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Nathan MacKinnon
Born (1995-09-01) September 1, 1995 (age 28)
Halifax, NS, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team Colorado Avalanche
National team  Canada
NHL draft 1st overall, 2013
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2011–present

Nathan MacKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

In his draft year, MacKinnon was named Most Valuable Player of the 2013 Memorial Cup tournament.[1]

Playing career

Early career

MacKinnon grew up playing in the minor ice hockey system of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2] As an atom aged player, MacKinnon recorded 200 points in 50 games.[3] When MacKinnon was twelve and thirteen, he played Bantam AAA for the Cole Harbour Red Wings, recording seasons of 110 and 145 points respectively.[3] After these two seasons, MacKinnon enrolled at Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota.[4] MacKinnon chose to leave his hometown and attend the Minnesota boarding school because of the strength of its ice hockey program.[4] In his first season at Shattuck-Saint Mary's playing with the Bantam Tier I program, he scored 101 points in 58 games played to finish second in team scoring.[5] For the 2010–11 season, MacKinnon joined the Under-16 Midget program at the school. Despite being the team's second youngest player, MacKinnon was averaging more than two points a game and was second in team scoring at the midway point of the season.[3] During the season, MacKinnon was named to the team that represented Nova Scotia in the ice hockey tournament at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[6] At the tournament, MacKinnon scored eight goals and eleven points to finish fourth in tournament scoring as Nova Scotia finished in seventh place.[7] MacKinnon finished his second season at Shattuck-Saint Mary's with 93 points in forty games played, and was second on the team with 45 goals scored.[8]

Junior career

Heading into the 2011 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft, MacKinnon was widely regarded as the favourite to be selected first overall and was ranked by QMJHL Central Scouting as the best available player.[9] Despite this, MacKinnon spent the day of the draft skating with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), as he was considering playing either college ice hockey in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or major junior ice hockey in the QMJHL.[10] On June 4, 2011, MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the 2011 QMJHL Draft.[11] Because MacKinnon does not speak French, there was speculation that he would follow through with his option to play in the USHL until he was eligible for the NCAA, unless his rights were traded to a different QMJHL team.[12] On July 13, 2011, MacKinnon's rights were traded to the Halifax Mooseheads for Carl Gélinas, Francis Turbide, the Mooseheads' first round draft picks in 2012 and 2013, and the Quebec Remparts' first round draft pick in 2013, previously acquired by Halifax.[13] The Mooseheads had been attempting to acquire MacKinnon since Baie-Comeau was awarded the first overall pick in the 2011 QMJHL Draft.[14] MacKinnon scored his first QMJHL hat-trick on December 3, 2011, scoring five goals in a 6–4 victory over the Quebec Remparts.[15] In a league of 18- and 19-year-olds, MacKinnon was only 16 when he accomplished this. The opposing coach for the Remparts was his current coach with the Colorado Avalanche, NHL Hall of Famer Patrick Roy. With five goals in one game, he tied the Mooseheads record for the most goals in a single game held by Jason King.[16]

On May 26, 2013, MacKinnon led the Mooseheads to their first Memorial Cup championship, scoring a hat-trick in the final game against the Portland Winterhawks his second hat trick of the tournament. He was also named Most Valuable Player, scoring a tournament-best seven goals and six assists in four games, and earned a spot on the Tournament All-Star Team.[1]

On June 24, 2013, leading up to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, head coach Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche who owned the first overall selection, stated publicly that his team would select MacKinnon if the draft were held then, despite widespread speculation that the team was likely to select Seth Jones, who grew up in Denver.[17] "It would be tough for us not to take MacKinnon," Roy told ESPN The Magazine. Roy also refused to rule out trading the pick.[18] On June 26, 2013, Avalanche director of amateur scouting Richard Pracey said during a conference call that the team had MacKinnon in their sights. "As of today, we're leaning on Nathan MacKinnon," Pracey said.[19] On June 30, 2013, the Colorado Avalanche did indeed use their first overall pick in the draft to select MacKinnon.[20]

Professional career

MacKinnnon was signed to his first NHL contract, a three-year entry level deal, with the Avalanche on July 9, 2013.[21] He made his NHL debut on October 2, 2013 becoming the youngest hockey player to ever dress in a regular season game for the Colorado Avalanche franchise, registering two assists in a 6 - 1 Colorado victory over the visiting Anaheim Ducks.[22] MacKinnon scored his first NHL goal October 12, 2013 against Michal Neuvirth of the Washington Capitals during the second period at the Verizon Center. [23] MacKinnon became just the third player in NHL to record seven points in his first two playoff games with a goal and six assists in the first two contests against Minnesota in the opening round of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs.

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2012 Piešťany

MacKinnon's first experience with Hockey Canada came when he was named to the Canada Atlantic team for the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[24] Despite being the second youngest player at the tournament, MacKinnon scored five goals and eight points in only five games to finish seventh in tournament scoring.[3][25] This included a game in which he scored two goals and two assists to be named player of the game as Canada Atlantic defeated Finland 4–3.[26] His impressive play helped Canada Atlantic to its best finish since the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, defeating Canada West 2–1 in the fifth place game.[27] The following year, MacKinnon was named to the Canada Atlantic team for the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Windsor, Ontario.[28] On December 13, 2012, MacKinnon was named a member of team Canada for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships along with Mooseheads teammate Jonathan Drouin.[29]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Cole Harbour Red Wings Bantam AAA 50 — — 110 — — — — — —
2008–09 Cole Harbour Red Wings Bantam AAA 35 — — 145 — — — — — —
2009–10 Shattuck-Saint Mary's Bantam AAA 58 54 47 101 56 — — — — —
2010–11 Shattuck-Saint Mary's Midget AAA 40 45 48 93 72 — — — — —
2011–12 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 58 31 47 78 45 17 13 15 28 12
2012–13 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL 44 32 43 75 45 17 11 22 33 12
2013–14 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 24 39 63 26 7 2 8 10 4
NHL totals 82 24 39 63 26 7 2 8 10 4

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada Atlantic U17 5th 5 5 3 8 0
2012 Canada Atlantic U17 7th 5 1 3 4 2
2012 Canada IH18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 6 11 18
2013 Canada WJC 4th 6 0 1 1 4
2014 Canada WC 5th 8 1 3 4 8
Junior totals 21 11 13 24 24
Senior totals 8 1 3 4 8

Records

NHL records

On March 6, 2014, MacKinnon recorded a point in his thirteenth game in a row while being an 18 year old playing in the NHL, breaking the record previously held by Wayne Gretzky (12) in 1979-80.

On April 20, 2014, MacKinnon’s seven points through a player's first two career playoff games ties the NHL record first set by Odie Cleghorn in 1919 and later equaled by Barry Pederson in 1982.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mooseheads Win Mastercard Memorial Cup". Western Hockey League. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Joyce, Gare (February 25, 2010). "Nate the kid". ESPN The Magazine. pp. 52–53. Retrieved January 5, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Penton, Kirk (January 2, 2011). "The next Next One?". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 5, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b McDonald, Alyssa (January 2, 2011). "Crosby comparisons: MacKinnon brings offence to U17s". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "2009–2010 Boys Bantam Tier I stats". Shattuck-Saint Mary's. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "Canada Winter Games". Hockey Nova Scotia. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "Standings/statistics - 2011 Canada Winter Games". Hockey Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  8. ^ "2010–2011 Boys U16 Stats". Shattuck-Saint Mary's. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Wuest, Matthew (May 1, 2011). "MacKinnon tops QMJHL draft ranking". Metro Halifax. Retrieved July 24, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Sager, Neate (June 4, 2011). "QMJHL: Nathan MacKinnon skates in Omaha on draft day". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  11. ^ "Baie-Comeau takes Cole Harbour's Nathan MacKinnon first in QMJHL draft". National Hockey League. June 4, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  12. ^ Walling, Alex (July 23, 2011). "Walling: MacKinnon the second coming of Sid the Kid?". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  13. ^ "Mooseheads acquire top draft pick MacKinnon from Drakkar". The Sports Network. July 19, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  14. ^ Wuest, Matthew (April 7, 2011). "Russell quick to contact Drakkar after coin flip". Metro Halifax. Retrieved July 24, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Palov, Willy (December 4, 2011). "5-goal game for Moose rookie". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved December 4, 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Sager, Neate (December 4, 2011). "Saturday's 3 Stars: Nathan MacKinnon makes some memories for Mooseheads by making mincemeat of Remparts". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  17. ^ Sager, Neate (June 19, 2013). "Colorado Avalanche pass on Seth Jones, will take a forward". Yahoo!. Retrieved June 27, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ tsn.ca Staff (June 25, 2013). "ROY: MACKINNON WOULD BE SELECTION IF DRAFT WAS HELD NOW". The Sports Network. Retrieved June 27, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ tsn.ca Staff (June 27, 2013). "AVALANCHE REITERATE THEY HAVE F MACKINNON IN THEIR SIGHTS". The Sports Network. Retrieved June 27, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ The Canadian Press (June 30, 2013). "Avs pick MacKinnon first overall in NHL draft". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 30, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Avs sign first-overall pick to entry-level deal". The Sports Network. July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Associated Press (October 3, 2013). "Avs' MacKinnon gets 2 points in rout of Ducks". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 3, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/10/12/4832460/avs-vs-capitals-nathan-mackinnon-scores-first-nhl-goal
  24. ^ "Team Atlantic Announced for 2011 World Under 17 Challenge". Hockey Nova Scotia. November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  25. ^ "Statistics/standings - 2011 World Under-17 Challenge - Individual player stats". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  26. ^ Nicholson, Matthew (December 31, 2010). "MacKinnon's four points lead Atlantic to first win". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  27. ^ Nicholson, Matthew (January 3, 2011). "Atlantic earns best finish since '05 with win over West". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  28. ^ "Team Atlantic male U17 official roster announced". Hockey New Brunswick. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  29. ^ "Team Canada heading overseas with lockout questions looming". The Sports Network. December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NHL first overall draft pick
2013 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick
2013 		Succeeded by
TBD

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