Born: August 30, 1941
Age: 82
Lowell MacDonald
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Biography
Lowell Wilson MacDonald (born August 30, 1941 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia) is a retired National Hockey League winger during the 1960s and 1970s.
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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.
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