Mitch McLain

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Mitch McLain
Born (1993-12-09) December 9, 1993 (age 31)
Baxter, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Henderson Silver Knights
Iowa Wild
Milwaukee Admirals
Calgary Wranglers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Mitchell McLain (born December 9, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Henderson Silver Knights in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Playing career

Junior

McLain played junior hockey with the Langley Rivermen of the BCHL, serving as alternate captain by the end of his first season, and being named captain of the team for his second season with the team. [1] McLain had an excellent sophomore season with the Rivermen, nearly doubling his point total from his rookie year. [2]

College

McLain played college hockey at Bowling Green State University. Noted as a leader both on and off the ice, McLain served as captain of the team during his senior year, led his team in goals, [2] was in the running for the Hobey Baker Award, [2] [3] and was nominated for the Hockey Humanitarian Award due to his time volunteering teaching special-needs students at a local school. [2] [3]

McLain was named to the All-WCHA First Team in his junior year, and the All-WCHA Second Team in his senior year. [2] [3]

Professional

After going undrafted in the NHL, and graduating from Bowling Green, McLain made his professional debut for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League on March 17, 2018, after signing an amateur-tryout with the team. [4] [5] After playing 10 games that season on the tryout, McLain would earn a full time contract, and invite to the Minnesota Wild's development camp for the following season. [2] [6] McLain would spend four seasons with the Wild, before signing a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Admirals for the 2020–21 AHL season. [7] [8]

After one season with the Admirals, McLain signed a two-year AHL contract with the Calgary Flames top AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers [9] [10] and was noted as a standout of the Flames pre-season training camp for his scoring and physical play. [11] [12]

As a free agent from the Wranglers, McLain joined his fourth AHL club, in signing a two-year contract with the Henderson Silver Knights, the primary affiliate to the Vegas Golden Knights, on July 8, 2024. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Langley Rivermen BCHL 541418326841016
2013–14Langley RivermenBCHL572436609310471115
2014–15 Bowling Green State University WCHA 3810102018—————
2015–16 Bowling Green State UniversityWCHA42881650—————
2016–17 Bowling Green State UniversityWCHA4017163387—————
2017–18 Bowling Green State UniversityWCHA4118143252—————
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 101018—————
2018–19 Iowa WildAHL581010203880112
2019–20 Iowa WildAHL2822438—————
2019–20 Allen Americans ECHL 84266—————
2020–21 Iowa WildAHL2252734—————
2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL7617623113900016
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL5616122810850004
2023–24 Calgary WranglersAHL631672311251124
AHL totals31367391064512712326

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
NCAA
All-WCHA First Team 2017 [14]
All-WCHA Second Team 2018 [15]

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  15. ↑ "WCHA announces 2017-18 All-WCHA Teams, All-Rookie Team". US College Hockey Online. March 8, 2018.
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