Nathan MacKinnon
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Nathan MacKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is a Canadian minor ice hockey forward who currently plays at Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota. MacKinnon has excelled in ice hockey throughout his career, drawing comparisons to National Hockey League player and fellow Nova Scotian, Sidney Crosby.[1]
| Nathan MacKinnon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 1, 1995 (age 29) Dartmouth, NS, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| USHS team | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Eligible 2013 | ||
Early career
MacKinnon grew up playing in the minor ice hockey system of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.[1] As an atom aged player, MacKinnon recorded 200 points in 50 games.[2] When MacKinnon was twelve and thirteen, he played Bantam AAA for the Cole Harbour Red Wings, recording seasons of 110 and 145 points respectively.[2] After these two seasons, MacKinnon enrolled at Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota.[3] He chose to leave his hometown and attend the Minnesota boarding school because of the strength of its ice hockey program.[3] 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.[4] For the 2010–11 season, MacKinnon joined the under-16 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.[2] During the season, MacKinnon was named to the team that will represent Nova Scotia in the ice hockey tournament at the 2011 Canada Games.[5] 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.[6] On June 4th 2011, MacKinnon was selected first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League(QMJHL) draft, by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
International play
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.[7] 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.[2][8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08[2] | Cole Harbour Red Wings | Bantam AAA | 50 | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09[2] | Cole Harbour Red Wings | Bantam AAA | 35 | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10[4] | Shattuck-Saint Mary's Bantam Tier 1 | USHS | 58 | 54 | 47 | 101 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11[6] | Shattuck-Saint Mary's U16 | USHS | 40 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Baie-Comeau Drakkar | LHJMQ | ? | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | ||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada Atlantic | U17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Gare (2010-02-25). "Nate the kid". ESPN The Magazine. p. 52–53. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ a b c d e f Penton, Kirk (2011-01-02). "The next Next One?". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ a b McDonald, Alyssa (2011-01-02). "Crosby comparisons: MacKinnon brings offence to U17s". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ a b "2009-2010 Boys Bantam Tier I stats". Shattuck-Saint Mary's. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Canada Winter Games". Hockey Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ a b "2010-2011 Boys U16 Stats". Shattuck-Saint Mary's. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ "Team Atlantic Announced for 2011 World Under 17 Challenge". Hockey Nova Scotia. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ "Statistics/standings - 2011 World Under-17 Challenge - Individual player stats". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Nicholson, Matthew (2010-12-31). "MacKinnon's four points lead Atlantic to first win". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Nicholson, Matthew (2011-01-03). "Atlantic earns best finish since '05 with win over West". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-05.