Lanny McDonald

Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional player and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
==Playing career==
After playing his junior hockey for the Medicine Hat Tigers, McDonald was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. His professional career lasted from 1973 until 1989 during which time he played right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies, and Calgary Flames. McDonald served as captain for both the Flames and the Rockies. His time on the Rockies was spent as a struggle for success, but he later led the Flames to the Stanley Cup in 1989. It was his final season before retiring.
Always known as a grinding forward, he scored a memorable overtime goal (with both a fractured wrist and broken nose) for the Maple Leafs during the 1978 playoffs that eliminated the New York Islanders from the quarterfinals. His trade to Colorado halfway through the next season is still remembered as one of the highly criticised trades made by beleaguered GM Punch Imlach that also saw Darryl Sittler and Tiger Williams leave the Leafs. 
Lanny McDonald is also remembered for the 1983 season in which he was in a scoring race with Wayne Gretzky for a substantial part of the season. He scored 66 goals that season. It was unusual for two reasons. It was one of the few times a player had more than twice as many goals as assists in a season. McDonald set a record that season because it was the most goals scored by a player without breaking the 100 point mark. McDonald added 32 assists for a total of 98 points that season. McDonald is regarded as a local hero in Calgary for bringing the cup to the Calgary Flames for the only time in the history of the organization. He is widely recognized for his iconic red walrus moustache. 
Lanny McDonald currently lives just outside of Calgary and has been active as general manager and director of player personnel for the Canadian national men's hockey team.
==Awards==
*Second Team All-Star - 1977, 1983
*Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy - 1983
*King Clancy Memorial Trophy - 1988
*His number 9 is retired by the Calgary Flames.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1970–71 	Calgary Centennials	WCHL 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971–72 	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL 	 	68 	50 	64 	114 	54 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972–73 	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL 	 	68 	62 	77 	139 	84 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973–74 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	70 	14 	16 	30 	43 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1974–75 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	64 	17 	27 	44 	86 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
1975–76 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	75 	37 	56 	93 	70 	 	10 	4 	4 	8 	4
1976–77 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	80 	46 	44 	90 	77 	 	9 	10 	7 	17 	6
1977–78 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	74 	47 	40 	87 	54 	 	13 	3 	4 	7 	10
1978–79 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	79 	43 	42 	85 	32 	 	6 	3 	2 	5 	0
1979–80 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	35 	15 	15 	30 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1979–80 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	46 	25 	20 	45 	43 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1980–81 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	80 	35 	46 	81 	56 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1981–82 	Colorado Rockies 	NHL 	 	16 	6 	9 	15 	20 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1981–82 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	55 	34 	33 	67 	37 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	6
1982–83 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	66 	32 	98 	90 	 	7 	3 	4 	7 	19
1983–84 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	65 	33 	33 	66 	64 	 	11 	6 	7 	13 	6
1984–85 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	43 	19 	18 	37 	36 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1985–86 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	28 	43 	71 	44 	 	22 	11 	7 	18 	30
1986–87 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	58 	14 	12 	26 	54 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
1987–88 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	60 	10 	13 	23 	57 	 	9 	3 	1 	4 	6
1988–89 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	51 	11 	7 	18 	26 	 	14 	1 	3 	4 	29
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	1111 	500 	506 	1006 	899 	 	117 	44 	40 	84 	120
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*Note: During Lanny McDonald's tenure as captain for the Flames, he shared the role with Doug Risebrough (1983-87) and Jim Peplinski (1984-89).
Category:Born in 1953
Category:Bill Masterton Trophy winners
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:NHL players with 50 goal seasons
Category:National Hockey League players with retired numbers
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Calgary Centennials alumni
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Colorado Rockies players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
Category:Retired in 1992