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Height
  
1.88 m

Playing career
  
1956–1974

Weight
  
88 kg

Name
  
Ab McDonald

Positions
  
Winger

Role
  
Ice hockey player


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Born
  
February 18, 1936 (age 88) Winnipeg, MB, CAN (
1936-02-18
)

Played for
  
Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues

Similar People
  
Eric Nesterenko, Pierre Pilote, Denis DeJordy, Stu Grimson

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Alvin Brian "Ab" McDonald (born February 18, 1936, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.

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Career

McDonald began his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1958 and retired in 1972. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the St. Louis Blues. During his career, McDonald won four straight Stanley Cups three with Montreal, followed by another with Chicago. He was the first team captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Winnipeg Jets. He scored the first goal ever for the Jets in the World Hockey Association.

Awards and achievements

  • MJHL Second All-Star Team (1953)
  • Turnbull Cup MJHL Championships (1953 & 1954)
  • MJHL Scoring Champion (1954)
  • NHL All-Star Game (1958, 1959, 1961, 1969, & 1970)
  • Stanley Cup Championships (1958, 1959, 1960 & 1961)
  • Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996
  • “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

    • Transactions

  • June 7, 1960 – Traded to Chicago by Montreal with Reggie Fleming, Bob Courcy and Cec Hoekstra for Glen Skov, Terry Gray, Bob Bailey, Lorne Ferguson and the rights to Danny Lewicki.
  • June 8, 1964 – Traded to Boston by Chicago with Reggie Fleming for Doug Mohns.
  • May 31, 1965 – Traded to Detroit by Boston with Bob McCord and Ken Stephanson for Albert Langlois, Ron Harris, Parker MacDonald and Bob Dillabough.
  • June 6, 1967 – Claimed by Pittsburgh from Detroit in Expansion Draft.
  • June 11, 1968 – Traded to St. Louis by Pittsburgh for Lou Angotti.
  • 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).
  • February 12, 1972 – Selected by Winnipeg (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft.

    • References

    Ab McDonald Wikipedia
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