Drew Callander

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.

Playing career 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. 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 Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 0NHL totals 39 6 2 8 7 — — — — —