Craig MacDonald's NHL career
Centre Craig MacDonald was drafted 88th overall by Hartford Whalers in 1996. He played 8 seasons for 7 clubs, 1998-2009. That came to 233 games and 35 points, 11 goals and 24 assists.
Below: the whole of Craig MacDonald's career, season by season.
- Year 19961996 NHL Draft
Craig MacDonald is drafted 88 overall by Hartford Whalers
First off the board- 1Chris PhillipsOTT
- 2Andrei ZyuzinSJS
- 3J-P DumontNYI
Swedes from the same draft
Samuel Påhlsson798 GP · 199 P- Andreas Dackell613 GP · 250 P
- Marcus Nilson521 GP · 168 P
- 2 years, 6 months and 16 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19991998-1999 seasonNHL debut
Craig MacDonald makes his NHL debut in 2–4 loss against Pittsburgh Penguins
Craig was 21 years old ·
Civic Arena, USASeason1998-1999
Craig MacDonald's first NHL season: 0 points
Events71games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1998-1999PlayoffsEliminated by Boston Bruins1 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundBOSBoston Bruins2–4 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Craig MacDonald plays only 12 games for 2 points
Events70games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2001-2002PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings4 of 23 games0 pointsFirst roundNJDNew Jersey Devils4–2Second roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Conference finalTORToronto Maple Leafs4–2Stanley Cup FinalDETDetroit Red Wings1–4 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Craig MacDonald plays only 35 games for 4 points
The whole season2002-2003Events47games missed - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Craig MacDonald scores 6 points
Events30games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2003-2004PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens1 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundMTLMontréal Canadiens3–4 - Year 2006Season
2005-2006
Craig MacDonald scores 3 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season57games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2005-2006PlayoffsEliminated by Anaheim Ducks1 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundANAAnaheim Ducks3–4 - Year 2007Season
2006-2007
Craig MacDonald scores 3 goals — his best goal-scoring season
The whole season2006-2007EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season57games missed - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Craig MacDonald scores 11 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2007-2008EventsCareer bestHis best points season17games missed - Year 2009Season
2008-2009
Craig MacDonald's last season: 2 points
Events74games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2008-2009PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings0 of 4 games0 pointsFirst roundDETDetroit Red Wings0–4 - The career
Craig MacDonald played his last NHL game in 2009
The career ended after 8 seasons, the last of them with Columbus Blue Jackets.