Mike McDougal (ice hockey)

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Mike McDougal
Born (1958-04-30) April 30, 1958 (age 66)
Port Huron, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Hartford Whalers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 76th overall, 1978
New York Rangers
Playing career 19761984

Michael George McDougal (born April 30, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played 61 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers between 1978 and 1983. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1984, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Internationally McDougal played for the American national team at the 1977 and 1978 World Junior Championships.

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Biography

As a youth, McDougal played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Port Huron. [1]

He was drafted 76th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the New York Rangers. He played three games for the Rangers and played mostly with the New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey League. In 1981, McDougal joined the Hartford Whalers where during the 1982-83 NHL season, he scored 8 goals and 10 assists in 55 games. He however spent the majority of his tenure in the AHL with the Binghamton Whalers and eventually retired in 1984.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74Port Huron FlagsWMWJHL40273360
1974–75 Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge QMJHL 7021274811184264
1975–76 Montreal Juniors QMJHL713143747160330
1976–77 Port Huron Flags IHL 5925295446
1977–78 Port Huron FlagsIHL4415163165
1978–79 New York Rangers NHL 10000
1978–79 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 7824265060101568
1979–80 New Haven NighthawksAHL681725424330330
1980–81 New York RangersNHL20000
1980–81 New Haven NighthawksAHL662123442040002
1981–82 Hartford WhalersNHL30000
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL58101828561418912
1982–83 Hartford WhalersNHL558101843
1982–83 Binghamton WhalersAHL14751220
1983–84 Binghamton WhalersAHL5911142556
AHL totals34390111201255312161822
NHL totals618101843

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1977 United States WJC 74150
1978 United StatesWJC635810
Junior totals13761310

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.