Wilfred Kennedy "Bucko" McDonald (October 31, 1911 – July 19, 1991) was a Canadian professional hockey and lacrosse player, coach, and politician.
Bucko McDonald | |
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 McDonald pictured sometime between 1942-1948 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka | |
| In office June 27, 1949 – June 9, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1947 |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Aiken |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Parry Sound | |
| In office June 11, 1945 – June 26, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Slaght |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1947 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilfred Kennedy McDonald October 31, 1911 Fergus, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 19, 1991 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Wilfred McDonald | |||
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| Born | Fergus, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1933–1949 | ||
Born in Fergus, Ontario, he played for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers between 1935 and 1945. He won the Stanley Cup three times in his career, in 1936 and 1937 with Detroit and in 1942 with Toronto.
McDonald was also an accomplished lacrosse player, who won a Mann Cup and was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1971.[1] The Ontario Lacrosse Association honoured McDonald by naming an award after him; the highest-scoring player is awarded the Bucko McDonald Trophy.
In 1945, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the Ontario riding of Parry Sound. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949 and 1953. After leaving politics, he was the head coach for the Rochester Americans. He coached Bobby Orr when he was 11 and 12.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1933–34 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 41 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1934–35 | Buffalo Bisons | IHL | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1935–36 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 47 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1939–40 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1940–41 | Providence Reds | AHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1942–43 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1942–43 | Providence Reds | AHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | New York Rangers | NHL | 41 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | New York Rangers | NHL | 40 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Hull Volants | QSHL | 39 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Sundridge Beavers | NBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Sundridge Beavers | NBHL | 16 | 20 | 21 | 41 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1948–49 | Sundridge Beavers | NBHL | 22 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 446 | 35 | 88 | 123 | 206 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | ||||
References
External links
- Wilfred McDonald – Parliament of Canada biography
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database