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#31 Joey MacDonald Pos: Goaltender D.O.B.: 2/7/80 From: Pictou, Nova Scotia Height: 6' 1" Weight: 198 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... Unproven in the postseason... 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: 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: 1st-string Goalie 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 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 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 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 ECHL 38 12-15-7 2.88 0.922 1 3 100 1284 2084   Cincinnati 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 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 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 AHL 66 34-29-3 2.28 0.926 5 0 143 1928 3754   2005-06 Toledo ECHL 1 1-0-0 1.00 0.962 0 0 1 26 60   Grand Rapids AHL 32 17-9-2 3.13 0.897 2 0 91 880 1745   Griffins Total 162 76-56-5 2.36 0.922 16 0 357 4555 9085   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)