Craig MacDonald
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| Position | Center Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (89 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Florida Panthers Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 7, 1977, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| NHL Draft | 88th overall, 1996 Hartford Whalers |
| Pro Career | 1998 – present |
Craig MacDonald (born April 7, 1977 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger in the National Hockey League.
[edit] Playing career
MacDonald, who has played for the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and is a current member of the Chicago Blackhawks, was drafted in the 4th round (88th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. His rights were transferred to Carolina when the franchise moved there in 1997. With Carolina, he played his first NHL game on January 7, 1999 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998-99 NHL season. On January 20, 2004, he was claimed off waivers by the Boston Bruins. On August 11, 2005, he signed as a free agent for the Calgary Flames.
While playing for the Florida Panthers, MacDonald was on a line with Marcus Nilson and Byron Ritchie that was named the John Deere line. They got this name due to them working hard every shift. The John Deere line was reunited in Calgary in the 2005-06 NHL season.
Craig is also one of the few NHL players who have attended Harvard.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Harvard University | NCAA | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Harvard University | NCAA | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 62 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 62 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 77 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 78 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2001-02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 64 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 27 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004-05 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 71 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | AHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006-07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||||||
| 2006-07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | ||||||||||||
| NHL totals | 137 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
[edit] External links
Categories: 1977 births | Boston Bruins players | Calgary Flames players | Canadian expatriate ice hockey people in the United States | Canadian ice hockey forwards | Carolina Hurricanes players | Florida Panthers players | Hartford Whalers draft picks | Ice hockey personnel from Nova Scotia | Living people | People from Antigonish County, Nova Scotia | Scottish Canadians | Harvard University alumni | Beast of New Haven players | Lowell Lock Monsters players | San Antonio Rampage players | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights players
