John Kenneth "Jiggs" McDonald was born on November 28,1938 and is a sportscaster who has done play-by-play announcing for NHL games for more than 50 years.
11 Facts About Jiggs McDonald
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In 1990, McDonald received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Jiggs McDonald began his NHL broadcasting career in 1967, as the original voice of the expansion Los Angeles Kings.
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However, when he was hired by the Kings, the team's then-owner Jack Kent Cooke demanded that Jiggs McDonald identify himself to listeners with a nickname that would be more memorable than simply "Ken Jiggs McDonald".
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Jiggs McDonald objected to the use of the nickname, but Cooke was insistent.
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Jiggs McDonald spent 15 seasons as the Islanders' play-by-play man, and the team won three Stanley Cups during the period, and advanced to another Final.
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Jiggs McDonald returned in 2017 and call the Islanders' and Kings' games, both against the Panthers on January 11, and February 9, respectively.
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Jiggs McDonald did broadcasts on nationally televised NHL games for numerous networks.
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Jiggs McDonald returned in 2017 and call the Islanders' and Kings' games, both against the Panthers on January 11, and February 9, respectively.
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Outside of ice hockey, Jiggs McDonald served as an announcer for the New York Mets Major League Baseball team in 1982.
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Jiggs McDonald worked for WSB-TV in Atlanta as weekend sportscaster from 1973 until 1980.