Craig MacDonald

Craig MacDonald (born April 7, 1977 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who last played for the Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
==Playing career==
MacDonald, who has played for the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and the Chicago Blackhawks, was drafted in the 4th round (88th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. His rights were transferred to Carolina when the franchise moved there in 1997. With Carolina, he played his first NHL game on January 7, 1999, against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1998–99 NHL season. On January 20, 2004, he was claimed off waivers by the Boston Bruins. On August 11, 2005, he signed as a free agent for the Calgary Flames.
While playing for the Florida Panthers, MacDonald was on a line with Marcus Nilson and Byron Ritchie that was named the John Deere line. They got this name due to them working hard every shift. The John Deere line was reunited in Calgary in the 2005–06 NHL season. On July 2, 2007, MacDonald signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On December 20, 2007, during a game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, MacDonald was hit by a wrist shot from Toronto defenceman Hal Gill that fractured nine of MacDonald's teeth, only three of which were able to be salvaged. He also required 25–30 stitches to close a cut in his tongue and an additional 50 or so to sew together wounds to the inside of his lip and gums, according to team trainer Tom Mulligan. MacDonald also underwent three root canal surgeries the following morning. He wore a full cage on his helmet to protect him from any further injury. But now just wears a visor.
On July 14, 2008, MacDonald signed a 1 year, 2-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Craig is also one of the few NHL players who have attended Harvard. He left the United States on 30 June 2009 and signed for German Deutsche Eishockey Liga team DEG Metro Stars.
==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
1995–96 	Harvard University 	NCAA 		34 	7 	10 	17 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Harvard University 	NCAA 		32 	6 	10 	16 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Canadian National Team 	Intl 		62 	18 	29 	47 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Beast of New Haven 	AHL 		62 	17 	31 	48 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1999–00 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 		78 	12 	24 	36 	76 		11 	4 	1 	5 	8
2000–01 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 		82 	20 	28 	48 	104 		5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2001–02 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		64 	19 	22 	41 	61 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		12 	1 	1 	2 	0 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2002–03 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		27 	7 	20 	27 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		35 	1 	3 	4 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		34 	0 	3 	3 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		18 	0 	3 	3 	8 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2004–05 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		71 	10 	18 	28 	104 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2005–06 	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights	AHL 		13 	1 	3 	4 	29 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 		25 	3 	2 	5 	8 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2006–07 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		7 	3 	6 	9 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 		25 	3 	2 	5 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	NHL 		65 	2 	9 	11 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 		7 	3 	8 	11 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		225 	10 	23 	33 	91 		7 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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