Andrew MacDonald

Andrew MacDonald (born September 7, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. In the National Hockey League (NHL), he played for the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, serving as an alternate captain for both franchises.

Playing career

Professional

New York Islanders MacDonald was drafted in the sixth round, 160th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 2006 NHL entry draft. He played junior ice hockey for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he was, along with Keith Yandle, a star defenceman on the team's 2005–06 championship team. He has also played for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Islanders' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.

In the 2009–10 season, MacDonald scored his first NHL goal on December 17, 2009, in a 5–2 loss to the New York Rangers. On February 25, 2010, MacDonald was re-signed by the Islanders to a four-year contract extension.

Philadelphia Flyers During the final year of his contract in the 2013–14 season, MacDonald was traded by the Islanders to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Matt Mangene, a 2015 second-round pick, and a 2014 third-round pick on March 4, 2014. The Flyers signed MacDonald to a six-year, $30 million contract extension on April 15. On October 5, 2015, the Flyers put MacDonald on waivers, whom he cleared the next day and was assigned to the Flyers' AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Prior to the 2017–18 season, on October 3, 2017, the Flyers named MacDonald an alternate captain.

During the 2018–19 season, MacDonald appeared in 47 games, producing just nine assists, as the Flyers missed the playoffs. On June 15, 2019, the Flyers placed MacDonald on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. He was entering the final year of his six-year contract that he signed in 2014. The move allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

Europe As a free agent, MacDonald went unsigned over the following summer before agreeing to an invitation from the Calgary Flames to attend the 2019 training camp on a professional tryout (PTO) contract. MacDonald remained with the Flames through camp and preseason before he was released from his tryout on October 4, 2019.

With the 2019–20 season underway, MacDonald opted to seek a contract abroad for the first time since his stint in the Czech Republic during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. On October 21, 2019, MacDonald agreed to a one-year contract for the remainder of the season with SC Bern of Switzerland's National League. He made 15 appearances with SC Bern, but was unable to help the club qualify for the postseason. On March 3, 2020, MacDonald left the club at his own request and against the express will of SC Bern prior to their relegation series playoffs.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Cape Breton West Islanders AAA Midget — — — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Truro Bearcats MJAHL 90 8 20 28 43 10 0 0 0 — 2004–05 Truro Bearcats MJAHL 56 11 22 33 60 17 6 7 13 — 2005–06 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 68 6 40 46 62 21 2 11 13 10 2006–07 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 65 14 44 58 81 7 1 5 6 4 2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 21 2 3 5 10 — — — — — 2007–08 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 38 1 11 12 39 15 3 9 12 12 2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 69 9 23 32 46 5 1 1 2 4 2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 21 2 6 8 29 5 3 1 4 10 2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 46 1 6 7 20 — — — — — 2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 60 4 23 27 37 — — — — — 2011–12 New York Islanders NHL 75 5 14 19 26 — — — — — 2012–13 Baník Sokolov CZE.3 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Energie Karlovy Vary ELH 21 1 4 5 10 — — — — — 2012–13 New York Islanders NHL 48 3 9 12 20 4 0 0 0 4 2013–14 New York Islanders NHL 63 4 20 24 34 — — — — — 2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 19 0 4 4 16 7 1 1 2 8 2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 58 2 10 12 41 — — — — — 2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 43 5 31 36 30 — — — — — 2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 1 7 8 6 6 1 0 1 2 2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 73 2 16 18 26 — — — — — 2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 6 15 21 30 6 2 0 2 6 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 47 0 9 9 18 — — — — — 2019–20 SC Bern NL 15 0 1 1 12 — — — — —NHL totals 586 28 133 161 276 23 4 1 5 20