Lane MacDonald

Lane MacDonald
Born	March 3, 1966 Tulsa, OK, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Lugano
National team	United States
NHL Draft	59th overall, 1985 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1986–1990

Bradley Lane MacDonald (born March 3, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a retired ice hockey player. Born in Tulsa as the son of former NHL player Lowell MacDonald, Lane was a prep star at the University School of Milwaukee, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Drafted by the Calgary Flames, MacDonald chose to attend Harvard University, 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.^[1] 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, given to the top collegiate ice hockey player, while at Harvard University, and leading the Crimson to the NCAA Championship. After college he played for HC Lugano 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 Albertville Olympics, but left competitive hockey for good prior to the Winter Games. He then went to Stanford Business School and is now a General Partner in a Boston area private equity firm, where he lives with his wife and three children.

He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.^[2]

Career statistics

College

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Harvard Crimson	NCAA		32	21	31	52	30
1985-86	Harvard Crimson	NCAA		30	22	24	46	45
1986-87	Harvard Crimson	NCAA		34	37	30	67	26
1987-88	Did not play.	–		–	–	–	–	–
1988-89	Harvard Crimson	NCAA		32	31	29	60	42
NCAA totals				128	111	114	225	143

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	USA	WJC	7	1	5	6	0
1987	USA	WC	2	0	0	0	0
1988	Oly	Oly	6	6	1	7	4
Senior totals			8	6	1	7	4

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1986–87
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1986–87
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1988–89
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1988–89
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team	1989
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1989	[3]

References

1. Podnieks, Andrew, ed. (2011). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012. International Ice Hockey Federation. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
2. "Enshrinees". United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
3. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

• United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio
• Lane MacDonald's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database