Doug McKay
Encyclopedia
Douglas Alvin McKay was a professional ice hockey player who played left wing, shooting left. He played pro-hockey from 1947-48 season to the 1951-52 for 5 different teams in 4 leagues. He won the Calder Cup in 1950 with Indianapolis Capitals
in AHL
. He also played one game in finals for Detroit Red Wings
in 1950, helping them win the Stanley Cup. McKay name was left off the cup because was not a regular member of the team. McKay, however, qualified to be on the cup. Doug McKay and Chris Hayes
are the only players who played their only NHL game in the Stanley Cup finals for a Stanley Cup winning team. McKay also did a rare double with teammate Gordon Haidy
winning the Calder Cup
and Stanley Cup
in the same season.
&- Won the Calder Cup (AHL Champions), and Stanley Cup (NHL Champion) in the same season.
Indianapolis Capitals
The Indianapolis Capitals was an American Hockey League professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1939–1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950...
in AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. He also played one game in finals for Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in 1950, helping them win the Stanley Cup. McKay name was left off the cup because was not a regular member of the team. McKay, however, qualified to be on the cup. Doug McKay and Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes (ice hockey)
Christopher Joseph Hayes was a professional ice hockey player who played left wing shooting left.Hayes spent three years playing junior hockey for Oshawa 1965-68. He left hockey for two years, but returned in the 1970-71 season to play for Loyola College in Montreal...
are the only players who played their only NHL game in the Stanley Cup finals for a Stanley Cup winning team. McKay also did a rare double with teammate Gordon Haidy
Gordon Haidy (ice hockey)
Gordon "Gord" Adam Haidy was a professional ice hockey player who played right wing, shooting right. He was born in Windsor, Ontario. Gordon played only one game, in the semi-finals, for the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in 1950...
winning the Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
and Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in the same season.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1947-48 | Windsor Spitfires Windsor Spitfires The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The... |
OHA Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the... |
33 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1947-48 | Detroit Bright's Goodyear | IHL | 24 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1948-49 | Ryan.-Auto | IHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1949-50& | Indianapolis Capitals Indianapolis Capitals The Indianapolis Capitals was an American Hockey League professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1939–1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
65 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1949-50& | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | Omaha Knights Omaha Knights The Omaha Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team from 1959 to 1975, based in Omaha, Nebraska at the Ak-Sar-Ben arena. The Knights were founded in 1959 as members of the International Hockey League... |
USHL United States Hockey League The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger... |
10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1950-51 | Indianapolis Capitals Indianapolis Capitals The Indianapolis Capitals was an American Hockey League professional ice hockey team based in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1939–1952. The Capitals were a farm team for the Detroit Red Wings. Indianapolis won the Calder Cup in 1942 and 1950... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
35 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1951-52 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 50 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1955-56 | Stratford Indians Stratford Indians The Stratford Indians were a senior men's hockey team located in Stratford, Ontario. They played their games at the Classic City Arena , in Stratford. The team played in the OHA Senior A League in the 1960s.... |
OHASr. | 27 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1956-57 | Stratford Indians | OHASr | 25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
&- Won the Calder Cup (AHL Champions), and Stanley Cup (NHL Champion) in the same season.