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.
| Gerry McDonald | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1958 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 | ||
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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
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