Mitch McLain

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Mitch McLain
Born (1993-12-03) December 3, 1993 (age 30)
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		 Calgary Wranglers
Iowa Wild
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Mitchell McLain (born December 3, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Calgary Wranglers 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]

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 [13]
All-WCHA Second Team 2018 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "McLain tabbed to lead Rivermen". The Langley Advance Times. April 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rubado, Jared (June 17, 2018). "Hockey: McLain's college career as impressive off the ice as on". The Brainerd Dispatch.
  3. 1 2 3 Wagner, John (February 1, 2018). "BG's McLain does good work on and off ice". The Toledo Blade.
  4. ↑ "McLain makes pro debut with Iowa Wild". The Brainerd Dispatch. March 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Wagner, John (March 17, 2018). "BG hockey's McLain signs AHL contract". The Toledo Blade.
  6. ↑ Mohs, Peter. "BHS graduate McLain waiting for NHL opportunity". The Brainerd Dispatch.
  7. ↑ Kallmann, Dave (March 25, 2022). "Childhood friends and unlikely pros, the Milwaukee Admirals' Cole Smith and Mitch McLain enjoy being teammates again". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  8. ↑ "Milwaukee signs McLain to AHL deal". Pro Hockey News. July 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ Pike, Ryan (July 27, 2022). "Unnamed AHL Team signs Mitch McLain to two-year AHL contract". FlamesNation.
  10. ↑ Millsop, Jeremy (July 22, 2022). "McLain inks 2-year deal with Calgary". The Brainerd Dispatch.
  11. ↑ Francis, Eric (October 1, 2022). "Flames Takeaways: Sutter still searching for that elusive Top 6 winger". Sportsnet.
  12. ↑ Pike, Ryan (October 1, 2022). "What Mitch McLain can teach us about success at Calgary Flames training camp". FlamesNation.
  13. ↑ Gordon, Kevin (March 9, 2017). "McLain named first-team All-WCHA". BGSU Hockey.
  14. ↑ "WCHA announces 2017-18 All-WCHA Teams, All-Rookie Team". US College Hockey Online. March 8, 2018.
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