Calum MacKay (ice hockey)
# Calum MacKay (ice hockey)

Calum "Baldy" MacKay (January 1, 1927 — August 21, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1955. With Montreal he won the Stanley Cup in 1953. MacKay was born in Toronto, Ontario.

## Career

MacKay started his professional career by playing five games for the Detroit Red Wings in 1947. The next season, he split his time between the Omaha Knights of the United States Hockey League and the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. In 1949, He was called up to Detroit for one game before being sent back to Indianapolis. In 1950, he joined the Montreal Canadiens where he played three years before being sent to the Buffalo Bisons for most of 1952 and all of 1953. He re-joined the Montreal Canadiens for the 1953 playoffs where he helped the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup defeating the Boston Bruins in the 1953 Stanley Cup Finals. He played two more seasons for the Canadiens before he suffered a knee injury on September 30, 1955, during training camp.

## 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 |
| 1943–44 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1943–44 | Port Arthur Flyers | TBJHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1943–44 | Port Arthur Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 1944–45 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 10 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 1944–45 | Port Arthur Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 1945–46 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| 1946–47 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 27 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 25 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 36 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 65 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949–50 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 52 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 47 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952–53 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 64 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1953–54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 1955–56 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 32 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 237 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 214 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 |

## Awards

* 1953 NHL All Star (Montreal)
