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Blair MacDonald | |||
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Born |
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | November 17, 1953||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Indianapolis Racers (WHA) | ||
NHL draft |
86th overall, 1973 Los Angeles Kings | ||
WHA draft |
30th overall, 1973 Alberta Oilers | ||
Playing career | 1973–1983 |
Blair Neil Joseph "B. J." MacDonald (born November 17, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1983. He featured in the 1979 WHA Final with the Edmonton Oilers and the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals with the Vancouver Canucks.
He is best known for his time with the Oilers, the club where he spent the majority of his career and where he served as one of Wayne Gretzky's first linemates at the start of Gretzky's NHL career.