Don Ashby

Don Ashby
Don Ashby
Born March 8, 1955(1955-03-08)
Kamloops, BC, CAN
Died May 30, 1981(1981-05-30) (aged 26)
Kelowna, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Colorado Rockies
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19711981

Donald Allan Ashby (March 8, 1955May 30, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League from 197576 until 198081.

Ashby was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, and played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Edmonton Oilers in his NHL career.

Ashby played 188 career NHL games, scoring 40 goals, 56 assists and 96 points. He was drafted sixth overall by the Maple Leafs in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft. A few days after finishing the 198081 season which he played with the CHL Wichita Wind, Ashby and his wife, Terry, were involved in an automobile accident in Okanagan Valley which their vehicle was hit head-on by a pick up truck and he died a few hours later from massive internal injuries in the hospital in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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Preceded by
Jack Valiquette
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick
1975
Succeeded by
John Anderson