Don Marshall
# Don Marshall

Donald Robert Marshall (born March 23, 1932) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward.

Don played in the National Hockey League from 1951 to 1972. During this time, he played for the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. While Don was with Montreal, the Canadiens won an NHL record five consecutive Stanley Cups 1956-57-58-59-60. Don mostly played on the team's checking line with Phil Goyette and Claude Provost.

Marshall played 1176 career NHL games, scoring 265 goals and 324 assists for 589 points.

Marshall shares the NHL record for the quickest goal to start a period (with Denis Savard and James van Riemsdyk) when he scored 4 seconds into the second period against the Boston Bruins on November 9, 1957.

## Legacy

* Ranked No. 75 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons, in the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1949–50 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1949–50 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 1950–51 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 37 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1951–52 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 32 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| 1952–53 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 60 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1952–53 | Montreal Royals | QHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QHL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956–57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1957–58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1958–59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1959–60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1960–61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961–62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1962–63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1967–68 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968–69 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 57 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 62 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971–72 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1,176 | 265 | 324 | 589 | 127 | 94 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 |

## Awards and Accomplishments

* NHL Second All-Star team, 1967
* Played in NHL All Star Game (1956–60, 1961, 1968)
