Ottawa Senators‘ 6th round pick in the 2011 draft (#171 overall) right wing Max McCormick(89) had a good pair of training camps kicking off his sophomore season in the organization.
He played his entire rookie year with affiliate Binghamton Senators.
In 62 AHL games he scored 10 goals and 10 assists with a +2 rating on a non-playoff team.
He had a single goal in 4 games on reassignment in the current campaign before receiving his first NHL recall.
The not so huge 5’11” 183 lbs. forward skated 16 shifts for 13:32 of total ice in his debut and had one shot on net, 5 hits, one takeaway and even played :12 of power play time in a 4-1 loss.
He’s known for a fairly combative style game and had one fight in preseason but dropped the mitts 11 times last year in the minors for 133 minutes in penalties.
Even early on in one year of USHL juniors with Sioux City Musketeers he was known for mixing it up regularly, while also marking up the score sheet (21 goals and 21 assists in 55 contests). He was a former 1st round pick in the league.
Once committed to Ohio State University, he dropped his pims considerably and concentrated on continuing to bolster his offensive numbers.
Before he left to turn pro three years later he was virtually a point-per-game guy with 88 points in 94 games.
Signed to a 2-year entry level deal, the now 23-year old may not stay up with the big club but there’s no time like the present to make a good impression.