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Bucko McDonald

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 31, 1914 in Fergus, Ontario
Died: July 21, 1991

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1934-35 20 DET NHL 15 1 2 3 1 8
1935-36 21 DET NHL 47 4 6 10 4 32
1936-37 22 DET NHL 47 3 5 8 3 20
1937-38 23 DET NHL 47 3 7 10 4 14
1938-39 24 TOT NHL 47 3 3 6 3 22
1938-39 24 DET NHL 14 0 0 0 0 2
1938-39 24 TOR NHL 33 3 3 6 3 20
1939-40 25 TOR NHL 34 2 5 7 3 13
1940-41 26 TOR NHL 31 6 11 17 7 12
1941-42 27 TOR NHL 48 2 19 21 7 24
1942-43 28 TOR NHL 40 2 11 13 4 39
1943-44 29 TOT NHL 50 7 10 17 7 22
1943-44 29 TOR NHL 9 2 4 6 2 8
1943-44 29 NYR NHL 41 5 6 11 5 14
1944-45 30 NYR NHL 40 2 9 11 4 0
Career NHL 446 35 88 123 46 206

NHL Miscellaneous

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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
1934-35 20 DET NHL 15 0.07 0.13 0.20 0.08 0.53 2 4 6 2 0.2 1.2 1.3
1935-36 21 DET NHL 47 0.09 0.13 0.21 0.09 0.68 7 13 20 7 1.0 3.5 4.4
1936-37 22 DET NHL 47 0.06 0.11 0.17 0.07 0.43 5 11 16 6 0.5 4.1 4.6
1937-38 23 DET NHL 47 0.06 0.15 0.21 0.08 0.30 5 13 18 6 0.5 2.6 3.1
1938-39 24 TOT NHL 47 0.06 0.06 0.13 0.05 0.47 5 5 10 4 0.1 3.4 3.5
1938-39 24 DET NHL 14 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.14 0 0 0 0 -0.3 0.8 0.6
1938-39 24 TOR NHL 33 0.09 0.09 0.18 0.08 0.61 5 5 10 4 0.4 2.5 2.9
1939-40 25 TOR NHL 34 0.06 0.15 0.21 0.08 0.38 3 9 12 4 0.2 2.6 2.8
1940-41 26 TOR NHL 31 0.19 0.35 0.55 0.22 0.39 9 18 27 10 1.8 3.0 4.8
1941-42 27 TOR NHL 48 0.04 0.40 0.44 0.14 0.50 3 26 29 9 1.0 3.8 4.8
1942-43 28 TOR NHL 40 0.05 0.28 0.33 0.11 0.98 2 13 15 5 0.3 3.3 3.6
1943-44 29 TOT NHL 50 0.14 0.20 0.34 0.14 0.44 6 10 16 6 0.4 1.2 1.6
1943-44 29 TOR NHL 9 0.22 0.44 0.67 0.27 0.89 2 4 6 2 0.3 0.8 1.2
1943-44 29 NYR NHL 41 0.12 0.15 0.27 0.12 0.34 4 6 10 4 0.0 0.4 0.4
1944-45 30 NYR NHL 40 0.05 0.23 0.28 0.10 0.00 2 12 14 4 0.1 1.1 1.3
Career NHL 446 0.08 0.20 0.28 0.10 0.46 49 134 183 63 6.0 29.8 35.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1935-36 21 DET NHL SC 7 3 0 3 10
1936-37 22 DET NHL SC 10 0 0 0 2
1938-39 24 TOR NHL 10 0 0 0 4
1939-40 25 TOR NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1940-41 26 TOR NHL 7 2 0 2 2
1941-42 27 TOR NHL SC 9 0 1 1 2
1942-43 28 TOR NHL 6 1 0 1 4
Career NHL 3 50 6 1 7 24

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1933-34 19 Buffalo Bisons IHL 41 3 1 4 14
1934-35 20 2 Teams IHL 32 6 3 9 28
1934-35 20 Buffalo Bisons IHL 20 3 2 5 20
1934-35 20 Detroit Olympics IHL 12 3 1 4 8
1935-36 21 Detroit Olympics IHL 1 0 0 0 0
1940-41 26 Providence Reds AHL 17 3 4 7 26
1942-43 28 Providence Reds AHL 9 0 5 5 2
1945-46 31 Hull Volants QSHL 39 13 15 28 6
1947-48 33 Sundridge Beavers NBHL 16 20 21 41
1948-49 34 Sundridge Beavers NBHL 22 21 16 37 4
Career 2 Seasons AHL 26 3 9 12 28
Career 3 Seasons IHL 74 9 4 13 42
Career 2 Seasons NBHL 38 41 37 78 4
Career 1 Season QSHL 39 13 15 28 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1933-34 19 Buffalo Bisons IHL 6 1 0 1 0
1947-48 33 Sundridge Beavers NBHL 3 2 2 4 4
1948-49 34 Sundridge Beavers NBHL 3 4 1 5 6
Career 1 Season IHL 6 1 0 1 0
Career 2 Seasons NBHL 6 6 3 9 10

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Bucko McDonald 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.3
Dave Lewis 94.6 6.9 6.4 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.3 4.2 2.1 1.8 1.7
Igor Kravchuk 93.5 6.6 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.1 3.8 3.6 2.3 2.0 1.4
Terry Harper 92.0 6.9 6.4 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.3 1.3 1.0
Keith Carney 91.0 6.5 6.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.5
Barry Gibbs 90.8 6.6 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.8 4.8 3.2 2.6 0.1 -0.1
Mark Tinordi 90.3 6.8 6.1 5.3 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.2 2.8 1.8 0.8
Shawn Chambers 89.8 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 1.5 0.9 -0.1
Marek Malik 89.8 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.5 4.4 4.4 2.6 1.8 0.2 0.0
Jack Stewart 89.7 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.3 1.9 1.4 0.0
Reg Hamilton 89.6 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.6 0.4
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Bucko McDonald 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.3
Barry Gibbs 94.3 6.6 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.8 4.8 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.8 0.1 -0.1
Igor Kravchuk 93.5 6.6 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.1 3.8 3.6 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.0
Marek Malik 92.8 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.5 4.4 4.4 3.1 2.6 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.0
Jack Stewart 90.7 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.3 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.0
Shawn Chambers 90.3 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.0 -0.1
Mark Tinordi 90.1 6.8 6.1 5.3 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.2 2.8 1.8 1.4 0.8
Richard Matvichuk 89.8 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 3.4 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Reg Hamilton 89.3 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.6 0.4 0.3
Ed Van Impe 89.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.2 3.2 0.5
Chris Therien 88.8 6.5 6.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.5 3.2 3.0 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Honors

1941-42 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1936 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1937 Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
1942 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)

Games Played

1941-42 NHL 48 (2)
1943-44 NHL 50 (2)

Defensive Point Shares

1935-36 NHL 3.5 (8)
1936-37 NHL 4.1 (1)
 1941-42 NHL 3.8 (3)
1942-43 NHL 3.3 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

January 9, 1935: Traded to Detroit by Buffalo (IHL) for Gamey Lederman and Lloyd Gross, January 9, 1935.

December 19, 1938: Traded to Toronto by Detroit for Bill Thomson and $10,000, December 19, 1938.

November, 1943: Traded to NY Rangers by Toronto for cash, November 1943.

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