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Fantasy Summary

A big-bodied defenseman known for his physical style of play and strong work ethic. McDonald possesses a fringe sixth or seventh defenseman ceiling at the NHL level.


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March 2024 – McDonald has signed a PTO with the Philadelphia Flyers AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He leaves Northeastern after his Sophomore season having scored a goal and added five assists in 23 games after beginning the season coming back from injury. McDonald was named Hockey East’s best defensive defensemen of the 2022-23 season for Northeastern during his freshman season. James Iacovone


July 2022 – McDonald has been selected by the Philadelphia Flyers with the 165th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. McDonald is set to play in the NCAA next season with Northeastern. John Gove

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 3.0
NHL Certainty 4.0
Country USA
Position D
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth May 11, 2002
Height 6‘3”
Weight 207 lbs
Drafted 2022 Round 6; Overall: 165

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2014-2015 Syracuse Nationals PWQC Int PW2 0 00 0|        
 2016-2017 Syracuse Nationals 14U AAA14U AAA- - -- -|        
 2017-2018 Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAAT1EHL 15U30 3 912 30|        
  Buffalo Jr. Sabres 15U AAA15U AAA74 9 2534 73|        
 2018-2019 Team Gold USA-S165 0 11 4|        
  Rochester Coalition 16U AAA16U AAA- - -- -|        
  Fairport High USHS-NY17 12 1224 45|        
 2019-2020 Team Columbia USA-S175 1 01 10|        
  Rochester MonarchsNCDC21 2 24 65|        
  Corpus Christi IceRaysNAHL7 1 12 10|        
 2020-2021 Omaha LancersUSHL36 2 35 96|Playoffs2 0 00
 2021-2022 Omaha LancersUSHL33 3 710 59|        
  Chicago SteelUSHL21 1 34 28|Playoffs3 0 00
 2022-2023 Northeastern Univ.NCAA35 1 1314 56|        
 2023-2024 Northeastern Univ.NCAA23 1 56 32|        
  Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL11 0 33 12|Playoffs6 1 01 22 
 2024-2025 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL27 1 1011 43|        

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