# Mac Colville

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**Matthew Lamont "Mac" Colville** (January 8, 1916 – May 27, 2003) was a professional [ice hockey](/source/Ice_hockey) [right winger](/source/Winger_(ice_hockey)). He played for the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) between 1935 and 1947, winning the [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) in 1940.[1]

A native of [Edmonton, Alberta](/source/Edmonton,_Alberta), he was brother of [Hall of Fame](/source/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame) hockey player [Neil Colville](/source/Neil_Colville).

## Legacy

In the 2009 book *100 Ranger Greats*, the authors ranked Colville at No. 55 all-time of the [901 New York Rangers](/source/List_of_New_York_Rangers_players) who had played during the team's first [82 seasons](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_New_York_Rangers_season).[2]

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1930–31 Edmonton Poolers EJrHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1931–32 Edmonton Y's Men AAHA — — — — — — — — — — 1932–33 Edmonton Poolers EJrHL 11 — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 1933–34 Edmonton Athletic Club EJrHL 9 8 1 9 12 2 1 2 3 0 1933–34 Edmonton Athletic Club M-Cup — — — — — 13 8 7 15 10 1934–35 New York Crescents EAHL 21 5 10 15 26 8 4 5 9 8 1935–36 New York Rangers NHL 18 1 4 5 6 — — — — — 1935–36 Philadelphia Ramblers Can-Am 16 3 15 18 26 4 2 2 4 0 1936–37 New York Rangers NHL 46 7 12 19 10 9 1 2 3 2 1937–38 New York Rangers NHL 48 14 14 28 18 3 0 2 2 0 1938–39 New York Rangers NHL 48 7 21 28 24 7 1 2 3 4 1939–40 New York Rangers NHL 47 7 14 21 12 12 3 2 5 6 1940–41 New York Rangers NHL 47 14 17 31 18 3 1 1 2 2 1941–42 New York Rangers NHL 46 14 16 30 26 6 3 1 4 0 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos QSHL 19 7 7 14 19 11 2 5 7 10 1942–43 Ottawa Army OCHL 9 6 3 9 4 — — — — — 1942–43 Ottawa Commandos Al-Cup — — — — — 12 11 9 20 15 1943–44 Red Deer Wheelers ASHL 16 4 9 13 17 5 0 3 3 14 1945–46 New York Rangers NHL 39 7 6 13 8 — — — — — 1946–47 New York Rangers NHL 14 0 0 0 8 — — — — — 1946–47 New Haven Ramblers AHL 45 1 9 10 28 2 0 0 0 2 1947–48 Vancouver Canucks PCHL — — — — — — — — — — 1949–50 New Haven Ramblers AHL — — — — — — — — — — 1950–51 Edmonton Flyers WHL 48 7 18 25 71 8 1 1 2 0 NHL totals 353 71 104 175 130 40 9 10 19 14

## Honours and awards

- EAHL First All-Star Team, 1935
- Won the [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) in with the New York Rangers.

## References

1. Goldstein, Richard (2 June 2003). ["Mac Colville, 87, a Mainstay for the Rangers"](https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/02/obituaries/02COLV.html). *The New York Times*

1. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). *100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters*. [John Wiley & Sons](/source/John_Wiley_%26_Sons). p. 102. ISBN 978-0470736197.

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