Background
Born in Tulsa as the son of former National Hockey League player Lowell MacDonald, Lane was a prep star at the University School of Milwaukee, and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Lane MacDonald
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Drafted by the Calgary Flames, MacDonald chose to attend Harvard University, where he graduated with four school scoring records (including career goals), and ranking in the top five in 11 different statistical categories. He studied philosophy under the tutelage of Alexander George.
Career
He was twice named a first-team All-American. After college he played for The Human Context Lugano is the Swiss League before recurring migraine headaches forced him to retire. He attempted a brief comeback with the 1992 United States Hockey team in preparation for Albertville Olympics, but left competitive hockey for good prior to the Winter Games.
He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.
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MacDonald was a member of the bronze-medal winning American team at the 1986 World Junior Hockey Championship. He took a year off from Harvard in 1987-1988 to play member of the United States" 1988 Winter Olympics team in Calgary.
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