Calum "Baldy" MacKay (January 1, 1927 — August 21, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the

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and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1955. With Montreal he won the

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. MacKay was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Career

MacKay started his professional career by playing five games for the

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. The next season, he split his time between the Omaha Knights of the United States Hockey League and the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. In

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

, He was called up to Detroit for one game before being sent back to Indianapolis. In

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, he joined the Montreal Canadiens where he played three years before being sent to the Buffalo Bisons for most of 1952 and all of 1953. He re-joined the Montreal Canadiens for the 1953 playoffs where he helped the Canadiens win the

defeating the Boston Bruins in the

1953 Stanley Cup Finals The 1953 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were appearing in the Final for the first time since . The Canadiens, who were appearing in their third straight Finals series, won the series fo ...

. He played two more seasons for the Canadiens before he suffered a knee injury on September 30, 1955, during training camp.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

NHL All Star ( Montreal)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Calum 1927 births 2001 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey forwards Detroit Red Wings players Indianapolis Capitals players Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Royals (QSHL) players Omaha Knights (USHL) players Oshawa Generals players Ice hockey people from Toronto Stanley Cup champions