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Lowell MacDonald
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Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Height
Weight
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Retired
Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1941-10-09)October 9, 1941,
New Glasgow, NS, CAN
Pro Career 1962 – 1978


Lowell MacDonald (born August 31, 1941 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a National Hockey League right winger.

He started out in junior hockey with the Hamilton Tiger Cubs & the Hamilton Red Wings from 1959-62. The team won the Memorial Cup in 1961-62.

MacDonald broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings 1961-62 after being promoted from the AHL's Pittsburgh Hornets. He only played 46 games over 4 seasons with the Wings before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. MacDonald never played a game for the Leafs and was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.

He spent only two years with the Los Angeles Kings. He was most productive with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 1973. His best year was 1973-74 when he scored 43 goals and 39 assists.

MacDonald retired after 506 games, recording 180 goals, 210 assists, 390 points, and only 92 penalty minutes.

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