Former All-American McBain called up to Carolina
March 16, 2010 | Men's Hockey
March 16, 2010
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin men's hockey's leading scorer a year ago was called up by the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes today from his Albany AHL team and could make his NHL debut tonight agains the Boston Bruins.
From hurricanes.nhl.com...
McBain, who will turn 22 on March 25, is in his first full professional season and has yet to make his NHL debut. The Edina, Minn., native leads all Albany defensemen and ranks second among River Rats in scoring this season with 40 points (7g, 33a) in 68 games played. He ranks third on the team in plus/minus (+13) and is currently ninth among AHL defensemen in points this season.
McBain (6'2", 200 lbs.) was the Hurricanes' first selection (63rd overall) in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He played three seasons of collegiate hockey at the University of Wisconsin, where he totaled 15 goals and 64 assists (79 points) in 111 career games. McBain was selected as the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's (WCHA) Player of the Year and a candidate for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award (top college player) following his junior season in 2008-09, after totaling 37 points (7g, 30a) to lead the Badgers in scoring. McBain is a product of the United States National Team Development Program, and represented the United States at the 2007 and 2008 World Junior Championships.
If McBain plays tonight, he will become the third Badger in one week to make his season debuts as Chicago's Adam Burish and Atlanta's Chris Chelios each made their season debuts near the end of last week. He would also become the 17th Badger in the NHL this season and the 65th in UW history.
