Lanny McDonald

Lanny McDonald
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1992
Born	(1953-02-16) February 16, 1953 Hanna, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Rockies Calgary Flames
National team	Canada
NHL draft	4th overall, 1973 Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA draft	10th overall, 1973 Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career	1973–1989

Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey player and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career

After playing his junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers, McDonald was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. His professional career lasted from 1973 until 1989 during which time he played right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames. McDonald served as captain for both the Flames and the Rockies. His time with the Rockies was spent as a struggle for success, but he later led the Flames over the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup in 1989. It was his final season before retiring.

Always known as a grinding forward, he scored a memorable overtime goal (with both a fractured wrist and broken nose) for the Maple Leafs during the 1978 playoffs that eliminated the New York Islanders from the quarterfinals. His trade to Colorado halfway through the next season is still remembered as one of the highly criticised trades made by beleaguered GM Punch Imlach that also saw Darryl Sittler and Tiger Williams leave the Leafs.

McDonald is also remembered for the 1983 season, in which he was in a scoring race with Wayne Gretzky for a substantial part of the season. He scored 66 goals that season. It was unusual for two reasons. It was one of the few times a player had more than twice as many goals as assists in a season. McDonald set a record that season because it was the most goals scored by a player without breaking the 100 point mark. McDonald added 32 assists for a total of 98 points that season. McDonald is regarded as a local hero in Calgary for bringing the cup to the Calgary Flames for the only time in the history of the organization. He is widely recognized for his iconic red walrus moustache, often caricatured in Dave Elston's hockey cartoons in the Calgary Sun.

McDonald currently lives just outside of Calgary and has been active as general manager and director of player personnel for the Canadian national men's hockey team. He also plays in the Oldtimers Hockey Challenge for charity.

Family

McDonald and his wife Ardell have been married for over 30 years; they have four children, Andra, Leah, Barrett, and Graham, and two grandchildren, Calder and Hayden.

Awards

• Stanley Cup 1989-Calgary Flames
• Second Team All-Star - 1977, 1983
• Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy - 1983
• King Clancy Memorial Trophy - 1988
• First player to have his number (#9) retired by the Calgary Flames.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970–71	Calgary Centennials	WCHL		6	0	2	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL		68	50	64	114	54		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL		68	62	77	139	84		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		70	14	16	30	43		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		64	17	27	44	86		7	0	0	0	2
1975–76	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		75	37	56	93	70		10	4	4	8	4
1976–77	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		80	46	44	90	77		9	10	7	17	6
1977–78	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		74	47	40	87	54		13	3	4	7	10
1978–79	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		79	43	42	85	32		6	3	2	5	0
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		35	15	15	30	10		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		46	25	20	45	43		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Colorado Rockies	NHL		80	35	46	81	56		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Colorado Rockies	NHL		16	6	9	15	20		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Calgary Flames	NHL		55	34	33	67	37		3	0	1	1	6
1982–83	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	66	32	98	90		7	3	4	7	19
1983–84	Calgary Flames	NHL		65	33	33	66	64		11	6	7	13	6
1984–85	Calgary Flames	NHL		43	19	18	37	36		1	0	0	0	0
1985–86	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	28	43	71	44		22	11	7	18	30
1986–87	Calgary Flames	NHL		58	14	12	26	54		5	0	0	0	2
1987–88	Calgary Flames	NHL		60	10	13	23	57		9	3	1	4	6
1988–89	Calgary Flames	NHL		51	11	7	18	26		14	1	3	4	29
NHL totals				1111	500	506	1006	899		117	44	40	84	120

See also

• Stanley Cup
• List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame
• List of NHL players with 1000 points
• List of NHL players with 500 goals

External links

• Lanny McDonald biography at Legends of Hockey
• Lanny McDonald career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

• Note: During Lanny McDonald's tenure as captain for the Flames, he shared the role with Doug Risebrough (1983–87) and Jim Peplinski (1984–89).