Bucko McDonald

Player profile and career history

D · #6

Bucko McDonald was a defenceman. Born October 31, 1914 in Fergus, Ontario, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 205 lbs and shot left. In 446 NHL regular-season games he had 35 goals and 88 assists for 123 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 446
Goals: 35
Assists: 88
Points: 123

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 88
Game Winning Goals: 5
Games Played: 446
Goals: 35
Ot Goals: 1
Pim: 206
Points: 123
Power Play Goals: 3
Power Play Points: 10
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 2

NHL playoff career

Games: 50
Goals: 6
Assists: 1
Points: 7

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 1
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 50
Goals: 6
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 24
Points: 7
Power Play Goals: 1
Power Play Points: 1
Shorthanded Goals: 1
Shorthanded Points: 1

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.08
Assists / game: 0.20
Points / game: 0.28
Shots / game: —

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 6
Assists: 19
Points: 21

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1948–49
- SundridgeNBHL
1947–48
- SundridgeNBHL
1946–47
- SundridgeNBHL
1945–46
- HullQSHL
1944–45
- New York RangersNHL
1943–44
- New York RangersNHL
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1942–43
- ProvidenceAHL
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1941–42
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1940–41
- ProvidenceAHL
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1939–40
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1938–39
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
- Toronto Maple LeafsNHL
1937–38
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1936–37
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1935–36
- Det. OlympicsIHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1934–35
- BuffaloIHL
- Det. OlympicsIHL
- Detroit Red WingsNHL
1933–34
- BuffaloIHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1948–49	NBHL	Sundridge	Regular	22	21	16	37	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 22 Goals 21 Pim 4 Points 37
1948–49	NBHL	Sundridge	Playoffs	3	4	1	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 4 Pim 6 Points 5
1947–48	NBHL	Sundridge	Regular	16	20	21	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 16 Goals 20 Points 41
1947–48	NBHL	Sundridge	Playoffs	3	2	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 4
1946–47	NBHL	Sundridge	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1945–46	QSHL	Hull	Regular	39	13	15	28	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 39 Goals 13 Pim 6 Points 28
1944–45	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	40	2	9	11	0	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 40 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1943–44	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	39	5	6	11	14	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 39 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 11 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1943–44	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	11	2	4	6	8	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1942–43	AHL	Providence	Regular	9	0	5	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 5
1942–43	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	40	2	11	13	39	—	—	0	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 40 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 39 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1
1942–43	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	4	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1941–42	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	48	2	19	21	24	—	—	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 48 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Points 21 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1941–42	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	2	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1940–41	AHL	Providence	Regular	17	3	4	7	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 17 Goals 3 Pim 26 Points 7
1940–41	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	31	6	11	17	12	—	—	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 31 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1940–41	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	2	—	—	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1939–40	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	34	2	5	7	13	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	1	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 34 Goals 2 Ot Goals 1 Pim 13 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1939–40	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1938–39	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	14	0	0	0	2	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1938–39	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Regular	33	3	3	6	20	—	—	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 33 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1938–39	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	4	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1937–38	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	47	3	7	10	14	—	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 47 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1936–37	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	47	3	5	8	20	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 47 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1936–37	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	10	0	0	0	2	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1935–36	IHL	Det. Olympics	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1935–36	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	47	4	6	10	32	—	—	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 47 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Points 10 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1935–36	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Playoffs	7	3	0	3	10	—	—	0	0	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1
1934–35	IHL	Buffalo	Regular	20	3	2	5	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 20 Goals 3 Pim 20 Points 5
1934–35	IHL	Det. Olympics	Regular	12	3	1	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 12 Goals 3 Pim 8 Points 4
1934–35	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	Regular	15	1	2	3	8	—	—	0	0	0	1	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1
1933–34	IHL	Buffalo	Regular	41	3	1	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 41 Goals 3 Pim 14 Points 4
1933–34	IHL	Buffalo	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 1

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Goals	Assists	Points	Time on ice
1945-03-18	TOR	0	0	0	–
1945-03-11	MTL	0	1	1	–
1945-03-10	MTL	0	0	0	–
1945-03-08	DET	1	1	2	–
1945-03-07	CHI	0	0	0	–

Awards

Stanley Cup1941–42, 1936–37, 1935–36

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Profile updated Oct 17, 5:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com

NHL regular-season career

NHL playoff career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

1948–49

1947–48

1946–47

1945–46

1944–45

1943–44

1942–43

1941–42

1940–41

1939–40

1938–39

1937–38

1936–37

1935–36

1934–35

1933–34

Season-by-season history

NHL game-by-game archive

Recent NHL games

Awards