Montreal Canadiens‘ 1st round pick in the 2013 draft (#25 overall) rookie right wing Michael McCarron(25) starts his pro career with new affiliate St. John’s IceCaps and leads them in first year player goal scoring and is 2nd overall with 13.
The huge 6’6″ 231 lbs. power forward also has 15 assists for 28 points with a -4 rating, averages 2 shots on net per contest and has 61 penalty minutes in 43 AHL games.
He has already basically indicated through his time on the ice that he doesn’t back away from the rough stuff.
In his two seasons of junior hockey he had 8 fights and 120+ minutes of penalties in each campaign, then had one fight in NHL preseason and already has 3 with the farm club this year.
At 20-years old he’s proving himself to be the complete package but for right now the parent club wants him to continue developing before bringing him up full-time.
He did appear in a pair of big league games skating limited time and recording 4 penalty minutes.
Can’t be long before he returns though, as the slumping Les Bleu Blanc Rouge might want to mix things up a bit by inserting former Oshawa Generals‘ 2015 OHL and subsequent Memorial Cup Champion into the roster once again.