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#31 Joey MacDonald Pos: Goaltender D.O.B.: 2/7/80 From: Pictou, Nova Scotia Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 Catches: Left Drafted: Not drafted Acquired: Signed with Detroit 12/21/01 Personal: Plus: Good positional play... Patient and doesn't get rattled in traffic... Excellent Focus and Mental makeup... Consistency... Minus: Bad back has limited his playing time... Rebound control needs work... Organizational Comments: "He's big and strong and focused and, most of all, nothing seems to rattle him. Everybody would like a goaltender who has a competitive fire that burns beneath a cool and calm demeanor. That's Joey. He's on such an even keel."Griffins Head Coach Greg Ireland What GRC says: Fall 2010: Joey Mac returns to the organization after a three and a half year trip around the NHL. He is looking to repeat some of his earlier success in Grand Rapids and rebuild his name to get another shot at the bigs. Now a 30 yr old veteran, if he can avoid the injury bug, he should be just what the doctor ordered for this young Griffins squad while providing a capable number three for Detroit. 2005-06: Back trouble for the second season in a row pushed MacDonald to the sidelines and may have cost him an opportunity to play in the NHL. He needs to come back strong and have a great camp to avoid being thrown on the scrapheap with MacIntyre, Howard and Liv pushing for the prime time. 2004-05: In his first season as a starter, MacDonald re-wrote the Griffins' record book and kept the team alive through some incredible droughts. Only a back injury at the end of the season could derail his cinderella run to the playoffs. 2003-04: With Marc Lamothe in Detroit, MacDonald took advantage of his chance to shine with the Griffins. He posted sparkling numbers and proved capable of handling No. 1 duties. 2002-03: Joey had an outstanding rookie campaign in the AHL, winning 14 games in 20 decisions, and ringing up 3 shutouts. MacDonald was almost unbeatable at times, and even outplayed all-star Lamothe early in the season. Joey must take the next step and show that he can be a starter at this level. Role: Backup Goaltender Projection: NHL Backup Goaltender Statistics: Season Team League GP W-L-T/SOL GAA SV% SO EN GA SA Mins   GP W-L GAA SV% SO EN GA SA Mins 1997-98 Halifax QMJHL 17 3-12-0 3.97 0.88 0 0 54 449 816   3 1-2 6.43 0 0 1998-99 Peterborough Petes OHL 47 22-15-2 2.97 0.911 3 5 123 1377 2483   3 0-2 5.38 0.871 0 0 13 101 146 1999-00 Peterborough Petes OHL 48 20-15-6 2.84 0.911 2 4 125 1403 2641   5 1-4 3.43 0.895 1 0 16 152 280 2000-01 Peterborough Petes OHL 57 25-27-7 2.97 0.91 1 6 161 1797 3284   7 3-4 2.54 0.935 0 0 18 279 426 2001-02 Toledo Storm ECHL 38 12-15-7 2.88 0.922 1 3 100 1284 2084   Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 0 0-0-0 0.00 0.000 0 0 0 0 0   1 0-1 2.14 0.939 0 0 3 49 84 2002-03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 25 14-6-0 2.20 0.916 3 0 49 586 1337   1 0-0 7.95 0.750 0 0 1 4 8 2003-04 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 39 11-12-0 1.97 0.936 6 0 74 1161 2249   1 0-1 6.04 0.826 0 0 4 23 40 2004-05 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66 34-29-3 2.28 0.926 5 0 143 1928 3754   2005-06 Toledo Storm ECHL 1 1-0-0 1.00 0.962 0 0 1 26 60   Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 32 17-9-2 3.13 0.897 2 0 91 880 1745   2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 8 1-5-1 3.46 0.872 0 0 27 211 468   Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 1-1-0 2.93 0.898 0 0 6 59 123   Boston Bruins NHL 7 2-2-1 2.68 0.918 0 0 16 195 358   2007-08 New York Islanders NHL 2 0-1-1 3.00 0.918 0 0 6 73 120   Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 38 16-19-2 2.89 0.909 2 0 109 1200 2266   2008-09 New York Islanders NHL 49 14-26-6 3.37 0.901 1 0 157 1584 2792   2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 1-4-0 3.20 0.892 0 0 17 157 319   Toronto Marlies AHL 36 14-19-3 3.18 0.893 2 0 112 1042 2112   Griffins Total 164 77-57-5 2.37 0.921 16 0 363 4614 9208   2 0-1 6.25 0.815 0 0 5 27 48 Transactions 12/21/01 Signed with Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 9/30/02 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 11/7/02 Recalled by Detroit (NHL) 11/8/02 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/1/03 To Red Wings Training Camp 9/26/03 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 12/9/03 Assigned to Toledo (ECHL) 12/9/03 Recalled by Detroit (NHL) 12/14/03 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/1/04 To Red Wings Training Camp 9/15/04 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 8/26/05 Signed 2 yr contract with Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 9/1/05 To Red Wings Prospects Camp 10/4/05 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 11/11/05 Assigned to Toledo (ECHL) 11/14/05 Recalled from Toledo (ECHL) 12/19/05 Recalled by Detroit (NHL) 12/31/05 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 1/12/07 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 1/19/07 Recalled by Detroit (NHL) 2/24/07 Claimed on Waivers by Boston (NHL) 7/2/10 Signed 2 yr contract with Detroit Red Wings (NHL)