Danny Lawson • Daniel Michael Lawson

Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
Shoot: R
Born: 30 Oct 1947, Toronto ON (d. 2008)

Regular Season & Playoff Scoring Record (key)

year	team	gp	g	a	pts	pim		gp	g	a	pts	pim
1972-73	Philadelphia	78	61	45	106	35		4	0	1	1	0
1973-74	Vancouver	78	50	38	88	14
1974-75	Vancouver	78	33	43	76	19
1975-76	Calgary	80	44	52	96	46		9	4	4	8	19
1976-77	Calgary	64	24	19	43	26
	Winnipeg	14	6	7	13	2		13	2	4	6	6
	Totals (2 teams)	78	30	26	56	28		13	2	4	6	6
	Totals:	392	218	204	422	142		26	6	9	15	25

Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1975-76 (by Dan Proudfoot) For the first two years of the World Hockey Association, Danny Lawson was the league's leading scorer. He shot 111 goals while Bobby Hull shot 104 and Tom Webster 96 and so on ... and then came last year when Hull scored 77 and Lawson hit for 33, and there went the lesser known player's lead. "Maybe it's me," says Cowboy manager-coach Joe Crozier. "When I come around, he doesn't score the same. I mean, in 1971-72 I had him with the Buffalo Sabres and he wasn't a big scorer. "Then he took off for the WHA and started getting goals in bunches. I join him in the WHA, he stops scoring again. I'd be willing to make some kind of a deal with him, you know — whatever he dislikes, I'll change, just as long as he starts hitting for 50 and 60 again."

Excerpts from Zander Hollander Complete Hockey Handbook, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis) A premier right winger, known for his burst of speed and hard shot ... Loves to victimize cheating clubs, those that have a tendency to be a bit overenthusiastic about their scoring and a touch forgetful of their checking ... Goal production dipped from 61 in 1972-73 and 50 in 1973-74, to 33 in 1974-75 ... Fired 52 goals in 50 games in his final junior year at Hamilton ... Coach Joe Crozier believes he became a better hockey player last season, paying more attention to his checking ... flashy dresser who has modeled clothes for firms ... A WHA original who has never missed a game in its three seasons.

Excerpts from Pro Hockey, WHA 1976-77 (by Dan Proudfoot) Danny Lawson is a contradiction of Calgary's no-star policy; he's one of the greatest WHA points-getters. Only Andre Lacroix and Bobby Hull earned more points in the WHA's first four years and, as expected, he led the Cowboys again in 1975-76 with 44 goals and 52 assists. What many fans fail to notice is that Lawson deserves to be known for his longevity as well as his production. The right wing didn't miss a game after joining Philadelphia Blazers in 1972-73. Up to the start of 1976-77 he'd played in 324 games, the same number as Lacroix, who also was an ironman as well as a producer.

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