Episode 13 of the Pro Hockey Alumni Podcast is a tribute to NHL and WHA veteran forward Alvin Brian “Ab”Ab McDonald, who passed away on September 4, 2018 at the age of 82.
Ab played 762 regular-season and 84 NHL playoff games followed by two seasons in the World Hockey Association, where he was the Winnipeg Jets' first captain.
The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1958 and 1959 and then again with Chicago in 1961. He scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1961.
Ab finished with 182 goals and 248 assists for 430 points during his 14-year NHL career with Montreal, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. He was also the first-ever captain of the expansion Pittsburgh Penguins in 1967-68.
To help us pay tribute to Ab, we’ve invited three of his friends from his WHA days on the show: WHA and Winnipeg Jets originals: Norm Beaudin and Joe Daley along with legendary Winnipeg broadcaster and Jets historian Peter Young.
Host: Mark Willand
Pro Hockey Alumni
#32 Rick Smith - Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Champion, 1970
#31 Randy Manery - The Flames First All Star
#30 Mike Rogers - 3-Time 100-point Scorer with the New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers
#29 Don Luce - 1970's Buffalo Sabres Two-Way Star
#28 Bernie Nicholls, LA Kings Scoring Sensation in the 1980s.
#27 Phil Myre - Goaltender of the Atlanta Flames
#26 Peter Taglianetti - Two-Time Stanley Cup Winner with the Pittsburgh Penguins
#25 Paul Gardner - Prolific Pittsburgh Penguins Power Play Producer
#24 Brian Propp - Philadelphia Flyers Legend
#23 Mike Antonovich - WHA Star and Minnesota Hockey Legend
#22 Jordy Douglas WHA/NHL Pro with Hartford, Minnesota and Winnipeg
#21 Mike Corrigan - LA Kings and Vancouver Canucks Original
#20 Matt DiBiase (author), PJ Stock and Al Iafrate
#19 Paul Stewart - WHA/NHL Enforcer, NHL Referee, US Hockey Hall of Famer
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#17 Rick Middleton Boston Bruins Legend
#16 Terry Ruskowski - Captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, LA Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins and Houston Aeros
#15 Joe Noris WHA All Star with the San Diego Mariners
#14 Joe Juneau - Boston Bruins Rookie Sensation, Hockey Humanitarian -- and Rocket Scientist
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