Donnie Marshall
| Donnie Marshall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Marshall with the Montreal Canadiens in 1960 | |||
| Born |
March 23, 1932 Verdun, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 8, 2024 (aged 92) Stuart, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1972 | ||
Donald Robert Marshall (March 23, 1932 – October 8, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
Life and career
Marshall played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1951 to 1972 for the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. Marshall was part of the 1950s Canadiens' dynasty that captured an NHL record five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956 to 1960, playing mostly on the checking line with Phil Goyette and Claude Provost.[1]
Marshall played 1176 career NHL games, scoring 265 goals and 324 assists for 589 points.
Marshall died from COVID-19 complications in Stuart, Florida, on October 8, 2024, at the age of 92.[2][3][4][5] He was the last surviving Canadiens' 1956 Stanley Cup team member and the last surviving player out of the twelve to have played for all five Canadiens teams during their five straight championships.[6]
Legacy
- Ranked No. 75 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons, in the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats[7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1950–51 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 37 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 32 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 1952–53 | Cincinnati Mohawks | IHL | 60 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Royals | QHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 70 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QHL | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1958–59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1959–60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | New York Rangers | NHL | 74 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | New York Rangers | NHL | 57 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 62 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,176 | 265 | 324 | 589 | 127 | 94 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | ||||
Awards and honours
See also
References
- ↑ "Jean Beliveau, Dickie Moore and teammates gather to honour 1950s Canadiens". The Hockey News on Sports Illustrated.
- ↑ "The Canadiens are saddened to learn of the passing of Donald Marshall". NHL.com. October 10, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Donnie Marshall, last surviving member of Canadiens' 50s dynasty, dies at 92". TSN. October 10, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Donald Marshall Obituary (1932 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ↑ Hawthorn, Tom (October 21, 2024). "NHL player Don Marshall was the last living member of a legendary Canadiens dynasty". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ↑ Jackson, Jonathon (October 10, 2024). "Last Survivor Of Habs' 1950s Dynasty Dies: Donnie Marshall won five Stanley Cups, all of them as part of the Montreal Canadiens' dynasty that won every year between 1956 and 1960". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ↑ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 62. ISBN 978-0470736197.
- ↑ "Don Marshall Stats".
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2024 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Cincinnati Mohawks (IHL) players
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Montreal Junior Canadiens players
- New York Rangers players
- People from Verdun, Quebec
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players