Lowell MacDonald
| Lowell MacDonald | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 30, 1941 Thorburn, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1962–1978 | ||
Lowell Wilson MacDonald (born August 30, 1941) is a Canadian former National Hockey League winger who played during the 1960s and 1970s.
Career
MacDonald broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings after being promoted from the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets. He spent two years with the Los Angeles Kings, but was most productive with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1973. MacDonald retired after 506 games, recording 180 goals, 210 assists, 390 points, and only 92 penalty minutes.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1959–60 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA-Jr. | 48 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 48 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA-Jr. | 50 | 46 | 39 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 14 | ||
| 1961–62 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 41 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 59 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 59 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 57 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 33 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 58 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 506 | 180 | 210 | 390 | 92 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | ||||
Awards
- OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1962)
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (1973)
- NHL All-Star Game (1973, 1974)
Transactions
- May 20, 1965 – Traded to Toronto by Detroit with Marcel Pronovost, Eddie Joyal, Larry Jeffrey and Aut Erickson for Andy Bathgate, Billy Harris and Gary Jarrett.
- June 6, 1967 – Claimed by Los Angeles from Toronto in 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.
- June 9, 1970 – Claimed by Pittsburgh from Los Angeles in an Intra-League Draft.
- October 21, 1970 – Missed majority of 1970-71 and entire 1971-72 due to knee injury vs. Los Angeles.
- December 10, 1975 – Missed majority of 1976-77 and 1977-78 due to shoulder injury originally vs. Detroit.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Hamilton Tiger Cubs players
- Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players
- Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- People from Pictou County
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Rochester Americans players
- Springfield Kings players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1940s births stubs