| Position: | Defence |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 20 |
| Birth Date: | 1927 3, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1947 |
| Career End: | 1961 |
James Albert "Bud" MacPherson (March 31, 1927 – August 31, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 259 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens from 1949 to 1957. With Montreal he won the Stanley Cup in 1953. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1961, was spent in the minor leagues.[1] He was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005 as a member of the 1947-48 Edmonton Flyers Hockey Team.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1943–44 | Edmonton Maple Leafs | AJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Edmonton Canadians | EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Edmonton Canadians | EJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1947–48 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 37 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||
| 1947–48 | Edmonton Flyers | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 1948–49 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 44 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1949–50 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 41 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1950–51 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 59 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 46 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1958–59 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1959–60 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 62 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1960–61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 259 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 233 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||||