Don Marshall

Donald Robert Marshall (March 23, 1932 – October 8, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

Life and career

Marshall played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1951 to 1972 for the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. Marshall was part of the 1950s Canadiens' dynasty that captured an NHL record five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956 to 1960, playing mostly on the checking line with Phil Goyette and Claude Provost.

Marshall played 1176 career NHL games, scoring 265 goals and 324 assists for 589 points.

Marshall died from COVID-19 complications in Stuart, Florida, on October 8, 2024, at the age of 92. He was the last surviving Canadiens' 1956 Stanley Cup team member and the last surviving player out of the twelve to have played for all five Canadiens teams during their five straight championships.

Legacy Ranked No. 75 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons, in the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1949–50 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 35 8 7 15 10 16 1 4 5 4 1949–50 Montreal Jr. Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 13 8 6 14 2 1950–51 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 37 19 32 51 6 9 5 8 13 0 1951–52 Montreal Jr. Canadiens QJHL 32 32 46 78 6 11 4 5 9 6 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1951–52 Montreal Jr. Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 8 6 5 11 8 1952–53 Cincinnati Mohawks IHL 60 46 51 97 24 9 5 5 10 0 1952–53 Montreal Royals QHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1953–54 Buffalo Bisons AHL 70 39 55 94 8 3 1 4 5 0 1954–55 Montreal Canadiens NHL 39 5 3 8 9 12 1 1 2 2 1954–55 Montreal Royals QHL 10 5 3 8 2 — — — — — 1955–56 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 4 1 5 10 10 1 0 1 0 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 12 8 20 6 10 1 3 4 2 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 22 19 41 14 10 0 2 2 4 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 10 22 32 12 11 0 2 2 2 1959–60 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 16 22 38 4 8 2 2 4 0 1960–61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 14 17 31 8 6 0 2 2 0 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 18 28 46 12 6 0 1 1 2 1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 65 13 20 33 6 5 0 0 0 0 1963–64 New York Rangers NHL 70 11 12 23 8 — — — — — 1964–65 New York Rangers NHL 69 20 15 35 2 — — — — — 1965–66 New York Rangers NHL 69 26 28 54 6 — — — — — 1966–67 New York Rangers NHL 70 24 22 46 4 4 0 1 1 2 1967–68 New York Rangers NHL 70 19 30 49 2 6 2 1 3 0 1968–69 New York Rangers NHL 74 20 19 39 12 4 1 0 1 0 1969–70 New York Rangers NHL 57 9 15 24 6 1 0 0 0 0 1970–71 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 20 29 49 6 — — — — — 1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50 2 14 16 0 1 0 0 0 0NHL totals 1,176 265 324 589 127 94 8 15 23 14

Awards and honours NHL Second All-Star team – 1967 Stanley Cup champion – 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 Played in NHL All-Star Game – 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1968