Patrick McNeill

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Patrick McNeill
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McNeill with the Portland Pirates in 2014
Born (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 37)
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
WOSHL team
Former teams		Strathroy Jets
Hershey Bears
Springfield Falcons
Portland Pirates
ERC Ingolstadt
Augsburger Panther
NHL draft 118th overall, 2005
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2007–2020

Patrick McNeill (born March 17, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing men's senior hockey with the Strathroy Jets of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League (WOSHL).

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Playing career

Born in Strathroy, Ontario, and a first overall pick in the Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection in 2003 by the Saginaw Spirit, McNeill then earned gold with Team Ontario during the 2004 World U-17 hockey challenge, gold with Team Canada during the 2004 World Junior Cup and a spot on both the 2005 OHL All Star squad and the Team Canada training squad at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

He was drafted 118th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. After signing an entry-level contract with Capitals, McNeill spent the next six seasons of his professional career with AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. He claimed two Calder Cups and ranked 8th in all-time scoring for the Bears amongst defenseman with 152 points. [1]

On July 6, 2013, McNeill left the Capitals organization as a free agent and signed a one-year, two way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. [2] In his only year within the Blue Jackets, McNeill was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons for the duration of the 2013–14 season. He responded with a career high 11 goals and 37 points in 63 games for the Falcons.

On July 5, 2014, McNeill signed as a free agent to a one-year, two way contract with the Arizona Coyotes. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates for the 2014–15 season.

At the conclusion of his seventh year in the American League, McNeill signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on June 1, 2015. [3] In his first DEL season he was best scored defenseman of the league with 39 points. [4]

After three seasons in Ingolstadt, McNeill left as a free agent, opting to continue in the DEL with Augsburger Panther on a one-year deal on June 8, 2018. [5]

Patrick McNeill has played several times for the Canadian national team. He played for Team Canada in Deutschland Cup 2016, [6] he also participated in the scouting tournaments of Team Canada's olympic preparation. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Strathroy Rockets WOHL 456131953—————
2003–04 Saginaw Spirit OHL 573111428—————
2004–05 Saginaw SpiritOHL667263331—————
2005–06 Saginaw SpiritOHL682156776441346
2006–07 Saginaw SpiritOHL582236584963256
2007–08 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 19511161650224
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 48113141620000
2008–09 Hershey BearsAHL463151820100334
2009–10 Hershey BearsAHL628273536113362
2010–11 Hershey BearsAHL51720273061234
2011–12 Hershey BearsAHL711031413221122
2012–13 Hershey BearsAHL474131716—————
2013–14 Springfield Falcons AHL631126374650442
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL2311112851120
2015–16 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52633394220114
2016–17 ERC IngolstadtDEL52226282620220
2017–18 ERC IngolstadtDEL374482650112
2018–19 Augsburger Panther DEL5192029401324634
2019–20 Augsburger PantherDEL513212434—————
2021–22Strathroy JetsWOSHL6224020112
AHL totals41145156201204416142014
DEL totals2432410412816822281040

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2004 Canada Ontario U17 Gold medal icon.svg61450
2004 Canada U18 Gold medal icon.svg51122
Junior totals112572

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
Jack Ferguson Award 2003
Second All-Star Team 2006 [8]
Third All-Star Team 2007
AHL
Calder Cup (Hershey Bears) 2009, 2010

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References

  1. ↑ "After six seasons and two Calder Cups, Patrick McNeill bids farewell". Pennlive.com. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Blue Jackets sign defenseman Patrick McNeill to one-year deal". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  3. ↑ "ERC Ingolstadt brings McNeill" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. ↑ "DEL Topscorer" (in German). del.org. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-08.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Defense complete - McNeill comes to Augsburg" (in German). Augsburger Panther. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  6. ↑ "Two Panthers for Team Canada". ERC Ingolstadt. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  7. ↑ "McNeill & Buck win bronze". ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  8. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 317. ISBN   978-1-60078-422-4.
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