Mike McDougal (ice hockey)
Michael George McDougal (born April 30, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played 61 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers between 1978 and 1983. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1984, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Internationally McDougal played for the American national team at the 1977 and 1978 World Junior Championships.
| Mike McDougal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 1958 Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Hartford Whalers | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
76th overall, 1978 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1984 | ||
Biography
As a youth, McDougal played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Port Huron.[1]
He was drafted 76th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the New York Rangers. He played three games for the Rangers and played mostly with the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League. In 1981, McDougal joined the Hartford Whalers where during the 1982-83 NHL season, he scored 8 goals and 10 assists in 55 games. He however spent the majority of his tenure in the AHL with the Binghamton Whalers and eventually retired in 1984.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Port Huron Flags | WMWJHL | 40 | 27 | 33 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge | QMJHL | 70 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 111 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | 71 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 59 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 44 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 78 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 68 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 66 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 58 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1982–83 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 55 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 59 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 343 | 90 | 111 | 201 | 255 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 61 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | United States | WJC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1978 | United States | WJC | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | |||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database