Joe McDonnell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joe McDonnell
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	May 11, 1961(1961-05-11)
Age	63
Birthplace	Kitchener
Country	Canada
Birth City	Kitchener
Horoscope	Taurus

Joe McDonnell Biography

Joe McDonnell is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on May 11, 1961 in Kitchener, Kitchener, Canada. Joe McDonnell (born May 11, 1961) is a Canadian professional ice hockey scout, former coach and former player. McDonnell played 50 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks. McDonnell is currently the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Dallas Stars. He was formerly the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Detroit Red Wings.

After being fired by the Rangers, McDonnell found work with the Detroit Red Wings as an amateur scout. After eight seasons as a scout, McDonnell was promoted to Director of Amateur Scouting for the Red Wings. He won the Stanley Cup with four times with Detroit, in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008. McDonnell, along with Red Wings General manager Ken Holland, former Red Wings executive Jim Nill, and current Red Wings scout Håkan Andersson have been partially credited with the success of the Detroit Red Wings.

McDonnell joined his former junior team, the Kitchener Rangers, as an assistant coach during the 1986–87 OHL season. Later that year, he replaced Tom Barrett as Head Coach. He won the Matt Leyden Trophy and CHL Coach of the Year Award in the 1988–89 OHL season. He reached the Memorial Cup for a second time; the first as a coach, in 1990 where he and the Rangers lost in the finals 4–3 in double overtime to the Oshawa Generals. He was coach of the Rangers for nine seasons before being relieved in the 1994–95 OHL season.

Joe McDonnell Net Worth

Joe McDonnell is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joe McDonnell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McDonnell was born in Kitchener, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Kitchener. He played junior ice hockey for his hometown Kitchener Rangers for five seasons. In his final year with the Rangers, McDonnell played in the 1981 Memorial Cup. Despite losing in the final to the Cornwall Royals 8–2, McDonnell and teammate Brian Bellows were named to the Memorial Cup All-Star team. During his time with the Rangers, McDonnell played with future Hockey Hall of Fame Paul Coffey and Al MacInnis, as well as other NHL stars such as Paul Reinhart and Don Maloney.

After his Major junior career was over, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Vancouver Canucks. He played seven games with the Canucks, but played most of his first professional season with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League. McDonnell bounced around in the AHL until the 1984–85 NHL season where he played 40 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 2 goals and 11 points for the Penguins in 40 games that season. After playing only three games in the NHL next season; all with the Penguins, he retired from professional hockey.

On July 6, 2013, McDonnell as well as Red Wings scout Mark Leach followed former colleague Jim Nill to the Dallas Stars, where McDonnell was hired as Director of Amateur Scouting for the Dallas Stars, the same position he held in Detroit.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Joe McDonnell height 6 ft 2 in Joe weight 200  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Joe McDonnell Dating?

According to our records, Joe McDonnell married to Goretti McDonnell (m. 1970–1981). As of December 1, 2023, Joe McDonnell’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Joe McDonnell celebrates birthday on May 11 of every year.

What did Joe McDonnell do?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Joseph McDonnell (14 September 1951 – 8 July 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike.

Who sang Joe Mcdonald?

The Wolfe Tones

Where is Joe Mcdonnell buried?

Milltown Cemetery, Belfast, United Kingdom

Was Country Joe a communist?

Joseph Allen McDonald had been steeped in progressive politics long before he took the Woodstock stage. Born a red-diaper baby — he was named after Joseph Stalin — he grew up in a Communist household in Southern California.

Are the Wolfe Tones IRA?

From the 1960s the Wolfe Tone Societies were founded, but failed to have an impact on mainstream Irish politics. Some members were also affiliated with the IRA. As a result, Tone’s grave was bombed at night by the Ulster Volunteer Force in 1971, and was then rebuilt.