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Garth MacGuigan's NHL career

Points
1
Games
5
Goals
0
Assists
1
P/GP
0.20
Plus/minus
+1

Centre Garth MacGuigan was drafted 50th overall by New York Islanders in 1976. He played 2 seasons, all of them for New York Islanders, 1979-1984. That came to 5 games and 1 points, 0 goals and 1 assists.

Below: the whole of Garth MacGuigan's career, season by season.

Every season
  1. 1976 NHL Draft

    Garth MacGuigan is drafted 50 overall by New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders
    Selected
    50 overall, round 3
    Swedish flagSwedes drafted
    5 selected
    Swedish flagFirst Swede off the board
    Bjorn Johansson#5
    First off the board
    Swedes from the same draft
    The full 1976 draft
  2. 3 years, 9 months and 3 days later · 4 seasons
    NHL debut

    Garth MacGuigan makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠4 win against Edmonton Oilers

    EDMEdmonton Oilers4–6NYINew York Islanders

    Garth was 24 years old · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, USA

    Swedes on the ice: Robert Nyström, Anders Kallur and Stefan Persson.

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    Season

    1979-1980

    Garth MacGuigan scores 0 points and wins the Stanley Cup

    NYINew York Islanders
    Events
    Stanley Cup
    78
    games missed
    Points
    0
    NHL#516
    Games
    2 of 80
    3%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#463
    Assists
    0
    NHL#502
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#192
    PlayoffsStanley Cup
    0 of 21 games0 points
    Preliminary roundLAKLos Angeles Kings3–1QuarterfinalBOSBoston Bruins4–1SemifinalBUFBuffalo Sabres4–2Stanley Cup FinalPHIPhiladelphia Flyers4–2
    The whole season and the playoff run1979-1980
  3. Season

    1983-1984

    Garth MacGuigan's last season: 1 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Events
    Career best
    His best points season
    77
    games missed
    Points
    1
    NHL#534
    Games
    3 of 80
    4%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#511
    Assists
    1
    NHL#512
    P/GP
    0.33
    +/-
    0
    NHL#244
    PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers
    0 of 21 games0 points
    First roundNYRNew York Rangers3–2Second roundWSHWashington Capitals4–1Conference finalMTLMontréal Canadiens4–2Stanley Cup FinalEDMEdmonton Oilers1–4
    The whole season and the playoff run1983-1984
  4. The career

    Garth MacGuigan played his last NHL game in 1984

    The career ended after 2 seasons with New York Islanders.