Mark McNeill

Mark McNeill
McNeill with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2011
Born (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993 (age 31)
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
DEL2 team
Former teams		 Selber Wölfe
Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
EHC Black Wings Linz
HC Vita Hästen
Frederikshavn White Hawks
NHL draft 18th overall, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2012–present

Mark McNeill (born February 22, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who is currently playing for Selber Wölfe of the DEL2. He was selected 18th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, and he was also selected by Vityaz Chekhov in the fifth round (112th overall) of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft.[1]

Early life

McNeill played with major junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL. Mark has two older siblings, Megan and David, and parents Bernie and Pamela, who reside in Edmonton.

Playing career

During the 2016–17 season, while with the AHL affiliate the Rockford IceHogs, and unable to make the Blackhawks roster after four full seasons within the organization, McNeill was traded along with a conditional fourth-round pick to the Dallas Stars in exchange for the return of Johnny Oduya on February 28, 2017.[2]

On June 26, 2017, as a restricted free agent McNeill agreed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Stars.[3]

During the 2017–18 season, while with the Texas Stars in the AHL, McNeill was traded by Dallas to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Andrew O'Brien on February 3, 2018.[4] He joined the Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, and contributed with 19 points in 31 games.

As a free agent in the off-season, McNeill signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2018.[5]

After seven professional seasons contracted in the NHL, McNeill left as a free agent to sign his first European contract on a one-year deal with Austrian club, EHC Black Wings Linz of the EBEL on July 2, 2019.[6]

International play

McNeill first played in an international event at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge for Canada Pacific. He was later selected to Team Canada at the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.[7] He appeared in 7 games and collected 6 assists in a fourth-place finish. He mirrored his fourth-place finish for Team Canada at the 2013 World Junior Championships with no points through 6 games.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 68 9 15 24 27 — — — — —
2010–11 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 70 32 49 81 53 6 2 3 5 2
2011–12 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 69 31 40 71 48 — — — — —
2011–12 Rockford IceHogs AHL 7 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 65 25 42 67 43 4 1 3 4 4
2012–13 Rockford IceHogs AHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 76 18 19 37 46 — — — — —
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 63 23 21 44 23 8 2 2 4 2
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 64 25 23 48 33 3 1 1 2 0
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 58 6 22 28 23 — — — — —
2016–17 Texas Stars AHL 21 3 8 11 6 — — — — —
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 18 5 1 6 36 — — — — —
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 31 9 10 19 4 — — — — —
2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 56 8 17 25 35 1 0 0 0 0
2019–20 EHC Black Wings Linz EBEL 27 4 13 17 12 3 0 0 0 2
2020–21 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 28 5 10 15 14 — — — — —
2021–22 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 43 9 20 29 12 4 0 2 2 2
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Pacific U17 5th 5 1 2 3 4
2011 Canada U18 4th 7 0 6 6 2
2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 18 1 8 9 8

Awards and honours

Award Year Ref
WHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 2011
AHL
All-Star Game 2015

References

  1. ^ "HW 2011 Prospects: Mark McNeill". HockeyWilderness.com. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  2. ^ "Blackhawks acquire Johnny Oduya from Dallas". Chicago Blackhawks. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  3. ^ "Stars sign forward Mark McNeill to one-year contract extension". Dallas Stars. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. ^ "Nashville Acquires Forward Mark McNeill from Dallas". NHL.com. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bruins announce 7 transactions on July 1". Boston Bruins. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. ^ "First-round draft pick for the Black Wings" (in German). EHC Black Wings Linz. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Team Canada finish out of Medals". Edmonton Journal. 2011-08-19. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  8. ^ "World junior championship: Mark McNeill replaces injured Charles Hudon". Yahoo! Sports. 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick
2011 		Succeeded by