Gerry McDonald

For the Australian rules footballer, see Gerry McDonald (footballer).
Gerry McDonald
Born (1958-03-18) March 18, 1958 (age 66)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Hartford Whalers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1980–1984

Girard "Gerry" McDonald (born March 18, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers between 1981 and 1984. He grew up on Elmlawn Road in Braintree, Massachusetts. Gerry graduated from Braintree High School in 1976 and North Adams State College in 1980.

His son, Colin, is a hockey player, formerly playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders as well as several other teams.

Gerry is the Operations Manager of Gengras Motors Cars in East Hartford, Connecticut. He has been in the automotive retail business for over thirty years.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 North Adams State University NCAA-II — — — — — — — — — —
1978–79 North Adams State University NCAA-II — — — — — — — — — —
1979–80 North Adams State University NCAA-II — — — — — — — — — —
1980–81 EHC Krefeld GER-2 — — — — — — — — — —
1980–81 Tulsa Oilers CHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 70 6 23 29 67 4 0 0 0 0
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 57 3 11 14 42 — — — — —
1982–83 Binghamton Whalers AHL 74 8 33 41 62 5 0 4 4 23
1983–84 Hartford Whalers NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1983–84 Binghamton Whalers AHL 72 4 39 43 34 — — — — —
AHL totals 273 21 106 127 205 9 0 4 4 23
NHL totals 8 0 0 0 4 — — — — —


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