Mickey MacKay

Mickey MacKay
Mickey MacKay
Born May 21, 1894(1894-05-21)
Chesley, ON, CAN
Died May 21, 1940(1940-05-21) (aged 46)
Nelson, BC, CAN
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Played for NHL
Chicago Black Hawks
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Bruins
PCHA
Vancouver Millionaires
WCHL
Vancouver Maroons
Playing career 1914–1930
Hall of Fame, 1952

Duncan McMillan "Mickey" MacKay (May 21, 1894 in Chesley, Ontario – May 21, 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He also spent time with the Vancouver Millionaires and Vancouver Maroons of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

Nicknamed "The Wee Scot", MacKay got his start in professional hockey with the Millionaires in 1914-15. In his first season, he scored 33 goals in 17 games to lead the league by a wide margin. He also added four tallies in the playoffs to help Vancouver win the Stanley Cup for the first and only time. MacKay would help the Millionaires reach four more Cup finals. He played 11 of his first 12 seasons in Vancouver. In that span, through 1925-26, he was the league's top goal scorer three times. He is the PCHA's all-time scoring leader with 290 total points in 247 games.

In 1926, MacKay traveled east to join the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks. In true form, the aging superstar was his club's leading scorer the following year. After a handful of games in Pittsburgh, MacKay moved on to Boston where he won a second Stanley Cup in 1929.

On May 21, 1940, Mickey suffered a heart attack while driving a car near Nelson, British Columbia. The car was involved in an accident, and he died.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952.

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