Kilby MacDonald
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James Allan "Kilby" Macdonald (September 6, 1913 - May 11, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey
left winger
who played four seasons in the National Hockey League
for the New York Rangers
.
, MacDonald played with the Noranda Copper Kings and he helped the team make it to the Allan Cup
. MacDonald spent the next three years with the New York Rovers
in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and the Philadelphia Ramblers
of the International-American Hockey League. He was chosen to the EAHL First All-Star Team in 1936-37 and in 1938-39 MacDonald was selected to the IAHL First All-Star Team.
In 1939-40
, MacDonald finally made it to the National Hockey League
as he was signed by the New York Rangers
. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup
that year and was also awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy
for best rookie of the year. In 1941-42, MacDonald was sent down to the American Hockey League
with the Hershey Bears
. He played in 37 before being traded to the Buffalo Bisons
.
In 1942-43, MacDonald joined the army. He played hockey while in the army with the Montreal Army. MacDonald returned to the NHL in 1943-44
with the New York Rangers. He would remain with the Rangers until 1944-45
. MacDonald went on to play in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
in 1945-46 with the Hull Volants. MacDonald would play in 9 games with the team before retiring.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played four seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
.
Playing career
MacDonald started his hockey career with the Ottawa Jr. Montagnards of the OCJHL IN 1930-31. In 1934-35, he moved to the GBHL and played with the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils. The next season1936 Allan Cup
The 1936 Allan Cup the Canadian Senior ice hockey Grand Championship. The 1936 championship was the 29th time the Allan Cup had been awarded.-Playdowns:...
, MacDonald played with the Noranda Copper Kings and he helped the team make it to the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
. MacDonald spent the next three years with the New York Rovers
New York Rovers
The New York Rovers were a senior ice hockey team that was established in 1935. They played in the Eastern Hockey League as a farm team of the New York Rangers. The Rovers played alongside the Rangers in Madison Square Garden. They played in the Eastern League through 1947-48...
in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and the Philadelphia Ramblers
Philadelphia Ramblers
The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...
of the International-American Hockey League. He was chosen to the EAHL First All-Star Team in 1936-37 and in 1938-39 MacDonald was selected to the IAHL First All-Star Team.
In 1939-40
1939-40 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points-Leading goaltenders:Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = ShutoutsPlayoffs-Playoff scoring...
, MacDonald finally made it to the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
as he was signed by the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
. He helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
that year and was also awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
for best rookie of the year. In 1941-42, MacDonald was sent down to the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
with the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...
. He played in 37 before being traded to the Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed...
.
In 1942-43, MacDonald joined the army. He played hockey while in the army with the Montreal Army. MacDonald returned to the NHL in 1943-44
1943-44 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
with the New York Rangers. He would remain with the Rangers until 1944-45
1944-45 NHL season
-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:...
. MacDonald went on to play in the Quebec Senior Hockey League
Quebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
in 1945-46 with the Hull Volants. MacDonald would play in 9 games with the team before retiring.
Awards and achievements
- Selected to the EAHL First All-Star Team in 1937.
- Selected to the IAHL First All-Star Team in 1939.
- Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
champion in 19401940 Stanley Cup FinalsThe 1940 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the New York Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. New York would win the series 4–2 to win their third Stanley Cup. The Rangers would not win another for 54 years.-Paths to the Final:...
. - Calder Memorial TrophyCalder Memorial TrophyThe Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." The Rookie of the Year trophy has been awarded 79 times since its creation for the 1936–37 NHL season...
winner in 19401939-40 NHL season-NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points-Leading goaltenders:Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = ShutoutsPlayoffs-Playoff scoring...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1930-31 | Ottawa Jr. Montagnards | OCJHL Ottawa City Hockey League The Ottawa City Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league with junior, intermediate and senior level men's teams in Ottawa, Canada dating from 1890. It is considered the second ice hockey league to form in Canada. The senior league operated until 1945 and the junior league operated until 1957... |
15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930-31 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931-32 | Ottawa Jr. Montagnards | OCJHL | 12 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1931-32 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932-33 | Ottawa Jr. Montagnards | OCJHL | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1932-33 | Ottawa Montagnards | OCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934-35 | Kirkland Lake Blue Devils | GBHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935-36 | Noranda Copper Kings | GBHL | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935-36 1936 Allan Cup The 1936 Allan Cup the Canadian Senior ice hockey Grand Championship. The 1936 championship was the 29th time the Allan Cup had been awarded.-Playdowns:... |
Noranda Copper Kings | A-Cup Allan Cup The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:... |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1936-37 | New York Rovers New York Rovers The New York Rovers were a senior ice hockey team that was established in 1935. They played in the Eastern Hockey League as a farm team of the New York Rangers. The Rovers played alongside the Rangers in Madison Square Garden. They played in the Eastern League through 1947-48... |
EAHL | 45 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1937-38 | Philadelphia Ramblers Philadelphia Ramblers The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:... |
IAHL | 44 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1938-39 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 49 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1939-40 1939-40 NHL season -NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points-Leading goaltenders:Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = ShutoutsPlayoffs-Playoff scoring... |
New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
44 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1940-41 1940-41 NHL season -NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:... |
New York Rangers | NHL | 47 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1941-42 | Hershey Bears Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
37 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941-42 | Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons (AHL) The Buffalo Bisons were an American Hockey League ice hockey franchise that played from 1940 to 1970 in Buffalo, New York. They replaced the original Buffalo Bisons hockey team, which left the area in 1936 after its arena collapsed... |
AHL | 21 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942-43 | Montreal Army | MCHL | 32 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 1943-44 | Montreal Army | MCHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943-44 1943-44 NHL season -NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:... |
New York Rangers | NHL | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944-45 1944-45 NHL season -NHL awards:-All-Star teams:-Scoring leaders:Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes-Leading goaltenders:... |
New York Rangers | NHL | 36 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945-46 | Hull Volants | QSHL Quebec Senior Hockey League The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953... |
9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 151 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||