Jacob MacDonald
Jacob MacDonald | |||
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![]() McDonald at the 2018 AHL All-Star Game | |||
Born |
Portland, Oregon, U.S. | February 26, 1993||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Jacob MacDonald (born February 26, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
MacDonald grew up in Brighton, Michigan, where he played in Compuware's midget hockey program before progressing to junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Waterloo Black Hawks.[1] He committed to and played collegiate hockey at Cornell University in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[2] While developing his defensive awareness with Cornell, MacDonald struggled offensively at the collegiate level, registering just 21 points through 104 games in his four-year career.
As a free agent following his senior season with the Big Red in 2014–15, MacDonald made his professional debut in signing with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL to end the regular season on March 26, 2015.[3] In continuing with the Jackals in the 2015–16 season, MacDonald rediscovered his offensive touch in recording 17 goals and 37 points from the blueline to be selected to the ECHL's All-Rookie Team. He made his debut in the American Hockey League appearing in a one-game on loan with the Springfield Falcons.
In the 2016–17 season, MacDonald returned to the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye before signing an initial try-out contract with the Albany Devils, the New Jersey Devils farm team, on January 5, 2017.[4] In making an early impression with Albany he soon secured an AHL deal for the remainder of the season and an extension after he scored eight goals and 24 points in 34 games to close out the year.[5]
In his first full season in the AHL in 2017–18, MacDonald led the league's defensemen with 20 goals and 55 points and earned an AHL All-Star berth with the Binghamton Devils. Despite missing the post-season, he was selected to the AHL's First All-Star Team.[6]
As a free agent, MacDonald opted to leave the Devils organization and sign his first NHL contract in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers on July 3, 2018.[7] After attending the Panthers 2018 training camp, MacDonald impressed to make Florida's roster for the 2018–19 season.[8] He made his NHL debut on opening night, and scored on just his third shift, and first career shot in a 2–1 shootout defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 6, 2018.[9] After two games with the Panthers MacDonald was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for the remainder of the season. MacDonald assumed a top-pairing role with the Thunderbirds and in 72 games he led all blueliners in scoring with 14 goals and 43 points.
Following his first season in Florida, on June 29, 2019, MacDonald was traded by the Panthers to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Dominic Toninato.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2009–10 | Compuware | T1EHL | 28 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 58 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Cornell University | ECAC | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Cornell University | ECAC | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Cornell University | ECAC | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Cornell University | ECAC | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Elmira Jackals | ECHL | 72 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 30 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Albany Devils | AHL | 34 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Binghamton Devils | AHL | 75 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 72 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 56 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Jacob_MacDonald_%2839927239382%29.jpg/230px-Jacob_MacDonald_%2839927239382%29.jpg)
Award | Year | |
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ECHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2016 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2018 | |
First All-Star Team | 2018 | [6] |
Second All-Star Team | 2020 | [11] |
References
- ^ "MacDonald rising through the ranks of pro hockey". American Hockey League. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "MacDonald answers Cornell's call". oursportscentral.com. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Jackals sign Cornell defenseman". Elmira Jackals. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ "Albany sign Jacob MacDonald to PTO". Twitter. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ "Devils ink Jacob MacDonald to two-year contract". Albany Devils. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ^ a b "2018 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Panthers agree to terms with Paul Thompson and Jacob MacDonald". Florida Panthers. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Unheralded Panthers defenseman MacDonald on target in his NHL debut". Miami Herald. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ^ "MacDonald '15 scores 1st NHL goal in debut for Florida Panthers". Cornell Sun. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ^ "Panthers acquire Dominic Toninato from Avalanche for Jacob MacDonald". sportsnet.ca. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Albany Devils players
- Binghamton Devils players
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Colorado Eagles players
- Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players
- Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players
- Florida Panthers players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Toledo Walleye players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon
- Ice hockey people from Oregon
- American men's ice hockey defensemen