| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 150 |
| Birth Date: | April 30, 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Rouyn, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1948 |
| Career End: | 1958 |
| Played For: | New York Rangers |
Joseph William James McDonagh (April 30, 1928 – August 17, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger.[1] He played four games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1949–50 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1958, was spent in the minor leagues. McDonagh was born in Rouyn, Quebec, and grew up in Ansonville, Ontario, a small community east of Timmins, Ontario.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1947–48 | St. Michael's Majors | OHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | St. Michael's Buzzers | OHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Bright's Goodyears | IHL | 29 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 61 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | St. Paul Saints | USHL | 64 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1951–52 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Sydney Millionaires | MMHL | 82 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1953–54 | Fredericton Capitals | MMHL | 49 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
| 1953–54 | Fredericton Capitals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1954–55 | Fredericton Capitals | MMHL | 51 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1955–56 | Fredericton Capitals | MMHL | 60 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | University of New Brunswick | CIAU | 6 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Fredericton Capitals | MMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Fredericton Capitals | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ||
| 1957–58 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA Sr | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||