Red Wings Agree To Terms With MacDonald
Detroit, MI... Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland announced today the club has agreed to terms with goaltender Joey MacDonald on a two-year contract. In accordance with team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
MacDonald, 31, appeared in 15 games for Detroit last season, posting a 5-5-3 record with a career-best 2.58 GAA and a .917 SV%. He notched his second career shutout with a sparkling 37-save performance in a 2-0 win at Columbus on March 17. A backup to both Jimmy Howard and Chris Osgood in 2010-11, MacDonald made 74 saves on 76 shots (.974 SV%) in six relief appearances for the Red Wings. He also played in 20 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) last season, finishing with a 10-9-1 record, 2.78 GAA and .894 SV%.
MacDonald was originally signed as a free agent by Detroit on December 21, 2001. The Pictou, Nova Scotia, native has appeared in 87 career NHL games with the Red Wings (23), Boston Bruins (7), New York Islanders (51) and Toronto Maple Leafs (6). He holds several Grand Rapids team records including most career wins (98), most career shutouts (17) and best SV% in a single season (.936 in 2003-04). MacDonald and fellow Griffin netminder, Marc Lamothe, won the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Trophy in 2002-03 allowing the fewest goals against in the AHL that season.
Joey MacDonald, Goalie
Born Feb 7 1980 -- Pictou, NS
Height 6.00 -- Weight 197 -- Catches L
Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L OT Svs Pct
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2001-02 Toledo Storm ECHL 38 2084 100 3 1 2.88 12 15 7 1184 0.922
2002-03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 25 1337 49 2 3 2.20 14 6 0 537 0.916
2003-04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 39 2249 74 0 6 1.97 22 12 3 1087 0.936
2004-05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66 3754 143 0 5 2.29 34 29 2 1785 0.926
2005-06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 32 1745 91 5 2 3.13 17 9 2 789 0.897
2005-06 Toledo Storm ECHL 1 60 1 0 0 1.00 1 0 0 25 0.962
2006-07 Boston Bruins NHL 7 358 16 1 0 2.68 2 2 1 179 0.918
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8 468 27 1 0 3.46 1 5 1 184 0.872
2006-07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 123 6 1 0 2.93 1 1 0 53 0.898
2007-08 New York Islanders NHL 2 120 6 0 0 2.99 0 1 1 67 0.918
2007-08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 38 2266 109 8 2 2.89 16 19 2 1091 0.909
2008-09 New York Islanders NHL 49 2792 157 7 1 3.37 14 26 6 1427 0.901
2009-10 Toronto Marlies AHL 36 2112 112 5 2 3.18 14 19 3 930 0.893
2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 319 17 1 0 3.20 1 4 0 140 0.892
2010-11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 20 1164 54 3 1 2.78 10 9 1 457 0.894
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 15 721 31 1 1 2.58 5 5 3 341 0.917
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NHL TOTALS 87 4779 254 11 2 3.19 23 43 2 2592 0.902
This might close the door on Chris Osgood who was looking to return with the team this season.
