Ab McDonald

Ab McDonald
Born	(1936-02-18)February 18, 1936 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	September 4, 2018(2018-09-04) (aged 82) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1956–1974

Alvin Brian "Ab" McDonald (February 18, 1936 – September 4, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward.

Career

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, McDonald began his professional hockey career with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1958. He later played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues. He won four straight Stanley Cups: three with Montreal followed by another with Chicago. He was the first team captain of the Penguins and Winnipeg Jets organizations, and scored the first goal for the Jets in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He ended his career after 147 games for Winnipeg, retiring after the 1973–74 season. He died at his home in Winnipeg from cancer on September 4, 2018, at the age of 82.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951–52	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		20	20	15	35	—		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		35	26	24	50	0		8	5	7	12	0
1952–53	St. Boniface Canadiens	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		9	6	5	11	6
1953–54	St. Boniface Canadiens	MJHL		35	33	25	58	14		10	7	6	13	4
1953–54	St. Boniface Canadiens	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		8	2	2	4	6
1954–55	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA-Jr.		49	33	37	70	20		10	2	6	8	25
1955–56	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA-Jr.		48	49	34	83	24		6	4	2	6	9
1956–57	Rochester Americans	AHL		64	21	31	52	8		9	3	1	4	0
1957–58	Rochester Americans	AHL		70	30	33	63	18		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		2	0	0	0	2
1958–59	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	13	23	36	35		11	1	1	2	6
1959–60	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		68	9	13	22	26		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		61	17	16	33	22		8	2	2	4	0
1961–62	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		65	22	18	40	8		12	6	6	12	0
1962–63	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		69	20	41	61	12		6	2	3	5	9
1963–64	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	14	32	46	19		7	2	2	4	0
1964–65	Providence Reds	AHL		6	2	1	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Boston Bruins	NHL		60	9	9	18	6		—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		43	6	16	22	6		10	1	4	5	2
1965–66	Memphis Wings	CPHL		20	9	6	15	4		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		61	25	31	56	22		9	5	2	7	4
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		12	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		74	22	21	43	38		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	St. Louis Blues	NHL		68	21	21	42	12		12	2	1	3	10
1969–70	St. Louis Blues	NHL		64	25	30	55	8		16	5	10	15	13
1970–71	St. Louis Blues	NHL		20	0	5	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		19	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Tidewater Wings	AHL		41	5	7	12	4		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		77	17	24	41	16		14	2	5	7	2
1973–74	Winnipeg Jets	WHA		70	12	17	29	8		4	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				762	182	248	430	200		84	21	29	50	42
WHA totals				147	29	41	70	24		18	2	6	8	4

Awards and achievements

• MJHL Second All-Star Team (1953)
• Turnbull Cup MJHL Championships (1953 and 1954)
• MJHL Scoring Champion (1954)
• NHL All-Star Game (1958, 1959, 1961, 1969 and 1970)
• Stanley Cup Championships (1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961)
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996
• "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Transactions

• June 7, 1960 – Traded to Chicago by Montreal with Reggie Fleming, Bob Courcy and Cec Hoekstra for Glen Skov, Terry Gray, Bob Bailey, Lorne Ferguson and the rights to Danny Lewicki.
• June 8, 1964 – Traded to Boston by Chicago with Reggie Fleming for Doug Mohns.
• May 31, 1965 – Traded to Detroit by Boston with Bob McCord and Ken Stephanson for Albert Langlois, Ron Harris, Parker MacDonald and Bob Dillabough.
• June 6, 1967 – Claimed by Pittsburgh from Detroit in Expansion Draft.
• June 11, 1968 – Traded to St. Louis by Pittsburgh for Lou Angotti.
• May 12, 1971 – Traded to Detroit by St. Louis with Bob Wall and Mike Lowe to complete transaction that sent Carl Brewer to St. Louis (February 22, 1971).
• February 12, 1972 – Selected by Winnipeg (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database