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Jiggs McDonald update: He could be heading home

By Helene Elliott
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Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster Jiggs McDonald, who has been trapped in Thailand since political protesters closed airports there early last week, may be on his way back to Toronto on Tuesday.

McDonald, the original voice of the Kings, and his wife, Marilyn, were part of a Canadian tour group that was stranded in the country after a 30-day trip around Asia. He spent his 70th birthday in a hotel there.

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His daughter, Susan DeSimone, has been getting the word out about her parents’ plight and has been updating McDonald’s Facebook page. She has been in contact with them and reported that her parents, like other members of the group, have been treated well. Those who needed medications refilled were helped in that regard.

Here’s hoping for a swift and safe trip home for McDonald, a great storyteller and all-around nifty guy.

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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