Moylan McDonnell

Moylan McDonnell
Moylan McDonnell
Born	August 27, 1889; Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada
Died	January 22, 1969 (aged 79); New York City, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Brooklyn Crescents; New York Irish-Americans; New York Wanderers; New York Hockey Club; Hamilton Tigers
Playing career	1909–1921

Moylan James McDonnell (August 27, 1889 – January 22, 1969) was a Canadian hockey defenceman who played one season in the National Hockey League with the Hamilton Tigers in 1920–21. Before joining the Tigers he spent several years playing amateur hockey in New York City, and after retiring coached Princeton University for one season.

Playing career

Born in Stony Mountain, Manitoba, McDonnell would make a name for himself among amateur hockey clubs in New York. He played for the Brooklyn Crescents, New York Irish-Americans, New York Wanderers and the New York Hockey Club between 1909 and 1916. He served during World War I for the next three years and was signed as a free agent by the Hamilton Tigers in December 1920. He retired after his first NHL season.^[1]

After the NHL

In 1921–22 McDonnell coached the Princeton University Tigers ice hockey team in the intercollegiate circuit to a 3-6-1 (.350) record.^[2]

Not much is known about McDonnell (spelled MacDonell in US Immigration documents) except that he and his wife, Dorothy, lived in New York City, where Moylan was employed at the Federal Reserve Bank at least through 1942.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1909–10	Brooklyn Crescents	AAHL	8	7	0	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
1910–11	Brooklyn Crescents	AAHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1911–12	Edmonton Maritimers	ASHL	6	5	0	5	6	4	1	0	1	10
1912–13	New York Irish-Americans	AAHL	8	4	0	4	12	—	—	—	—	—
1913–14	New York Irish-Americans	AAHL	4	2	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	New York Hockey Club	AAHL	7	7	0	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
1915–16	New York Hockey Club	AAHL	8	6	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
1920–21	Hamilton Tigers	NHL	22	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			22	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and accomplishments

AHAA First All-Star Team (1914, 1915)
AAHL Second All-Star Team (1916)

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Princeton Tigers (THL) (1921–1922)
1921–22	Princeton	3–6–1	0–4–0	3rd
Princeton:		3–6–1
Total:		3–6–1
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ [1] McDonnell at Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001-08. Retrieved Oct. 05, 2008.
^ The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Jan. 11, 1922, pg. 295

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] [1] McDonnell at Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001-08. Retrieved Oct. 05, 2008.

[2] The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Jan. 11, 1922, pg. 295

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v t e Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Lake Carnegie (1907–1923) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (1923–present)
Head coaches	Russell O. Ellis (1920–1921) Moylan McDonnell (1921–1922) Chippy Gaw (1922–1924) Beattie Ramsay (1924–1927) Lloyd Neidlinger (1927–1933) Frank Fredrickson (1933–1935) Richard Vaughan (1935–1943, 1946–1959) R. Norman Wood (1959–1965) Johnny Wilson (1965–1967) Bill Quackenbush (1967–1973) Jack Semler (1973–1977) Jim Higgins (1977–1991) Don Cahoon (1991–2000) Len Quesnelle (2000–2004) Guy Gadowsky (2004–2011) Bob Prier (2011–2014) Ron Fogarty (2014–2024) Ben Syer (2024–Present)
Seasons	1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1899–1913) Intercollegiate Hockey League (1912–1917) Triangular Hockey League (1919–1926) Pentagonal League (1933–1943, 1946–1955) ECAC Hockey (1961–Present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Messuri (178 Points) Ryan Kuffner (75 Goals) Zane Kalemba (57 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 2008 2009 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC: 1998 2008 2018
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