| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 24 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | St. Catharines | OHA | 49 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 13 |
| 1968-69 | St. Catharines | OHA | 54 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 34 |
| 1969-70 | St. Catharines | OHA | 53 | 47 | 56 | 103 | 57 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named to 1969-70 OHA All-Star First Team. ... St. Catharines captain in 1969-70.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1970 |
| Debut: | January 17, 1971 (Los Angeles at Philadelphia) |
| Final NHL game: | November 27, 1977 (Detroit vs. N.Y. Islanders) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 22, 21 (Los Angeles); 9 (Pittsburgh); 14 (Atlanta); 17 (Detroit) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams: Los
Angeles, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Detroit
Years: 1971-1977. Playoffs: 1972-1974
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 5 years | 237 | 73 | 88 | 161 | 73 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 2 years | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Tied for third in AHL with 33 goals for Springfield in 1970-71. ... Won AHL Calder Cup with Springfield in 1971. ... Scored first NHL goal in
his first home game with Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 1971, vs. Pittsburgh. The
goal came at 17:05 of the second period vs. Penguins goalie Al Smith,
and it was the game-winner in a 4-2 victory. ... Became first player in
Pittsburgh Penguins history to score a hat trick on road in a 5-2 win at St. Louis on Oct. 11, 1972. ... Named Hockey
News NHL West Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 15, 1972.
... Became first player in Pittsburgh Penguins history to score three goals
in one period (record since broken) with a natural hat trick in the first
period of Pittsburgh's Nov. 18, 1972, game vs. Atlanta. He scored the
eventual game-winner for a 2-0 lead at 1:34 of the first and quickly added a
goal at 3:12 before capping off the hat trick at 14:50 of the first. His
three goals in 13:16 also set a Pittsburgh record (since broken). ... Named
Hockey News
NHL West Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 19, 1972, after posting
four goals and four assists in three games. ...Had three hat tricks for
Pittsburgh over the first 21 games of the 1972-73 season. ... Set
Pittsburgh single-season record (since broken) with 35 goals in 1972-73. ... Led Pittsburgh with 35 goals in 1972-73
to win the team's WPNB Goal-Scoring Award. ... Represented Atlanta in the 1974 NHL All-Star Game at
Chicago.
The Fastest Five Goals
McDonough helped Pittsburgh set the NHL record (still stands) for the fastest five goals by one team when he scored the third goal a five-goal spurt during Pittsburgh's Nov. 22, 1972, game vs. St. Louis. The five goals were scored in span of 2:07, beginning at 12:00 of the third period and ending at 14:07 of the third. McDonough's contribution came at the 13:40 mark, as he followed goals by Bryan Hextall and Jean Pronovost. In addition to helping se a record, McDonough's goal completed a hat trick in the 10-4 Penguins victory. McDonough had also scored at 14:31 of the first and 1:56 of the third. All 10 Pittsburgh goals in the game came against St. Louis rookie goalie Wayne Stephenson.
Transaction History
Jan. 11, 1972 -- Traded by Los Angeles to Pittsburgh in exchange for Bob Woytowich. Jan. 4, 1974 -- Traded by Pittsburgh to Atlanta in exchange for Chuck Arnason and Bob Paradise. May 1, 1974 -- Signed WHA contract with Cleveland after having made October 1973 commitment to join team for 1974-75 season. August 1977 -- NHL rights traded by Atlanta to Detroit for future considerations. Aug. 16, 1977 -- Signed NHL contract with Detroit.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: James
Allison McDonough
Nickname:
"The Mad Hatter"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); Cleveland/Minnesota (WHA); Kansas City (CHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Became a
full-time hockey school instructor after his retirement, working for
Canadian Hockey Enterprises as one of its main instructors, most
recently at its Lake Placid camp.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1970-71 AHL season with sprained ankle. ... Missed part of 1973-74 season with concussion, an injury suffered when he was checked by Dick Redmond and fell into boards during Atlanta's Feb. 6, 1974, game at Chicago.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Calgary Broncos in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. | Selected by Cincinnati Stingers in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. | Played on a line with Marcel Dionne for St. Catharines (OHA) during his final junior season. | Played point opposite Eddie Shack on the power play for Pittsburgh in 1971-72 season. |
| Was a member of Cleveland (WHA) team that relocated to Minnesota in July 1976. | With Minnesota (WHA) when team folded on Jan. 17, 1977 -- ending his 1976-77 season | Became unrestricted free agent after demise of Minnesota (WHA) and opted for NHL return. | Worked as a hockey school instructor during off-seasons of his playing days. |
| SNAPSHOT '70 | |
| Total Selected: | 115 |
| Forwards: | 67 |
| Defense: | 36 |
| Goaltenders: | 12 |
| Major Junior: | 87 |
| College Players: | 18 |
| Canadian: | 109 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 0 |
| American: | 6 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 12 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 11 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 4 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 13 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970