Kyle McDonough

Kyle McDonough is an American ice hockey coach and former center who was an All-American for Vermont.
==Career==
McDonough was star for Vermont for four seasons in the later half of the 1980's. Despite low totals, he led the Catamounts in scoring as a freshman, helping the team post its first winning season in six years. He continued to lead the offense for most of his career and helped Vermont make its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1988. His production increased in his senior season and he was named an All-American. Vermont reached its first ECAC championship game but lost to St. Lawrence.
After graduating, McDonough headed to Europe to begin is professional career. He had nearly the same production in the Metal Ligaen as he had in college but couldn't help Aalborg finish better than 7th in the league. He moved to the Eliteserien the following year, recording nearly two points per game for Viking IK. After a year in Norway, McDonough was on the move again and spent the bulk of the next year in Scotland. He scored over 3 points per game for the Murrayfield Racers finishing second on the team and the led the club in scoring during the postseason.
McDonough returned to Viking IK the following year and found himself with a new club each year until settling in with Frisk Asker Ishockey in 1996. McDonough found his greatest success with Frisk Asker, leading the entire league in scoring four different times. He was productive all the way until the end of his career, serving as an alternate captain wvery year for the club and leading them to the league championship in 2002. McDonough is currently the 7th all-time leading scorer for Norway's top league and the only non-Norwegian in the top 10.
With his playing career finished, McDonough returned to New Hampshire and began working as a teacher. He eventually found himself behind the bench of ice hockey team at his alma mater, Manchester Memorial High School. He was inducted into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey in 2003.
==Happy Gilmore==
McDonough was the inspiration for the title character in Happy Gilmore. While golfing with his friend Adam Sandler, McDonough would drive the ball much farther than the rest of the group with the consensus being that playing ice hockey helped him this respect. The anecdote was used as the premise for the movie. McDonough later acted in a scene for Grown Ups 2 but it left out of the final edit.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1985–86 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey 	 	31 	13 	13 	26 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey 	 	32 	28 	12 	40 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey 	 	32 	18 	22 	40 	40 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey 	 	34 	27 	28 	55 	60 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Aalborg Pirates 	Metal Ligaen 	 	32 	28 	28 	56 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Viking IK 	Eliteserien 	 	32 	31 	30 	61 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Raleigh IceCaps 	ECHL 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Murrayfield Racers 	BHL 	 	28 	46 	47 	93 	28 	 	6 	13 	10 	23 	10
1992–93 	Viking IK 	Eliteserien 	 	— 	34 	29 	63 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Stjernen Hockey 	Eliteserien 	 	37 	38 	24 	62 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Huddinge IK 	Division 1 	 	36 	24 	16 	40 	55 	 	4 	4 	1 	5 	0
1996–97 	Frisk Asker Ishockey	Eliteserien 	 	39 	36 	48 	84 	119 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Frisk Asker Ishockey	Eliteserien 	 	44 	20 	33 	53 	119 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Frisk Asker Ishockey	Eliteserien 	 	43 	33 	44 	77 	137 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Frisk Asker Ishockey	Eliteserien 	 	36 	19 	24 	43 	93 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Frisk Asker Ishockey	Eliteserien 	 	40 	23 	53 	76 	141 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Frisk Asker Ishockey	Eliteserien 	 	42 	37 	41 	78 	77 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	 	129 	86 	75 	161 	170 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Eliteserien totals	Eliteserien totals 	Eliteserien totals	 	— 	271 	326 	597 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	1988–89	
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1988–89	
Eliteserien All-Star 	2001–02	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey players
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Aalborg Pirates players
Category:Raleigh IceCaps players
Category:Murrayfield Racers players
Category:Stjernen Hockey players
Category:Huddinge IK players
Category:Frisk Asker Ishockey players