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 (1958-04-30) April 30, 1958 (age 66)
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

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
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