80 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 79  | 16 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34
1982–83 | Duisburger SC | GER-2 | 40 | 55 | 58 | 113 | —  | — | — | — | — | —
1983–84 | Kölner EC | GER | 42 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 44  | — | — | — | — | —
1984–85 | Kölner EC  | GER  | 38 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 36  | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10
1985–86 | SV Bayreuth | GER  | 36 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 22  | 17 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 31
1986–87 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 80 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 92  | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0
NHL totals  | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7  | — | — | — | — | —

## References

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1. ^ "Drew Callander Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. ^ "Flyers deal for Ververgaert". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. December 30, 1978. p. 13.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database