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Connor McDavid
Born (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 (age 27)
Newmarket, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
National team  Canada
NHL draft Eligible 2015
Playing career TBD–present
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Russia
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Canada

Connor McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey centre. McDavid was granted Exceptional Player status, only the fourth player given that status since its creation in 2005. He was awarded the Emms Family Award as the best first-year player in the OHL for the 2012–13 OHL season. McDavid will be eligible and is a projected first overall pick for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Minor Hockey

McDavid played minor hockey with the York-Simcoe Express of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) and the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL). In 2011–12 he recorded 33 goals and 39 assists for 72 points in 33 games, and was named the GTHL Player of the Year.[1]

Ontario Hockey League

Because of his high level of play, McDavid was granted Exceptional Player status by Hockey Canada and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and was allowed to be selected in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection at age 15, a year earlier than other players.[2] He was the fourth player given that status since its creation in 2005; John Tavares was granted it in 2005, followed by Aaron Ekblad in 2011[1] and Sean Day in 2013. [3] McDavid was selected first overall by the Erie Otters at the Priority Selection.[4] As the first overall selection, McDavid was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, which is given to the first pick of the OHL Priority Selection.[5] Starting in his second game of the season, McDavid recorded a point in fifteen consecutive games, and was named the OHL Rookie of the Month for both October and November.[6] During a game against the Owen Sound Attack on March 9, 2013, McDavid recorded two assists, giving him 37 for the season and setting a new team record for assists by a rookie. He also tied Tim Connolly for most points by a first-year player with 62.[7] In the team's final game of the season, March 16 against the Guelph Storm, McDavid recorded four assists, giving him 66 total points during the season and passing Connolly for the most points by an Otters rookie.[8] McDavid finished the season with the most assists by an OHL rookie with 41 and second in scoring for first year players with 66 points.[9] In recognition of his play, McDavid was awarded the Emms Family Award as the top rookie in the OHL and named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team.[6] Dallas Stars's general manager at the time Jim Nill said of McDavid that, "Well, he's a franchise player. Somebody is going to draft him and he's going to be the cornerstone of the franchise for 15 years, for 20 years. Those players only come along so often."[10]

Following his 2013-14 season, McDavid won the William Hanley Trophy (the OHL's most sportsmanlike player),[11] the Bobby Smith Trophy (OHL Scholastic Player of the Year), was named the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year, and named to the OHL Second All Star Team.

During training camp for the 2014–15 season, McDavid was named the captain of the Erie Otters.[12]

International

McDavid first played in an IIHF tournament in 2013 when he joined the Canadian under-18 team at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships in Sochi, Russia. The youngest player on the Canadian team, McDavid played his first game against Slovakia on April 18, where he recorded one goal and two assists.[9] After recording a hat trick against Sweden McDavid was named the best Canadian player of the game.[13][14] He led the tournament in goals and points while helping Canada win a gold medal for only the third time since the tournament's inception in 1999, defeating the four-time defending champion, the United States, in the final. Jim Nill, then chief scout for the Detroit Red Wings, said of his performance that, "I guess you could say he is kind of The Next One. Every so many years [a player arrives like] Gretzky, Lemieux. I think he is making a statement. Is he the next [Sidney] Crosby? I think he is the next guy."[15]

McDavid played for Canada at the 2014 World Junior Championship where the team finished fourth. He also represented Canada in the 2015 World Junior Championship in Toronto/Montreal where they won gold on January 5th 2015. He served as one of the two Assistant Captains for the team.

Personal life

McDavid was born to Brian and Kelly McDavid, and has an older brother, Cameron. McDavid first skated at age 3, and was playing hockey the next year; as he had to be 5-years-old, his parents lied about his age.[16] When McDavid was 6, the hockey association in his hometown of Newmarket would not let him play above his age group. Instead of having him play in the lower level, McDavid's parents enrolled him with a team in nearby Aurora, where he played against players as old as 9-years-old.[17] McDavid would later join a team in York–Simcoe and was coached by his father, Brian; the team would win four Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships.[17]

McDavid considered attending Boston University and playing hockey for their team, the Terriers, but decided it would be best for his development to play in the OHL.[18]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Toronto Marlboros GTHL 33 33 39 72 14 — — — — —
2012–13 Erie Otters OHL 63 25 41 66 36 — — — — —
2013–14 Erie Otters OHL 56 28 71 99 20 14 4 15 19 2
OHL totals 119 53 112 165 56 14 4 15 19 2

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada WJC 4th 7 1 3 4 4
2015 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3 8 11 0
Junior totals 14 4 11 15 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
Jack Ferguson Award - Top Pick in OHL Priority Selection Draft 2012
Emms Family Award - OHL Rookie of the Year 2012–13
OHL First All-Rookie Team 2012–13
William Hanley Trophy - OHL Most Sportsmanlike Player 2013–14 [19]
IIHF World U20 Championships – Gold Medal 2015 [20]

References

  1. ^ a b OHL (2012). caca -for-connor-mcdavid/119258 "OHF Announces Exceptional Player Status for Connor McDavid". OntarioHockeyLeague.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ Smith, Cameron (December 12, 2012). "Reebok signs 15-year-old hockey phenom to huge endorsement deal | Prep Rally". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  3. ^ > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Day
  4. ^ OHL (2012). "2012 OHL Priority Selection". OntarioHockeyLeague.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. ^ OHL (2012). "Jack Ferguson Award". OntarioHockeyLeague.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. ^ a b OHL (April 4, 2013). "Connor McDavid is OHL Rookie of Year". OntarioHockyLeague.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Erie Times-News (March 10, 2013). "Attack complete weekend sweep of Otters". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  8. ^ Erie Times-News (March 17, 2013). "Otters end sour season with overtime victory". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  9. ^ a b NHL.com (April 18, 2013). "McDavid posts three points in Canada's U-18 opener". NHL.com. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  10. ^ Corey Masisak (November 10, 2013). "Sunday Long Read: Cup champs used down time well". NHL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  11. ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/connor-mcdavid-wins-ohl-sportsmanship-award/article17945667/
  12. ^ "Connor McDavid Named Captain". Ottershockey.com. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Steiss, Adam (April 23, 2013). "Looking like a winner". U18Worlds2013.IIHF.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  14. ^ IIHF (April 28, 2013). "Best Player of the Game selected by the Team" (PDF). IIHF.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  15. ^ Alan Adams (April 24, 2013). "Connor McDavid burnishing 'Next One' status at U-18 tourney". CBC News. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  16. ^ Rohan, Tim (February 18, 2013). "A Prodigy on the Way to Stardom". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Woods, Michael (March 17, 2012). "Connor McDavid was born to play hockey". Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  18. ^ Saraceno, Jon (February 19, 2013). "OHL star Connor McDavid, 16, called the next big thing". Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  19. ^ http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/connor-mcdavid-named-most-sportsmanlike/161726
  20. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships_rosters
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jack Ferguson Award
2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Emms Family Award
2013 		Succeeded by

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