Bradley Lane MacDonald (born March 3, 1966) is an American former
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
player.
Playing career
Born in Tulsa to father, former NHL player
Lowell MacDonald
Lowell Wilson MacDonald (born August 30, 1941) is a Canadian former professional National Hockey League winger who played during the 1960s and 1970s.
Career
MacDonald broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings after being promoted from the ...
, MacDonald was a prep star at the
University School of Milwaukee
The University School of Milwaukee (often abbreviated to USM) is an independent pre-kindergarten through secondary preparatory school in River Hills and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded as the result of the merger of three schools, Milwa ...
, and grew up in
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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. Drafted by the
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...
, MacDonald chose to attend
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
, where he graduated with four school scoring records (including career goals), and ranking in the top five in 11 different statistical categories; he studied philosophy under the tutelage of
Alexander George. He was twice named a first-team All-American.
MacDonald was a member of the bronze-medal winning American team at the
1986 World Junior Hockey Championship.
He took a year off from Harvard in 1987-88 to play member of the United States'
1988 Winter Olympics team in Calgary. MacDonald would return to Harvard as team captain to win the 1989
Hobey Baker Award
The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 41 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton Universit ...
, given to the top collegiate ice hockey player, while at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
, and leading the Crimson to the NCAA Championship. After college, he played for
HC Lugano
Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships.
History
The founding of HC Lugano took ...
is the Swiss League before recurring migraine headaches forced him to retire. He attempted a brief comeback with the 1992 US hockey team in preparation for the Albertville Olympics, but left competitive hockey for good prior to the Winter Games. He then went to
Stanford Business School
The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business schoo ...
and is now a general partner in a Boston-area private equity firm, where he lives with his wife and three children.
MacDonald was inducted into the
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
The United States Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1973 with the goal of preserving the history of ice hockey in the United States while recognizing the extraordinary contributions of select players, coaches, administrators, officials and ...
in 2005.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio*
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1966 births
Living people
American sportspeople of Canadian descent
American men's ice hockey left wingers
Calgary Flames draft picks
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players
HC Lugano players
Hobey Baker Award winners
Ice hockey people from Oklahoma
Ice hockey people from Pittsburgh
Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni
United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
University School of Milwaukee alumni
NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans