The following article featuring former Harvard standout Craig MacDonald appeared March 28 on the National Hockey League (NHL) Web site.

By Brian Hunter
NHL.com Staff Writer

Craig MacDonald holds the distinction of being one of the final draft choices of the Hartford Whalers. A fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, he never played a game in a Whalers jersey, but he certainly has made the rounds in his professional career.

MacDonald first made it to the NHL with the Carolina Hurricanes, the Whalers' successor, during the 1998-99 campaign, and played 58 games over parts of three seasons with the club. Brief stints with Florida, Boston, Calgary and Chicago followed, but during that time he never played more than 35 NHL games in a season.

The minors were MacDonald's home for most of the past decade, and while bouncing from places like New Haven, Cincinnati, Lowell, San Antonio, Omaha and Norfolk might not have been what he envisioned while dreaming of a hockey career as a youth, the willingness to stick it out always was there.

Complete article can be accessed via the NHL Web site by clicking here.