Lanny McDonald

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CanadaCanada  Lanny McDonald Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1992
Lanny McDonald
Date of birth February 16, 1953
place of birth Hanna , Alberta , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 88 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1973 , 1st round, 4th position
Toronto Maple Leafs
WHA Amateur Draft 1973 , 1st round, 10th position
Cleveland Crusaders
Career stations
1969-1971 Lethbridge Sugar Kings
1971 Calgary Centennials
1971-1973 Medicine Hat Tigers
1973-1979 Toronto Maple Leafs
1979-1981 Colorado Rockies
1981-1989 Calgary Flames

Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs , the Colorado Rockies and the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1973 to 1989 .

Career

youth

Lanny McDonald grew up on a farm in Hanna, Alberta, the youngest of four children and learned to skate at the age of seven. He was enthusiastic about ice hockey when he accompanied his sisters to games of their friends and tried to develop and improve skills for the game on his own. At the age of 16, McDonald decided to leave his hometown to play for the Lethbridge Sugar Kings in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. During the 1970/71 season he moved to Calgary in the West Coast Junior Hockey League (WCJHL) and stayed in that league for the next two seasons to play for the Medicine Hat Tigers .

Years in Toronto

Scouts recognized Lanny's hard shot, his outstanding skating skills and his toughness as particular strengths, which is why he was fourth in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft of the Toronto Maple Leafs and in the World Hockey Association (DP: 10, Team: Cleveland ) was pulled to a low position. He scored two assists in his first game for Toronto. However, early in his NHL career, Lanny McDonald struggled with balance on his skates, which kept him below expectations in his first two seasons. He was then given custom-made skates with the blades at a special angle, which was clearly reflected in his performance when he doubled his score in the 1975/76 season. As a result, he was appointed to Canada's national team for the Canada Cup in 1976 and played five games for the host country, which ultimately won the tournament. In 1977 Lanny McDonald was appointed to the Second All-Star Team. He reached the peak of his years in Toronto in 1978 when he scored the winning goal of the playoff series against the New York Islanders and shot the Maple Leafs in the final of the Prince of Wales Conference .

Move to Denver

On December 28, 1979 Lanny McDonald was transferred to the Colorado Rockies together with Joel Quenneville in exchange for Pat Hickey and Wilf Paiement . The trade was controversial as it also persuaded Darryl Sittler , who already played in a row with McDonald's in Lethbridge, to leave the Maple Leafs. Lanny McDonald was named captain of the Rockies in early 1981. Although he continued to perform well in Colorado, he could not record any successes worth mentioning with the Rockies and was transferred to the Calgary Flames on November 25, 1981 together with a draft pick . Don Lever and Bob MacMillan made their way from Calgary to Denver.

Time in Calgary

Lanny McDonald at the Heritage Classic 2011
The banner with McDonald's blocked jersey number 9 next to the banner for the 1989 Stanley Cup victory

In Calgary, McDonald's undoubtedly had its most glorious years when he returned to his native Alberta in year 2 of the Calgary Flames' history. In his second season in Calgary 1982/83 he set the still intact club record of the Flames for goals by a player in one season, which is a proud 66 pieces and even competed with "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky . This season he was called up for the second time in his career to the Second All-Star Team and received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his perseverance and enthusiasm . This made Lanny the most valuable player in the Flames, with whom he reached the Stanley Cup final in 1986. However, his team lost the final series 1: 4 against the Montréal Canadiens . 1987/88 managed the Flames, with McDonald as their captain, for the first time the Edmonton Oilers , who had dominated the NHL for years, to dethrone and to win the Presidents' Trophy as the best team of the regular season. The following year he scored his 500th career goal in March 1989 against the Winnipeg Jets , which would also be the last regular season goal of his career. The Flames not only achieved another President's Trophy win this season under McDonald's team leadership, but also took the Stanley Cup home with them when they won the final series (again against Montreal) 4-2 and Lanny McDonald scored the only goal this postseason in the decisive game against the Canadiens. After winning the Stanley Cup, he declared his glorious career over after 16 years in the NHL. With that he had scored both his first and last career goals in the Montreal Forum. At the end of his career, he received the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1989 and his jersey number 9 was the first number to be banned by the Flames. In 1,111 games in the NHL, he scored 500 goals and a total of 1006 points.

After his playing career

Lanny McDonald stayed with the Flames even after his career as an active player. In August 1989 he was appointed business vice president of the Flames and held this and similar positions until 2001. In 1992, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame , making him the first Calgary Flames player to receive this honor. In the 2001/02 season he was an executive advisor for sports at the Flames and now works for Team Canada . He is particularly committed to the Special Olympics . He once said: "Seeing their faces is like scoring 66 goals again." At the 2004 NHL player ceremony, Lanny McDonald presented the Flames captain Jarome Iginla with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his commitment and work charitable organizations.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1969/70 Lethbridge Sugar Kings AJHL 34 2 9 11 19th
1970/71 Lethbridge Sugar Kings AJHL 45 37 45 82 56
1970/71 Calgary Centennials WCHL 6th 0 2 2 6th - - - - -
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 14th 16 30th 43 - - - - -
1974/75 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 64 17th 27 44 86 7th 0 0 0 2
1975/76 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 37 56 93 70 10 4th 4th 8th 4th
1976/77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 46 44 90 77 9 10 7th 17th 6th
1977/78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 74 47 40 87 54 13 3 4th 7th 10
1978/79 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 43 42 85 32 6th 3 2 5 0
1979/80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 15th 15th 30th 10 - - - - -
1979/80 Colorado Rockies NHL 46 25th 20th 45 43 - - - - -
1980/81 Colorado Rockies NHL 80 35 46 81 56 - - - - -
1981/82 Colorado Rockies NHL 16 6th 9 15th 20th - - - - -
1981/82 Calgary Flames NHL 55 34 33 67 37 3 0 1 1 6th
1982/83 Calgary Flames NHL 80 66 32 98 90 7th 3 4th 7th 19th
1983/84 Calgary Flames NHL 65 33 33 66 64 11 6th 7th 13 6th
1984/85 Calgary Flames NHL 43 19th 18th 37 36 1 0 0 0 0
1985/86 Calgary Flames NHL 80 28 43 71 44 22nd 11 7th 18th 30th
1986/87 Calgary Flames NHL 58 14th 12 26th 54 5 0 0 0 2
1987/88 Calgary Flames NHL 60 10 13 23 57 9 3 1 4th 6th
1988/89 Calgary Flames NHL 51 11 7th 18th 26th 14th 1 3 4th 29
NHL overall 1111 500 506 1006 899 117 44 40 84 120

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME McDonald, Lanny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McDonald, Lanny King (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanna , Alberta