Lowell MacDonald

Lowell MacDonald
File:Lowell MacDonald.jpg
Born	(1941-08-30) August 30, 1941 New Glasgow, NS, CAN
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 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia) is a retired National Hockey League winger 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		48	17	19	36	0		—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		48	26	28	54	0		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		50	46	39	85	0		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		41	20	19	39	4		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		26	2	1	3	8		1	0	0	0	2
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

• Lowell MacDonald's player profile at NHL.com
• Lowell MacDonald's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Lowell MacDonald's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Lowell MacDonald's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Lowell MacDonald at Hockey-Reference.com