Calum MacKay

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 Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1955. With Montreal, he won the Stanley Cup in 1953. MacKay was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Port Arthur, Ontario.

Career MacKay started his professional career by playing five games for the Detroit Red Wings in 1947. 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, He was called up to Detroit for one game before being sent back to Indianapolis. In 1950, 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 Stanley Cup defeating the Boston Bruins in the 1953 Stanley Cup Final. He played two more seasons for the Canadiens before he suffered a knee injury during training camp on September 30, 1955.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1943–44 Port Arthur Bruins TBJHL 10 5 12 17 7 4 4 0 4 4 1943–44 Port Arthur Flyers TBJHL — — — — — 2 2 0 2 0 1943–44 Port Arthur Flyers M-Cup — — — — — 9 6 2 8 2 1944–45 Port Arthur Bruins TBJHL 10 12 15 27 24 8 3 7 10 6 1944–45 Port Arthur Bruins M-Cup — — — — — 10 5 5 10 10 1945–46 Port Arthur Bruins TBJHL 3 3 4 7 9 6 9 5 14 6 1946–47 Oshawa Generals OHA 27 16 22 38 54 5 1 0 1 25 1946–47 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1947–48 Omaha Knights USHL 25 9 10 19 22 — — — — — 1947–48 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 36 18 16 34 18 — — — — — 1948–49 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1948–49 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 65 26 48 74 34 2 0 0 0 0 1949–50 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 14 6 5 11 16 — — — — — 1949–50 Montreal Canadiens NHL 52 8 10 18 44 5 0 1 1 2 1950–51 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 18 10 28 69 11 1 0 1 0 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1951–52 Buffalo Bisons AHL 47 20 21 41 45 3 1 0 1 0 1952–53 Buffalo Bisons AHL 64 28 42 70 65 — — — — — 1952–53 Montreal Canadiens NHL — — — — — 7 1 3 4 10 1953–54 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 10 13 23 54 3 0 1 1 0 1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL 50 14 21 35 39 12 3 8 11 8 1955–56 Montreal Royals QSHL 32 13 17 30 56 13 3 2 5 4 NHL totals 237 50 55 105 214 38 5 13 18 20

Awards 1953 NHL All Star (Montreal)