John McDonald (ice hockey)
# John McDonald (ice hockey)

John Albert McDonald (November 24, 1921 – March 13, 1990) was a professional ice hockey player who played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1943–44 season.

## Early life

McDonald was born November 24, 1921, in Swan River, Manitoba. A high-scoring left winger, he captained the Portage Terriers during the 1939–40 and 1941–42 seasons that won the Memorial Cup. The 1942–43 season was spent with the Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League.

## Career

McDonald joined the New York Rangers for the 1943–44 season, one of several wartime additions. Playing in 43 NHL games, McDonald scored 10 goals and 9 assists. Persuaded to play in the Western Hockey League by Alex Shibicky, McDonald played in the west for six years.

After his hockey career, he worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a bush pilot in Northern Manitoba and Ontario. McDonald also managed hockey rinks all over Canada. His last stop was at the Burnaby Winter Club, where he and Shibicky reunited some 30 years later and coached many players who went on to NHL careers.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1938–39 | St. John's High School | WJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1939–40 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 24 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1940–41 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 19 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 1941–42 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 17 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 1941–42 | Portage Terriers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 11 |
| 1942–43 | Flin Flon Bombers | SSHL | 24 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1945–46 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 26 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1946–47 | Portland Eagles | PCHL | 60 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 1947–48 | Winnipeg Eagles | Exhib | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Winnipeg Eagles | Exhib | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | New Westminster Royals | PCHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 43 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
