Ranald "Ran" John McDonald (November 21, 1889 – January 29, 1950[1]) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 159 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Among the teams he played with were the New Westminster Royals, Portland Rosebuds, Victoria Aristocrats, and Spokane Canaries.

Ran McDonald
McDonald in 1912 with the New Westminster Royals
Born (1889-11-21)November 21, 1889
Cashion's Glen, Ontario, Canada
Died January 29, 1950(1950-01-29) (aged 60)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for New Westminster Royals
Portland Rosebuds
Victoria Aristocrats
Spokane Canaries
Vancouver Millionaires
Seattle Metropolitans
Playing career 1907–1921
Ran McDonald, fourth from left in the middle row, with the Vancouver Lacrosse Club in 1912.

He also played lacrosse with the Vancouver Lacrosse Club.

Playing career edit

Born in Cashion's Glen, Ontario,[2] McDonald played for various senior teams in Fort William, Ontario, and Port Arthur, Ontario, before joining the new New Westminster Royals of the PCHA. He was named to the league's first all-star team in 1912, 1913, and 1914. McDonald played eight seasons in all in the PCHA before 1919. He played in the ill-fated 1919 Stanley Cup Finals, cancelled after five games due to the Spanish flu pandemic,[3] and played one more season in 1920–21 with the Edmonton Dominions of the Big Four League before retiring.

Statistics edit

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1907–08 Fort William Arenas NOHL 1 0 0 0 0
1908–09 Fort William Forts NOHL 12 6 0 6 2 0 0 0
1909–10 Fort William Forts NOHL 10 12 0 12 50
1910–11 Port Arthur North Stars NOHL 7 8 0 8 6
1912 New Westminster Royals PCHA 15 16 0 16 56
1912–13 New Westminster Royals PCHA 12 11 3 14 29
1913–14 New Westminster Royals PCHA 16 15 5 20 34
1914–15 Portland Rosebuds PCHA 18 22 7 29 24
1915–16 Victoria Aristocrats PCHA 16 10 3 13 32
1916–17 Spokane Canaries PCHA 23 13 9 22 23
1917–18 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 18 3 6 9 32
Stanley Cup 3 2 1 3 9
1919 Seattle Metropolitans PCHA 11 2 1 3 6 2 1 1 2 3
Stanley Cup 5 1 1 2 3
1920–21 Edmonton Dominions Big-4 League 4 2 1 3 2
NOHL totals 30 26 0 26 56 2 0 0 0 0
PCHA totals 129 92 34 126 236 2 1 1 2 3
Stanley Cup totals 8 3 2 5 12

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Hockey deaths - January 1950
  2. ^ "Ran McDonald". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Weinreb, Michael (March 18, 2020). "When the Stanley Cup Final Was Canceled Because of a Pandemic". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

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