Daniel Gordon Bonar (born September 23, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 170 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings. During the playoff series known for the Miracle on Manchester Bonar scored the final two goals of game 5 to ice the series over the Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers, completing one of the greatest upsets in playoff hockey history.

Dan Bonar
Born (1956-09-23) September 23, 1956 (age 68)
Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1973–1985

Bonar was born in Deloraine, Manitoba.

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Portage Terriers MJHL 48 39 41 80 81
1974–75 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 70 43 41 84 62 5 2 4 6 10
1975–76 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 69 44 59 103 49 5 2 3 5 0
1976–77 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 72 75 50 125 70 16 6 14 20 44
1977–78 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 79 47 61 108 43 11 6 9 15 6
1978–79 Springfield Indians AHL 80 33 39 72 30
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 64 29 32 61 91
1980–81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70 11 15 26 57 4 1 1 2 11
1981–82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 13 23 36 111 10 2 3 5 11
1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 20 1 1 2 40
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 22 10 13 23 29 11 1 7 8 13
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 35 9 14 23 27
1983–84 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 44 14 23 37 75 12 4 7 11 38
1984–85 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 31 3 13 16 43
NHL totals 169 25 39 54 208 14 3 4 7 22
AHL totals 276 98 134 232 295 23 5 14 19 51

Awards and achievements

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  • Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1973)
  • Centennial Cup Championship (1973)
  • IHL Rookie of the Year (1978)
  • IHL First All-Star Team (1978)
  • IHL MVP (1978)
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