Ralph MacSweyn
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 180px
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 190
| played_for = Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Sharks
Vancouver Blazers
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|09|08|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|05|21|1942|09|08|mf=y}}
| death_place = Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1964
| career_end = 1977
}}
Donald Ralph "Big Mac" MacSweyn (September 8, 1942 – May 21, 1995) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 47 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1968 to 1972 and 147 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Los Angeles Sharks and Vancouver Blazers from 1972 to 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1964 to 1978, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
Later life and death
MacSweyn retired from playing hockey in 1977. After his retirement, MacSweyn returned to his family farm and also was involved in coaching his daughter's hockey team. In 1993 MacSweyn was inducted into the Glengarry Sports Hall of Fame in Glengarry, Ontario. On May 21, 1995, MacSweyn died in Glengarry, Ontario, at the age of 52. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1964–65
| EHL | 28 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 35
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1965–66 | Johnstown Jets | EHL | 71 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 38
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966–67
| Johnstown Jets | EHL | 72 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 82
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67 | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68
| NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1967–68 | AHL | 51 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 56
| 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 1968–69
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 41 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1969–70 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 54 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 31
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1970–71
| Quebec Aces | AHL | 72 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 50
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | — | — | — | — | —
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971–72
| Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1971–72 | AHL | 60 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 52
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73
| WHA | 78 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 39
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74
| WHA | 56 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 52
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1975–76
| AHL | 74 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 42
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1976–77 | SHL | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77
| Johnstown Jets | NAHL | 26 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHA totals ! 147 !! 2 !! 44 !! 46 !! 97 ! 6 !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 47 !! 0 !! 5 !! 5 !! 10 ! 8 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6 |
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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