Tony MacDonald

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 13th, 2008

Tony grew up in Alexandria, played with the Hawksbury Hawks of the CJHL and with Valleyfield, Quebec. He also played intermediate hockey in Prescott after moving to the Fort Town in the early 1970s. Tony coached the Prescott Midget, Spencerville Junior “B”, Brockville Braves, the Windsor Spitfires and Guelph Storm in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League.

In the mid 70’s, Tony became co-owner of the Brockville Braves. Later, serving as the Franchise Director of hockey operations. Tony was appointed General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings OHL expansion franchise in 1990, serving two seasons. Tony’s scouting career started with the Brockville Braves and went on to scout for the Cornwall Royals and Kitchener Rangers of the OHL before becoming Director of Scouting for the Windsor Spitfires from 1982-88.

Tony’s NHL Scouting career started with the LA Kings. In 1994, he became a scout for the Hartford Whalers, and when the franchise moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, Tony continued to be a scout for the Hurricanes. He has a Stanley Cup ring for the Hurricanes in 2006. In the summer of 2007, he was promoted to Director of amateur scouting for the Caroline Hurricanes.