Brian McDonald (ice hockey)

For other people named Brian MacDonald, see Brian MacDonald (disambiguation).
Brian McDonald
Born (1945-03-23) March 23, 1945 (age 79)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Buffalo Sabres
Houston Aeros
Los Angeles Sharks
Michigan Stags
Indianapolis Racers (WHA)
Playing career 1964–1977

Brian Harold McDonald (born March 23, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.

Career

McDonald played 20 games in the National Hockey League: 8 playoff games with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1967–68 season and 12 during the 1970–71 regular season with the Buffalo Sabres. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Houston Aeros, Los Angeles Sharks, Michigan Stags, and Indianapolis Racers between 1972 and 1977.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Weston Dodgers MetJBHL 31 30 30 60 — — — — — —
1963–64 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 56 31 44 75 98 13 7 11 18 28
1964–65 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 56 47 61 108 100 5 4 2 6 34
1964–65 St. Louis Braves CPHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1964–65 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1965–66 St. Louis Braves CPHL 70 13 33 46 45 5 1 2 3 2
1966–67 St. Louis Braves CPHL 67 10 33 43 59 — — — — —
1967–68 Dallas Black Hawks CPHL 67 24 45 69 104 5 0 4 4 21
1967–68 Chicago Black Hawks NHL — — — — — 8 0 0 0 2
1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 67 19 41 60 65 11 7 6 13 28
1969–70 Denver Spurs WHL 70 34 34 68 54 — — — — —
1970–71 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 0 0 0 29 — — — — —
1970–71 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 56 29 18 47 70 — — — — —
1971–72 San Diego Gulls WHL 63 24 22 46 88 4 0 1 1 24
1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 71 20 20 40 78 10 3 0 3 16
1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 56 22 30 52 54 — — — — —
1974–75 Michigan Stags WHA 18 3 5 8 15 — — — — —
1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 47 14 15 29 19 — — — — —
1975–76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 62 16 17 33 54 7 0 1 1 12
1975–76 Mohawk Valley Comets NAHL 10 5 9 14 17 — — — — —
1976–77 Indianapolis Racers WHA 50 15 13 28 48 9 3 4 7 33
WHA totals 304 87 74 161 212 4 0 1 1 24
NHL totals 12 0 0 0 29 8 0 0 0 2


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