Andy McDonald

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Position Centre/Winger
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team Anaheim Ducks
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born August 25, 1977,
Strathroy ON, CAN
NHL Draft undrafted
Pro Career 2001 – present

Andy McDonald (born August 25, 1977 in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Personal

Andy grew up in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada where attended Colborne Street Public school, as well as high school at Strathroy District Collegiate Institute. His parents are Steve and Margaret. He has two sisters: Jen and Cathy. His wife is Gina Tenuta. In season 2003/2004 she was one of 9 Power Players girls (cheerleaders).

[edit] Playing career

Andy was first coached by his father, who originally placed him on the blueline, but moved him to forward when it became evident he'd be too small to make a career as a defenseman. He played in the Strathroy & District Minor Hockey Association and moved onto the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs Triple A team.

Andy played Junior B hockey for the Strathroy Rockets. In 1994-1995, he was named the Rockets Most Valuable Player and had the best plus-minus as a forward. From the OHA he received Eastern Division MVP, League MVP, and the OHA Player of the Year. In 1995-1996, he again had the best plus-minus as a forward, was Rocket Player of the Year, MVP, and Playoff MVP. He also received the Eastern Division MVP, League MVP, and League Player of the Year that season. In the playoffs Andy scored the game winning goal in overtime of game six against the Alymer Aces that gave the Rockets a huge upset win and their first playoff series win in 19 years.

After being spotted playing in the Western Ontario Junior Hockey League by Stan Moore and Chris Wells, Andy spent four years with a full scholarship at Colgate University alongside fellow Strathroy native Darryl Campbell, the older brother of the Buffalo Sabres' Brian Campbell. He led the Division I Red Raiders, culminating his career there with an ECAC scoring championship, being named the ECAC Player of the Year, being selected for the ECAC All-Star Team and was a finalist for the coveted Hobey Baker Award. He graduated with a degree in International Relations.

He went undrafted and was signed as a free-agent by Anaheim in 2000. On December 3, 2000 he scored his first NHL goal against Jamie Storr of the Los Angeles Kings.

Concussion problems plagued his first three seasons with the Ducks, and he was forced to sit and watch when the team made a run at the Stanley Cup in 2003. However, Andy persevered and is now one of the key contributors on the team.

On January 19, 2007 McDonald was selected to play in his first NHL All-Star game, replacing Detroit Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg who was injured. During the skills competition, McDonald was the fastest skater, finishing with a time of 14.03 seconds (Mike Gartner holds the record of 13.386).

[edit] Collegiate Awards

  • 1998-99: ECAC Second Team All-Conference Team
  • 1999-00: NCAA East First All-America Team
  • 1999-00: ECAC Player of the Year
  • 1999-00: ECAC First Team All-Conference Team

[edit] NHL Awards

  • NHL's Fastest Skater at All-Star Game Skills Competition in (2007)

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996-97 Colgate ECAC 33 9 10 19 16 - - - - -
1997-98 Colgate ECAC 35 13 19 32 26 - - - - -
1998-99 Colgate ECAC 35 20 26 46 42 - - - - -
1999-00 Colgate ECAC 34 25 33 58 49 - - - - -
2000-01 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 16 1 0 1 6 - - - - -
2000-01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 46 15 25 40 21 3 0 1 1 2
2001-02 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 53 7 21 28 10 - - - - -
2001-02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 21 7 25 32 6 - - - - -
2002-03 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 46 10 11 21 14 - - - - -
2003-04 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 79 9 21 30 24 - - - - -
2004-05 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 36 13 17 30 26 10 5 2 7 35
2005-06 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 82 34 51 85 32 16 2 7 9 10
AHL Totals 67 22 50 72 27 3 0 1 1 2
NHL Totals 276 61 104 165 86 16 2 7 9 10

[edit] International play

  • Andy represented Team Canada at the 2002 World Championships in Sweden, where he led the team in goals and points.

[edit] External links

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