Andrew MacDonald (ice hockey)

Andrew MacDonald ( born September 7, 1986 in Judique, Nova Scotia ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since March 2014 at the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League contract.

Career

Andrew MacDonald began his career as a hockey player with the Moncton Wildcats, for by 2007 he was active from 2005 in the Canadian QMJHL and with whom he. In the season 2005 / 06, the QMJHL championship, the Coupe du Président won A year later he was elected to the All-Star team in the league. In his time with the Wildcats defender in the NHL Entry Draft in 2006 was selected in the sixth round as a total 160 players from the New York Islanders for their farm team, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, he at 2007-2010 in the American Hockey League the ice was. In the 2007 /08 season, he also came to 52 inserts for the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL.

After MacDonald in the 2008/ 09 season, his first three games in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders denied, where he remained no points, he improved in the following season on a goal and six assists in 46 NHL games for the Islanders. At the beginning of the 2010/11 season was one of MacDonald to the root of the Islanders squad.

On 4 March 2014, shortly before the Trade Deadline, MacDonald was given in exchange for Matt Mangene and two voting rights for the NHL Entry Draft to the Philadelphia Flyers.

Awards and achievements

  • 2006 Coupe du Président - profit with the Moncton Wildcats
  • 2007 QMJHL All-Star team
  • 2009 AHL All- Star Classic
  • 2010 AHL All- Star Classic

Statistics

(End of season 2012/ 13)

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