Seasons with Rangers: 4 (1939-1941, 1943-1945)
Regular-Season Games with Rangers: 151
Playoff Games with Rangers: 15

Acquired
Scouted and signed by Rangers as free agent in 1936.

Departed
Retired from NHL in 1945.

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NYR - Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1939-1940 Rangers 44 15 13 28 19 1940-1941 Rangers 47 5 6 11 12 1943-1944 Rangers 24 7 9 16 4 1944-1945 Rangers 36 9 6 15 12 Team Totals: 151 36 34 70 47

NYR - Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1939-1940 Rangers 12 0 2 2 4 1940-1941 Rangers 3 1 0 1 0 Team Totals: 15 1 2 3 4

Career Regular Season Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1930-1931 Ottawa Jr. Montagnards-OCJHL 15 2 0 2 14 1930-1931 Ottawa Montagnards-OCHL 4 0 0 0 2 1931-1932 Ottawa Jr. Montagnards-OCJHL 12 10 7 17 21 1931-1932 Ottawa Montagnards-OCHL 1 0 0 0 0 1932-1933 Ottawa Jr. Montagnards-OCJHL 12 7 7 14 20 1932-1933 Ottawa Montagnards-OCHL 1 0 0 0 0 1933-1934 Lake Placid Seniors-NEHL 1934-1935 Kirkland Lake Blue Devils-GBHL 13 7 8 15 20 1935-1936 Noranda Copper Kings-GBHL 16 14 10 24 48 1935-1936 Noranda Cooper Kings-Al-Cup 2 4 1 5 4 1936-1937 New York Rovers-EAHL 45 21 22 43 24 1937-1938 Philadelphia Ramblers-IAHL 44 10 21 31 12 1938-1939 Philadelphia Ramblers-IAHL 49 18 37 55 48 1939-1940 Rangers 44 15 13 28 19 1940-1941 Rangers 47 5 6 11 12 1941-1942 Bears-AHL 37 14 16 30 16 1941-1942 Buffalo Bisons-AHL 21 14 14 28 12 1942-1943 Montreal Army-MCHL 29 11 20 31 10 1942-1943 Montreal Army-MCHL 3 1 3 4 0 1943-1944 Montreal Army-MCHL 4 0 0 0 0 1943-1944 Rangers 24 7 9 16 4 1944-1945 Rangers 36 9 6 15 12 1945-1946 Hull Volants-QSHL 9 2 4 6 0 NHL Totals: 151 36 34 70 47

Career Playoff Stats Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% 1931-1932 Ottawa Jr. Montagnards-OCJHL 2 1 0 1 4 1932-1933 Ottawa Jr. Montagnards-OCJHL 2 1 1 2 12 1935-1936 Noranda Cooper Kings-Al-Cup 2 4 1 5 4 1936-1937 New York Rovers-EAHL 3 3 3 6 0 1937-1938 Philadelphia Ramblers-IAHL 5 2 3 5 2 1938-1939 Philadelphia Ramblers-IAHL 9 4 4 8 0 1939-1940 Rangers 12 0 2 2 4 1940-1941 Rangers 3 1 0 1 0 1942-1943 Montreal Army-MCHL 7 3 6 9 16 1942-1943 Montreal Army-MCHL 5 6 6 12 12 NHL Totals: 15 1 2 3 4

Bio/News RANGERS DEBUT Nov. 11, 1939 (Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs) MAJOR NHL AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS WITH RANGERS Calder Trophy — 1939-40 RANGERS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS Minor-league games: 138 Minor-league teams: New York Rovers (EHL) 1936-37; Philadelphia (AHL) 1937-1939 MISCELLANEOUS Full Name: James Allen Kilby MacDonald Uniform Numbers: 14, 8, 2 Stanley Cup Champion: 1940 Retired from NHL: 1945 BIOGRAPHY Kilby MacDonald wasted little time making an impression in the NHL after joining the Rangers as a 25-year-old rookie in 1939. MacDonald became the first Rangers player to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 1939-40 and then capped his remarkable season by winning the Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1940. Discovered by the Blueshirts at Lester Patrick`s hockey school in Winnipeg, MacDonald had already proven his star status in three seasons of minor-league hockey with the Rangers, earning a berth on the EHL First All-Star Team with the New York Rovers in 1936-37 and the AHL First All-Star Team with the Philadelphia Ramblers in 1938-39. MacDonald suffered from chronic ulcers during the 1940-41 season, and in the weeks before the start of the 1941-42 season, the Rangers loaned him to Hershey of the AHL. One year later, he joined the Canadian Army as part of the World War II effort, and did not return to the Rangers until the second half of the 1943-44 season, when he was released from the army due to his stomach disorder. MacDonald completed his NHL career by playing 36 games with the Rangers in 1944-45. Because of his problem with ulcers, none of MacDonald`s three other NHL seasons came close to the success of his memorable rookie year. RELATED CONTENT º A History of the New York Rangers º Rangers NHL Award Winners º Photos of Stanley Cup Champions