First mAn to CAptAin WHA’s Jets deAd At 82

Alvin “Ab” Brian McDonald, the first captain in Winnipeg Jets history, has died. He was 82. The Winnipeg native, who died Tuesday night after a battle with cancer, came home to captain the World Hockey Association’s Jets in their inaugural season in 1972-73. He also scored the Jets’ first goal. McDonald won four straight Stanley Cups from 1958-61: three with the Montreal Canadiens and one with the Chicago Blackhawks. McDonald also played with Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and St. Louis before wrapping up his career by spending two seasons with the WHA’s Jets. He was a five-time NHL allstar. McDonald and his wife Pat had been married for 60 years. They have three daughters and two sons.