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Ab McDonald

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3    Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: February 18, 1936 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1958-59 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 13 23 36 0.52 13 0.19 35
1959-60 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 9 13 22 0.32 8 0.12 26
1960-61 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 61 17 16 33 0.54 13 0.21 22
1961-62 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 65 22 18 40 0.62 16 0.25 8
1962-63 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 69 20 41 61 0.88 22 0.32 12
1963-64 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 14 32 46 0.66 17 0.24 19 10 4 0 3
1964-65 28 Boston Bruins NHL 60 9 9 18 0.30 7 0.12 6 7 2 0 3
1965-66 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 6 16 22 0.51 8 0.18 6 5 1 0 0
1966-67 30 Detroit Red Wings NHL 12 2 0 2 0.17 1 0.08 2 2 0 0 0
1967-68 31 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 22 21 43 0.58 17 0.23 68 14 64 6 -4 38 15 6 1 2 185 2.50 11.9
1968-69 32 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 21 21 42 0.62 17 0.25 76 19 38 0 19 12 19 2 0 4 138 2.03 15.2
1969-70 33 St. Louis Blues NHL 64 25 30 55 0.86 22 0.34 88 42 35 0 11 8 14 11 0 4 170 2.66 14.7
1970-71 34 St. Louis Blues NHL 20 0 5 5 0.25 2 0.08 9 4 8 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 31 1.55 0.0
1971-72 35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 19 2 3 5 0.26 2 0.10 7 1 14 0 -8 0 1 1 0 0 29 1.53 6.9
1972-73 36 Winnipeg Jets WHA 77 17 24 41 0.53 16 0.21 16 10 7 0
1973-74 37 Winnipeg Jets WHA 70 12 17 29 0.41 11 0.16 8 10 2 0 0
Career 14 Seasons NHL 762 182 248 430 0.56 165 0.22 248 80 159 6 15 200 73 27 1 16 553 2.26 12.7
Career 2 Seasons WHA 147 29 41 70 0.48 27 0.19 24 20 9 0 0

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1957-58 21 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
1958-59 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL SC 11 1 1 2 0.18 6
1960-61 24 Chicago Black Hawks NHL SC 8 2 2 4 0.50 0
1961-62 25 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 12 6 6 12 1.00 0
1962-63 26 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 2 3 5 0.83 9
1963-64 27 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 7 2 2 4 0.57 0
1965-66 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10 1 4 5 0.50 2
1968-69 32 St. Louis Blues NHL 12 2 1 3 0.25 10 2 0 0 0
1969-70 33 St. Louis Blues NHL 16 5 10 15 0.94 13 2 3 0 0
1972-73 36 Winnipeg Jets WHA 14 2 5 7 0.50 2 0
1973-74 37 Winnipeg Jets WHA 4 0 1 1 0.25 2 0
Career 9 Seasons NHL 3 84 21 29 50 0.60 42 4 3 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WHA 18 2 6 8 0.44 4 0

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1951-52 15 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 20 20 15 35 1.75
1952-53 16 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 35 26 24 50 1.43 0
1952-53 16 St. Boniface Canadiens M-Cup 17 11 12 23 1.35 6
1953-54 17 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 35 33 25 58 1.66 14
1953-54 17 St. Boniface Canadiens M-Cup 8 2 2 4 0.50 6
1954-55 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 49 33 37 70 1.43 20
1955-56 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 48 49 34 83 1.73 24
1956-57 20 Rochester Americans AHL 64 21 31 52 0.81 8
1957-58 21 Rochester Americans AHL 70 30 33 63 0.90 18
1964-65 28 Providence Reds AHL 6 2 1 3 0.50 2
1965-66 29 Memphis Wings CPHL 20 9 6 15 0.75 4
1966-67 30 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 61 25 31 56 0.92 22
1971-72 35 Tidewater Red Wings AHL 41 5 7 12 0.29 4
Career 5 Seasons AHL 242 83 103 186 0.77 54
Career 1 Season CPHL 20 9 6 15 0.75 4
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 25 13 14 27 1.08 12
Career 3 Seasons MJHL 90 79 64 143 1.59 14
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 97 82 71 153 1.58 44

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1951-52 15 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 17 11 12 23 1.35 6
1952-53 16 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 8 5 7 12 1.50 0
1953-54 17 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 10 7 6 13 1.30 4
1954-55 18 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 10 2 6 8 0.80 25
1955-56 19 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 6 4 2 6 1.00 9
1956-57 20 Rochester Americans AHL 9 3 1 4 0.44 0
1966-67 30 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 9 5 2 7 0.78 4
Career 2 Seasons AHL 18 8 3 11 0.61 4
Career 3 Seasons MJHL 35 23 25 48 1.37 10
Career 2 Seasons OHA-Jr. 16 6 8 14 0.88 34

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1958 NHL
1959 NHL
1961 NHL
1969 NHL
1970 NHL

Games Played

1963-64 NHL 70 (2)
1967-68 NHL 74 (2)

Assists

1962-63 NHL 41 (7)

Assists Per Game

1962-63 NHL 0.59 (9)

Transactions

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June 7, 1960: Traded to Chicago by Montreal with Reggie Fleming, Bob Courcy and Cec Hoekstra for Terry Gray, Glen Skov, the rights to Danny Lewicki, Lorne Ferguson and Bob Bailey, June 7, 1960.

June 8, 1964: Traded to Boston by Chicago with Reggie Fleming for Doug Mohns, June 8, 1964.

May 31, 1965: Traded to Detroit by Boston with Bob McCord and Ken Stephanson for Albert Langlois, Ron Harris, Parker MacDonald and Bob Dillabough, May 31, 1965.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by Pittsburgh from Detroit in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

June 11, 1968: Traded to St. Louis by Pittsburgh for Lou Angotti, June 11, 1968.

May 12, 1971: Traded to Detroit by St. Louis with Bob Wall and Mike Lowe to complete transaction that sent Carl Brewer to St. Louis (February 22, 1971), May 12, 1971.

February 12, 1972: Selected by Winnipeg (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.