Moylan James McDonnell (August 27, 1889 – January 22, 1969) was a Canadian hockey defenceman who played one season in the National Hockey League with the Hamilton Tigers in 1920–21. Before joining the Tigers he spent several years playing amateur hockey in New York City, and after retiring coached Princeton University for one season.
Playing career Born in Stony Mountain, Manitoba, McDonnell would make a name for himself among amateur hockey clubs in New York. He played for the Brooklyn Crescents, New York Irish-Americans, New York Wanderers and the New York Hockey Club between 1909 and 1916. He served during World War I for the next three years and was signed as a free agent by the Hamilton Tigers in December 1920. He retired after his first NHL season. McDonnell at Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001-08. Retrieved Oct. 05, 2008.
After the NHL In 1921–22 McDonnell coached the Princeton University Tigers ice hockey team in the intercollegiate circuit to a 3-6-1 (.350) record.The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Jan. 11, 1922, pg. 295
Not much is known about McDonnell (spelled MacDonell in US Immigration documents) except that he and his wife, Dorothy, lived in New York City, where Moylan was employed at the Federal Reserve Bank at least through 1942.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1909–10 Brooklyn Crescents AAHL 8 7 0 7 — — — — — — 1910–11 Brooklyn Crescents AAHL — — — — — — — — — — 1911–12 Edmonton Maritimers ASHL 6 5 0 5 6 4 1 0 1 10 1912–13 New York Irish-Americans AAHL 8 4 0 4 12 — — — — — 1913–14 New York Irish-Americans AAHL 4 2 0 2 — — — — — — 1914–15 New York Hockey Club AAHL 7 7 0 7 — — — — — — 1915–16 New York Hockey Club AAHL 8 6 0 6 — — — — — — 1920–21 Hamilton Tigers NHL 22 1 2 3 2 — — — — —NHL totals 22 1 2 3 2 — — — — —
Awards and accomplishments AHAA First All-Star Team (1914, 1915) AAHL Second All-Star Team (1916)
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