Andy McDonald is a National Hockey League (NHL) center for the St. Louis Blues. He was originally signed by the Anaheim Ducks as a free agent on April 3, 2000, and made his NHL debut with the team in 16 games during the 2000-01 season.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046 He appeared in his first NHL game on November 12, 2000, in a match-up against the Detroit Red Wings. During his debut game, he posted two penalty minutes, took one shot on goal, and logged 9:08 of time on ice in 13 shifts. He went on to record his first NHL goal on December 3, 2000, in a game against the Los Angeles Kings.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/mcdonan01/gamelog/2001/ His first NHL assist came the following season in a December 2, 2001, game against the Nashville Predators.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/mcdonan01/gamelog/2002/

Prior to playing professional hockey, Andy McDonald played four years of college hockey for the Colgate Raiders in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). He appeared in 137 games for the Raiders, where he was named to the ECAC - Second-Team All-Conference Team during the 1998-99 season. During the 1999-00 season, he was named the ECAC Player of the Year, and named to the ECAC First-Team All-Conference Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046

Andy McDonald, the 5-foot-11 center who wears the #10 on his NHL jersey, was born on August 25, 1977, in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. He is described by The Hockey News as a "speedy scoring forward that is a gifted skater; a player that offers an abundance of energy on the ice, is solid offensively, can play both center and wing, and is a capable playmaker."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046

In his first 25 games of the 2010-11 season, Andy McDonald logged 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. He also posted a +17 plus/minus rating, and 12 penalty minutes. In 565 NHL games prior to the 2010-11 season, McDonald registered 396 points on 145 goals and 251 assists. He scored 43 of his goals on the power play, two were short-handed, and 20 were game-winning goals. McDonald also recorded 236 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046

In 41 NHL playoff games, Andy McDonald logged 27 points on 13 goals and 14 assists. He also put up 20 penalty minutes and a +7 plus/minus rating. During the 2006-07 season, he helped lead the Ducks to a Stanley Cup Championship.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046

McDonald played in just 67 career American Hockey League (AHL) games, during which he logged 72 points on 22 goals and 50 assists. He only appeared in three postseason contests, logging one point on one assist.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046/

In four seasons at Colgate University in the ECAC, Andy McDonald appeared in 137 games. He posted 155 points on 67 goals and 88 assists. He also logged 133 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2046