Arizona Coyotes‘ rookie center Jack McBain(22) gets a first crack at the NHL after scoring a Boston College Eagles‘ career best by a long shot 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points with a +13 rating, then signing his entry level contract a couple weeks ago.
In his debut, he skated 24 shifts for 13:45 ice time with one shot block and left a 6-2 loss a -1.
The 6’3″ 201 lbs. Toronto, ON native did a couple of seasons in the OJHL with Toronto Jr. Canadiens, exploding the stat sheet in his 2nd year before school.
He also won an Ivan Hlinka Memorial Gold Medal with 2018 Team Canada.
The 22-year old will have to show up game in and game out with this team, but they are likely counting on that after picking him up from draft club Minnesota Wild (round 3, 2018, #63 overall).
Through 82 NHL games, he picks up 12 goals and 14 assists as a rookie on a non-playoff by a long shot club.
He avoids arbitration, agreeing to a new 2-year Coyotes‘ deal worth $1.599M AAV, which seems pretty accurate.
There’s little doubt now that he has this contract will look to put his team back on the map.