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Craig MacDonald

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 201 lbs.
Born: April 7, 1977 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 4th round (88th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 21 CAR NHL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 27 2:29
2001-02 24 CAR NHL 12 1 1 2 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15 6.7 122 10:11
2002-03 25 CAR NHL 35 1 3 4 1 -3 20 1 0 0 0 43 2.3 327 9:21
2003-04 26 TOT NHL 52 0 6 6 2 -5 33 0 0 0 0 59 0.0 582 11:12
2003-04 26 FLA NHL 34 0 3 3 1 -5 25 0 0 0 0 42 0.0 426 12:31
2003-04 26 BOS NHL 18 0 3 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 157 8:42
2005-06 28 CGY NHL 25 3 2 5 2 5 8 2 1 0 0 27 11.1 257 10:16
2006-07 29 CHI NHL 25 3 2 5 2 -2 14 2 0 1 0 30 10.0 280 11:12
2007-08 30 TBL NHL 65 2 9 11 4 -10 16 2 0 0 0 84 2.4 707 10:52
2008-09 31 CBJ NHL 8 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 16.7 85 10:39
Career NHL 233 11 24 35 12 -15 91 9 1 1 1 269 4.1 2388 10:15

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1998-99 21 CAR NHL 11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 0.0
2001-02 24 CAR NHL 12 0.08 0.08 0.17 0.07 0.00 1.25 1 1 2 1 4 1 4 0 -1 0.0 0.1 0.1
2002-03 25 CAR NHL 35 0.03 0.09 0.11 0.04 0.57 1.23 1 3 4 1 7 0 12 2 -3 -0.4 0.3 -0.1
2003-04 26 TOT NHL 52 0.00 0.12 0.12 0.03 0.63 1.13 0 6 6 2 9 0 22 8 -5 -0.9 0.5 -0.4
2003-04 26 FLA NHL 34 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.02 0.74 1.24 0 3 3 1 5 0 18 8 -5 -0.8 0.3 -0.5
2003-04 26 BOS NHL 18 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 0.44 0.94 0 3 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 -0.1 0.2 0.1
2005-06 28 CGY NHL 25 0.12 0.08 0.20 0.09 0.32 1.08 3 2 5 2 10 2 5 2 5 0.0 0.6 0.6
2006-07 29 CHI NHL 25 0.12 0.08 0.20 0.09 0.56 1.20 3 2 5 2 7 0 20 11 -2 0.0 0.2 0.3
2007-08 30 TBL NHL 65 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.05 0.25 1.29 2 10 12 4 17 1 36 10 -10 -0.6 0.4 -0.2
2008-09 31 CBJ NHL 8 0.13 0.13 0.25 0.10 0.00 0.75 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Career NHL 233 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.05 0.39 1.15 11 25 36 13 57 5 101 34 -15 -1.9 2.3 0.5

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 21 CAR NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2:46
2001-02 24 CAR NHL 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 19 4:42
2003-04 26 BOS NHL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2:11
2005-06 28 CGY NHL 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 8 7:50
Career NHL 7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 32 4:31

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1994-95 17 Lawrence Academy High-MA 30 25 52 77 10
1995-96 18 Harvard Crimson ECAC 34 7 10 17 10
1996-97 19 Harvard Crimson ECAC 32 6 10 16 20
1997-98 20 Canada Nat-Tm 58 18 29 47 38
1998-99 21 Beast of New Haven AHL 62 17 31 48 1 77 12 5 0 3 128 13.3
1999-00 22 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 78 12 24 36 -4 76 8 2 2 3 157 7.6
2000-01 23 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 82 20 28 48 6 104 19 1 0 1 177 11.3
2001-02 24 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 64 19 22 41 1 61 16 2 1 3
2002-03 25 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 27 7 20 27 -3 38 6 1 0 1 81 8.6
2003-04 26 San Antonio Rampage AHL 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
2004-05 27 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 71 10 18 28 -3 104 7 3 0 3
2005-06 28 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights AHL 37 8 19 27 3 57 3 5 0 1
2006-07 29 Norfolk Admirals AHL 50 15 25 40 9 45 5 6 4 4
2007-08 30 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7 3 8 11 1 8 3 0 0 0
2008-09 31 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 15 25 40 -18 71 8 6 1 2
2009-10 32 DEG Metro Stars Dusseldorf Germany 56 19 23 42 76
2010-11 33 Adler Mannheim Germany 51 6 22 28 123
Career 9 Seasons AHL 390 94 168 262 -9 465 60 28 6 17 209 11.5
Career 2 Seasons ECAC 66 13 20 33 30
Career 2 Seasons Germany 107 25 45 70 199
Career 1 Season High-MA 30 25 52 77 10
Career 2 Seasons IHL 160 32 52 84 2 180 27 3 2 4 334 9.6
Career 1 Season Nat-Tm 58 18 29 47 38

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 22 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 11 4 1 5 8 4 0 0 1
2000-01 23 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 5 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
2004-05 27 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006-07 29 Norfolk Admirals AHL 6 2 3 5 4 8 1 1 0 0
2009-10 32 DEG Metro Stars Dusseldorf Germany 3 2 0 2 0
2010-11 33 Adler Mannheim Germany 5 0 2 2 4
Career 2 Seasons AHL 8 2 3 5 4 8 1 1 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Germany 8 2 2 4 4
Career 2 Seasons IHL 16 4 2 6 14 4 0 0 1

Similarity Scores

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Thru 8 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Craig MacDonald 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4
Ed Ward 58.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4
Michal Repik 24.2 0.6 0.4 0.2
Nikita Filatov 19.5 0.9 0.4 0.2
Mark Greig 19.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2
Jim Hamilton 17.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Herb Raglan 17.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.3
Milan Bartovic 16.5 0.7 0.4 0.2
Jesse Joensuu 15.9 0.6 0.2 0.2
Chris Taylor 15.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Don MacLean 15.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Craig MacDonald 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4
Ed Ward 58.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.4
Aaron Downey 26.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Michal Repik 24.2 0.6 0.4 0.2
Nikita Filatov 19.5 0.9 0.4 0.2
Jim Hamilton 17.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Milan Bartovic 16.5 0.7 0.4 0.2
Jesse Joensuu 15.9 0.6 0.2 0.2
Chris Taylor 15.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Don MacLean 15.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Dave Hindmarch 14.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.0

Transactions

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June 25, 1997: Rights transferred to Carolina after Hartford franchise relocated, June 25, 1997.

August 14, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Florida, August 14, 2003.

January 20, 2004: Claimed on waivers by Boston from Florida, January 20, 2004.

August 11, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Calgary, August 11, 2005.

August 1, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Chicago, August 1, 2006.

July 2, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, July 2, 2007.

July 14, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 14, 2008.

July 30, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Dusseldorf (Germany), July 30, 2009.

April 6, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Mannheim (Germany), April 6, 2010.

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