Everything about Joey Macdonald totally explained
Joey MacDonald (born
February 7,
1980 in
Pictou,
Nova Scotia) is a professional
ice hockey goaltender playing for the
New York Islanders.
Playing career
Junior hockey
MacDonald started out his goaltending career in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 1997–98 season playing for the
Halifax Mooseheads. In 17 games he recorded only 3 wins, but continued to work on his style and play, impressing the coaching staff in the process. The
Ontario Hockey League then came calling the following season and Joey began play for the
Peterborough Petes as their starting goaltender. MacDonald thrived in his expanded role, finishing with a winning record and a lower goals against average. He remained the Pete's starting goaltender until the 2001–02 season when he joined the
Toledo Storm after being noticed and signed up by the
Detroit Red Wings scouting team.
Professional career
MacDonald struggled on the weak
ECHL team and recorded only 12 wins in his 38 games. What MacDonald didn't know is that this would be his last full year with the Storm and his last with a record below .500. The
Grand Rapids Griffins of the
AHL decided to call up MacDonald for their 2002–03 season as backup to
Marc Lamothe. MacDonald proved to be a capable in his new role, finishing with 14 wins and 6 losses in the 25 games he played. The 2003 season saw MacDonald splitting time with Lamothe. The Griffins had seen enough and after Lamonthe left the following season, MacDonald was named starting goaltender. MacDonald played in 66 games for the Griffins, finishing with a record of 34–29–2 and a save percentage of .926. The 2005–06 season saw an influx of goaltenders into the Red Wings farm system and MacDonald competed to stay near the top. He split time with
Drew MacIntyre and new prospect
Jimmy Howard. MacDonald finished the season 17–9–2 in 32 games played.
MacDonald was brought up to the
NHL for the
2006–07 season when he was named as a backup goaltender to
Dominik Hašek and
Chris Osgood of the Detroit Red Wings. MacDonald made his NHL debut on October 19, 2006 against the
San Jose Sharks. Detroit was down 3–0 when MacDonald came in for Chris Osgood after he let in three power play goals in the first 15 minutes of period one. However, it would take five more games, in which he was the starting goaltender, before MacDonald would get his first NHL win with a 7–4 victory over the
Calgary Flames on February 11, 2007.
On February 24, 2007, the
Boston Bruins picked up MacDonald on waivers. He played his first game with the Bruins on
March 4,
2007 resulting in a 4–1 win over the
New Jersey Devils.
On
July 8,
2007, MacDonald signed a 2-year deal as an unrestricted free agent with the
New York Islanders. He was assigned to Bridgeport of the AHL.
Awards & achievements
- 2002–03 Hap Holmes Memorial Award winner (with Marc Lamothe)
- Team Record: Highest save percentage in a season .936 (Grand Rapids Griffins 2003–04)
- Team Record: Most career goaltending wins 70 (Grand Rapids Griffins)
- Team Record: Most career shutouts 14 (Grand Rapids Griffins)
Career statistics
Regular season
Post season
| |
|
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
W |
L |
MIN |
GA |
SO |
GAA |
SV% |
| 1997–98 |
Halifax Mooseheads |
QMJHL |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998–99 |
Peterborough Petes |
OHL |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999–00 |
Peterborough Petes |
OHL |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000–01 |
Peterborough Petes |
OHL |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001–02 |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |
AHL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
84 |
3 |
0 |
2.14 |
.939 |
| 2002–03 |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
7.95 |
.750 |
| 2003–04 |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
4 |
0 |
6.04 |
.826 |
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