Professional Hockey Player. He played the left wing position for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues during a fourteen year career (1958-59 to 1971-72). He also played two seasons (1972-73 to 1973-74) for the World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets. Born Alvin Brian McDonald, he played junior and minor league hockey before joining the Montreal Canadiens during the 1958-59 season. He dressed for two playoff games with the Canadiens when they won their third consecutive Stanley Cup that year. The next year, he scored thirteen goals as a rookie working on a line with Ralph Backstrom and Don Marshall and was a part of two more Stanley Cup triumphs. Still, he was not popular with Canadiens' fans who expected him to be as good as the man he replaced, Bert Olmstead. In June of 1960, he was acquired by the Chicago Black Hawks and helped the team win its first Stanley Cup in twenty three years. He also worked on the original "Scooter Line" with Ken Wharram and Stan Mikita and notched two 20-goal seasons. He spent a year with the Boston Bruins in 1964-65, before joining the Detroit Red Wings, which he helped reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1965-66. In June 1967, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the NHL Expansion Draft. He scored 22 goals with the team, while teamed with Andy Bathgate and Val Fonteyne . He was traded to the St. Louis Blues before the 1968-69 season and spent two years with the team, helping the club reach the Stanley Cup finals twice and recorded a personal best 25 goals in 1969-70. He also played in the 1969 and 1970 NHL All-Star Games. He played briefly for the Detroit Red Wings in 1971-72 and then played two years in the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets. In 1972-73, he was credited with notching the first regular season goal in Jets' history. In 1973, he was an integral part of the club's drive to the league championship series. He retired after scoring 12 goals for the Jets in 1973-74. He passed away from cancer.
Professional Hockey Player. He played the left wing position for the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and St. Louis Blues during a fourteen year career (1958-59 to 1971-72). He also played two seasons (1972-73 to 1973-74) for the World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets. Born Alvin Brian McDonald, he played junior and minor league hockey before joining the Montreal Canadiens during the 1958-59 season. He dressed for two playoff games with the Canadiens when they won their third consecutive Stanley Cup that year. The next year, he scored thirteen goals as a rookie working on a line with Ralph Backstrom and Don Marshall and was a part of two more Stanley Cup triumphs. Still, he was not popular with Canadiens' fans who expected him to be as good as the man he replaced, Bert Olmstead. In June of 1960, he was acquired by the Chicago Black Hawks and helped the team win its first Stanley Cup in twenty three years. He also worked on the original "Scooter Line" with Ken Wharram and Stan Mikita and notched two 20-goal seasons. He spent a year with the Boston Bruins in 1964-65, before joining the Detroit Red Wings, which he helped reach the Stanley Cup finals in 1965-66. In June 1967, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected him in the NHL Expansion Draft. He scored 22 goals with the team, while teamed with Andy Bathgate and Val Fonteyne . He was traded to the St. Louis Blues before the 1968-69 season and spent two years with the team, helping the club reach the Stanley Cup finals twice and recorded a personal best 25 goals in 1969-70. He also played in the 1969 and 1970 NHL All-Star Games. He played briefly for the Detroit Red Wings in 1971-72 and then played two years in the WHA with the Winnipeg Jets. In 1972-73, he was credited with notching the first regular season goal in Jets' history. In 1973, he was an integral part of the club's drive to the league championship series. He retired after scoring 12 goals for the Jets in 1973-74. He passed away from cancer.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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