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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2958722" data-attributes="member: 2012">Coyotes sign AHL MVP MacLeanTSN.ca Staff7/19/2006 1:43:18 PMThe Phoenix Coyotes signed centre Don MacLean to a two-year contract on Tuesday.As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.MacLean is coming off an incredible 2005-06 season in which he earned the Les Cunningham Award as the American Hockey League's most valuable player.  MacLean ranked tied for the AHL-lead in goal scoring with 56 goals, which is also tied for the eighth-highest total in the league's 70-year history. For his amazing campaign, he was also named First Team AHL All-Star.In 76 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, MacLean registered 56 goals, 32 assists and 88 points to rank fourth in the entire AHL in points.  He helped lead Grand Rapids to the most wins, points and offense in the AHL last season. MacLean also recorded a point in 19 straight games from Jan. 6 through Feb. 18, the longest such streak in the league in 2005-06. He also collected an incredible five hat tricks, the most by an AHL player in one season since 2000.The 6-2, 199-pound forward has played in 32 NHL games over parts of five seasons with Los Angeles, Toronto, Columbus and Detroit, collecting 7-4-11 and 6 PIM. The 29-year-old MacLean has also played in three NHL playoff games all with Toronto in 2002.  With St. John's that same season, he led the entire AHL in both assists and points, tallying 33-54-87 in 75 games in 2001-02.A native of Sydney, Nova Scotia, MacLean was originally drafted by Los Angeles in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.</blockquote>

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