Andrew MacDonald (ice hockey)

Andrew MacDonald (born September 7, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with SC Bern in the National League (NL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders and the Philadelphia Flyers, serving as an alternate captain for both franchises.

Andrew MacDonald
MacDonald at the 2009 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1986-09-07) September 7, 1986
Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
New York Islanders
HC Karlovy Vary
Philadelphia Flyers
SC Bern
NHL Draft 160th overall, 2006
New York Islanders
Playing career 2007present

Playing career

New York Islanders

MacDonald was drafted in the sixth round, 160th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior hockey for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League where he was, along with Keith Yandle, a star defenceman on the team's 2005–06 championship team. He has also played for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islander's AHL affiliate.

MacDonald during his tenure with the Islanders.

In the 2009–10 season, MacDonald scored his first NHL goal on December 17, 2009, in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers.[1] On February 25, 2010, MacDonald was re-signed by the Islanders to a four-year contract extension.[2]

Philadelphia Flyers

During the final year of his contract in the 2013–14 season, MacDonald was traded by the Islanders to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for minor leaguer Matt Mangene, a second round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, and a third-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft on March 4, 2014.[3] The Flyers signed MacDonald to a six-year, $30 million contract extension on April 15.[4] On October 5, 2015, the Flyers put MacDonald on waivers. On October 6, 2015, MacDonald cleared waivers and was assigned to the Flyers' AHL affiliate team, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[5]

MacDonald with the Phantoms.

Prior to the 2017–18 season, on October 3, 2017, the Flyers named MacDonald an alternate captain.[6]

During the 2018–19 season, MacDonald appeared in 47 games, producing just 9 assists, as the Flyers missed the playoffs.

On June 15, 2019, the Flyers placed MacDonald on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. He was entering the final year of his six-year contract he signed in 2014. The move allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.[7]

Europe

As a free agent, MacDonald went un-signed over the following summer before agreeing to an invitation to attend the Calgary Flames 2019 training camp on a professional tryout contract.[8] MacDonald remained with the Flames through camp and pre-season before he was released from his tryout on October 4, 2019.[9]

With the 2019–20 season underway, MacDonald opted seek a contract abroad for the first time since his stint during the 2012 Lockout in the Czech Repbulic. On October 21, 2019, MacDonald agreed to a one-year contract for the remainder of the campaign with Swiss club, SC Bern of the National League.[10] He made 15 appearances with Bern, unable to help the club qualify for the post-season. On March 3, 2020, MacDonald left the club at his own request and against the express will of SC Bern prior to their relegation series playoffs.[11]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03Cape Breton West Islanders AAAMidget
2003–04Truro BearcatsMJAHL90820284310000
2004–05Truro BearcatsMJAHL5611223360176713
2005–06Moncton WildcatsQMJHL686404662212111310
2006–07Moncton WildcatsQMJHL651444588171564
2006–07Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL30000
2007–08Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL2123510
2007–08Utah GrizzliesECHL38111123915391212
2008–09Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL69923324651124
2008–09New York IslandersNHL30002
2009–10Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL2126829531410
2009–10New York IslandersNHL4616720
2010–11New York IslandersNHL604232737
2011–12New York IslandersNHL755141926
2012–13HC Baník SokolovCZE.310000
2012–13HC Energie Karlovy VaryELH2114510
2012–13New York IslandersNHL4839122040004
2013–14New York IslandersNHL634202434
2013–14Philadelphia FlyersNHL190441671128
2014–15Philadelphia FlyersNHL582101241
2015–16Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL435313630
2015–16Philadelphia FlyersNHL28178661012
2016–17Philadelphia FlyersNHL732161826
2017–18Philadelphia FlyersNHL66615213062026
2018–19Philadelphia FlyersNHL4709918
2019–20SC BernNL1501112
NHL totals 586 28 133 161 276 23 4 1 5 20

References

  1. "Rangers respond to coach benching veterans with win over Islanders". CBS Sports. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  2. "MacDonald extended, Sutton in Limbo". thehockeywriters.com. 2010-02-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  3. "Islanders trade MacDonald to Flyers for second, third rounders". The Sports Network. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  4. "Flyers sign MacDonald to multi-year extension". Philadelphia Flyers. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  5. Riday, Tim (October 6, 2015). "Andrew MacDonald clears waivers, sent to Phantoms". nbcsports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. "Flyers name Filppula and MacDonald alternate captains". NHL.com. October 3, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. "Flyers place D Andrew MacDonald on waivers". The Sports Network. June 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  8. "Flames PTO MacDonald's connection proves hockey is a small world". Calgary Sun. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  9. "Cape Breton's MacDonald released from tryout with Flames". Cape Breton Post. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. "Andrew MacDonald to SCB" (in German). SC Bern. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. "Andrew MacDonald has left SCB" (in German). SC Bern. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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