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Canada Ab McDonald

Winnipeg Jets / WHA - 73/74

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Ab McDonald Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
2-time MJHL Champion 2
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4

McDonald, 82, died on September 4, 2018, of cancer, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Son: Dave McDonald

Team Staff profile of Ab McDonald also available

Ab McDonald Statistics

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

Ab McDonald Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1952-53 St. Boniface Canadiens Memorial Cup 17* 11* 12* 23* 6* -* |
1953-54 St. Boniface Canadiens Memorial Cup 8* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1967-68 Victoria Cougars BCJHL Franchise Owner
1968-69 Victoria Cougars BCJHL Franchise Owner
1969-70 Victoria Cougars BCJHL Franchise Owner
1970-71 Victoria Cougars BCJHL Franchise Owner
1971-72 Victoria Cougars WCHL Franchise Owner
1972-73 Victoria Cougars WCHL Franchise Owner
1975-76 Portage Terriers MJHL Head Coach
1976-77 Portage Terriers MJHL Head Coach
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Ab McDonald Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 242* 83* 103* 186* 0.77* 54* -* | 2 18 8 * 3 * 11 * 0.61 * 4 * - *
CPHL 1 20* 9* 6* 15* 0.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 2 25* 13* 14* 27* 1.08* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 3 90* 79* 64* 143* 1.59* 14* -* | 3 35 23 * 25 * 48 * 1.37 * 10 * - *
NHL 15 762* 182* 248* 430* 0.56* 200* 15* | 9 84 21 * 29 * 50 * 0.60 * 42 * - *
OHA-Jr. 2 97* 82* 71* 153* 1.58* 44* -* | 2 16 6 * 8 * 14 * 0.88 * 34 * - *
WHA 2 147* 29* 41* 70* 0.48* 24* -* | 2 18 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.44 * 4 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Ab McDonald Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1967, 6 #34 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Expansion Draft

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