Calum MacKay
Calum MacKay | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | January 1, 1927||
Died | August 21, 2001 | (aged 74)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1946–1956 |
Calum "Baldy" MacKay (January 1, 1927 — August 21, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1955. With Montreal he won the Stanley Cup in 1953. MacKay was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Playing career
MacKay started his professional career by playing 5 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 1947. The next season, he splits his time between the Omaha Knights of the United States Hockey League and the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. In 1949 He was called up to Detroit for 1 game before being sent back to Indianapolis. In 1950 He joined the Montreal Canadiens where he played 3 years before being sent to the Buffalo Bisons for most of 1952 and all of 1953. He re-joined Montreal Canadiens for the 1953 playoffs where he helped the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup defeating the Boston Bruins in the Final. He played 2 more seasons for the Canadiens before he suffered a knee injury on September 30, 1955 during training camp.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1943–44 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 10 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
1943–44 | Port Arthur Flyers | TBJHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1943–44 | Port Arthur Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
1944–45 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 10 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
1944–45 | Port Arthur Bruins | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
1945–46 | Port Arthur Bruins | TBJHL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | ||
1946–47 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 27 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
1946–47 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1947–48 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 25 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 36 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1948–49 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 65 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1949–50 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1949–50 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 52 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1951–52 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 47 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1952–53 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 64 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
1953–54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
1955–56 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 32 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 237 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 214 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
Awards
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