Mark McNeill

Mark McNeill (born February 22, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). 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]

Mark McNeill
McNeill with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2011
Born (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
EBEL team
Former teams
EHC Black Wings Linz
Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
NHL Draft 18th overall, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2012present

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
2008–09Prince Albert RaidersWHL40000
2009–10Prince Albert RaidersWHL689152427
2010–11Prince Albert RaidersWHL703249815362352
2011–12Prince Albert RaidersWHL6931407148
2011–12Rockford IceHogsAHL700012
2012–13Prince Albert RaidersWHL652542674341344
2012–13Rockford IceHogsAHL50000
2013–14Rockford IceHogsAHL7618193746
2014–15Rockford IceHogsAHL632321442382242
2015–16Rockford IceHogsAHL642523483331120
2015–16Chicago BlackhawksNHL10000
2016–17Rockford IceHogsAHL586222823
2016–17Texas StarsAHL2138116
2016–17Dallas StarsNHL10000
2017–18Texas StarsAHL1851636
2017–18Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL31910194
2018–19Providence BruinsAHL56817253510000
NHL totals20000

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Canada Pacific U17 5th 5 1 2 3 4
2011 Canada WJC18 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

AwardYearRef
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
Kevin Hayes
Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick
2011
Succeeded by
Phillip Danault


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