Leonard Andrew Callander (born August 17, 1956) is a Canadian former professional

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who spents parts of four seasons in the

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in the late 1970s. Born in Regina,

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, Callander was the second-round pick (35th overall) of the

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in the

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after a 105-point season for the

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of the WHL. Turning pro the following season, he spent most of the season in the AHL for the

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, 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

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midway through the 1978–79 season. 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

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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

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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

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. 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

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from 2001–2005. He spent 2005- 2007 with the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams in the German Elite league and spent the 2007–08 season with the

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of the

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Regular season and playoffs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Callander, Drew 1956 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres Dallas Black Hawks players Edmonton Oilers (WHA) draft picks EHC Bayreuth players Füchse Duisburg players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Kölner Haie players Maine Mariners players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Regina Pats players Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Springfield Indians players Vancouver Canucks players