Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Position Defence | Shot Left Name Garett MacDonald | |
Born January 12, 1971 (age 53)
Burnaby, BC, CAN ( 1971-01-12 ) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) Played for AHL
Baltimore Bandits
ECHL
Richmond Renegades
IHL
Orlando Solar Bears NHL Draft NHL Supplemental Draft, 1992
Philadelphia Flyers | ||
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Garett MacDonald (born January 12, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey and roller hockey defenceman. MacDonald was selected seventh overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1992 NHL Supplemental Draft.
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MacDonald attended Northern Michigan University where he played four seasons (1990 – 1994) of NCAA hockey with the Northern Michigan Wildcats, scoring 8 goals and 40 assists for 48 points, while earning 308 penalty minutes, in 151 games played.
He went on to play professionally, including the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons with the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL, where he played a total of 113 games including playoffs.
MacDonald also played professional roller hockey with the San Jose Rhinos of Roller Hockey International during their 1995 season.
MacDonald became a police officer with the Vancouver Police Department, and he continued to play adult recreational hockey with the Adult Safe Hockey League. In 2011, he was seriously injured when he was struck in the eye with a stick during a game, losing his vision in one eye as a result.