Lowell Wilson MacDonald (born August 30, 1941) is a Canadian former professional National Hockey League winger who played during the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

MacDonald broke into the NHL with the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

after being promoted from the AHL's

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. He spent two years with the Los Angeles Kings, but was most productive with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1973. MacDonald retired after 506 games, recording 180 goals, 210 assists, 390 points, and only 92 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Awards

*OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1962) * Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (1973) * NHL All-Star Game (

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

)

Transactions

* May 20, 1965 – Traded to Toronto by Detroit with

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, Eddie Joyal,

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and

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for Andy Bathgate, Billy Harris and Gary Jarrett. * June 6, 1967 – Claimed by Los Angeles from Toronto in

1967 NHL Expansion Draft The 1967 NHL Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967, in the ballroom of the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's six expansion teams for the 1967–68 season: the California Seals ...

. * June 9, 1970 – Claimed by Pittsburgh from Los Angeles in an Intra-League Draft. * October 21, 1970 – Missed majority of 1970-71 and entire 1971-72 due to knee injury vs. Los Angeles. * December 10, 1975 – Missed majority of 1976-77 and 1977-78 due to shoulder injury originally vs. Detroit.

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* 1941 births Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winners Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Scottish descent Detroit Red Wings players Hamilton Tiger Cubs players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Living people Los Angeles Kings players People from Pictou County Pittsburgh Hornets players Pittsburgh Penguins players Rochester Americans players Springfield Kings players {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub