Jacob MacDonald

Jacob MacDonald (born February 26, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jacob MacDonald
McDonald at the 2018 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1993-02-26) February 26, 1993
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Colorado Avalanche
Florida Panthers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Playing career

MacDonald grew up in Brighton, Michigan, where he played in Compuware's midget hockey program before progressing to junior hockey in the United States Hockey League with the Waterloo Black Hawks.[1] He committed to and played collegiate hockey at Cornell University in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.[2] While developing his defensive awareness with Cornell, MacDonald struggled offensively at the collegiate level, registering just 21 points through 104 games in his four-year career.

As a free agent following his senior season with the Big Red in 2014–15, MacDonald made his professional debut in signing with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL to end the regular season on March 26, 2015.[3] In continuing with the Jackals in the 2015–16 season, MacDonald rediscovered his offensive touch in recording 17 goals and 37 points from the blueline to be selected to the ECHL's All-Rookie Team. He made his debut in the American Hockey League appearing in a one-game on loan with the Springfield Falcons.

In the 2016–17 season, MacDonald returned to the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye before signing an initial try-out contract with the Albany Devils, the New Jersey Devils farm team, on January 5, 2017.[4] In making an early impression with Albany he soon secured an AHL deal for the remainder of the season and an extension after he scored eight goals and 24 points in 34 games to close out the year.[5]

In his first full season in the AHL in 2017–18, MacDonald led the league's defensemen with 20 goals and 55 points and earned an AHL All-Star berth with the Binghamton Devils. Despite missing the post-season, he was selected to the AHL's First All-Star Team.[6]

As a free agent, MacDonald opted to leave the Devils organization and sign his first NHL contract in agreeing to a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers on July 3, 2018.[7] After attending the Panthers 2018 training camp, MacDonald impressed to make Florida's roster for the 2018–19 season.[8] He made his NHL debut on opening night, and scored on just his third shift, and first career shot in a 2–1 shootout defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 6, 2018.[9] After two games with the Panthers MacDonald was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, for the remainder of the season. MacDonald assumed a top-pairing role with the Thunderbirds and in 72 games he led all blueliners in scoring with 14 goals and 43 points.

Following his first season in Florida, on June 29, 2019, MacDonald was traded by the Panthers to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Dominic Toninato.[10]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Compuware T1EHL 28 4 11 15 14 — — — — —
2009–10 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 29 4 6 10 8 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 58 8 22 30 42 2 1 0 1 0
2011–12 Cornell University ECAC 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Cornell University ECAC 33 0 3 3 39 — — — — —
2013–14 Cornell University ECAC 32 2 6 8 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Cornell University ECAC 31 2 7 9 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Elmira Jackals ECHL 8 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Elmira Jackals ECHL 72 17 20 37 34 — — — — —
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Toledo Walleye ECHL 30 7 19 26 24 — — — — —
2016–17 Albany Devils AHL 34 8 16 24 9 2 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Binghamton Devils AHL 75 20 35 55 35 — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 72 14 29 43 27 — — — — —
2019–20 Colorado Eagles AHL 56 16 26 42 22 — — — — —
NHL totals 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —

Awards and honors
MacDonald representing the Binghamton Devils at the 2018 All-Star Game.
Award Year
ECHL
All-Rookie Team 2016
AHL
All-Star Game 2018
First All-Star Team 2018 [6]
Second All-Star Team 2020 [11]

References
  1. "MacDonald rising through the ranks of pro hockey". American Hockey League. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  2. "MacDonald answers Cornell's call". oursportscentral.com. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. "Jackals sign Cornell defenseman". Elmira Jackals. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  4. "Albany sign Jacob MacDonald to PTO". Twitter. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  5. "Devils ink Jacob MacDonald to two-year contract". Albany Devils. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  6. "2018 AHL First, Second All-Star Teams unveiled". American Hockey League. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. "Panthers agree to terms with Paul Thompson and Jacob MacDonald". Florida Panthers. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  8. "Unheralded Panthers defenseman MacDonald on target in his NHL debut". Miami Herald. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  9. "MacDonald '15 scores 1st NHL goal in debut for Florida Panthers". Cornell Sun. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  10. "Panthers acquire Dominic Toninato from Avalanche for Jacob MacDonald". sportsnet.ca. June 29, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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