Butch McDonald
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox Ice Hockey Player Byron Russell "Butch" McDonald (November 21, 1916 – January 8, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played 66 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1939 and 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1934 to 1951, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan.
Playing career
Byron McDonald played 66 games in the NHL for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks in 1939–40 and 1944–45.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1934–35 | Moose Jaw Canucks | S-SJHL | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Moose Jaw Canucks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1935–36 | Regina Capitals | S-SSHL | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets | EAHL | 47 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | New Haven Eagles | IAHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 48 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1939–40 | Indianapolis Capitals | IAHL | 15 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 51 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Moose Jaw Millers | SSHL | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Regina Army Corps | SSHL | 21 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944–45 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 29 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 26 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 51 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1946–47 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | USHL | 51 | 16 | 52 | 68 | — | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48 | Calgary Stampeders | WCSHL | 47 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1948–49 | Calgary Stampeders | WCSHL | 47 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1949–50 | Calgary Stampeders | WCSHL | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Calgary Stampeders | WCSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 138 | 26 | 70 | 96 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||
External links
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2006 deaths
- Calgary Stampeders (ice hockey) players
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Indianapolis Capitals players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Kansas City Pla-Mors players
- Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players
- Moose Jaw Canucks players
- New Haven Eagles players
- People from Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets (EHL) players
- Regina Capitals players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen