| Max McCormick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McCormick with the Seattle Kraken in 2022 | |||
| Born |
(1992-05-01) May 1, 1992 De Pere, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| NHL draft |
171st overall, 2011 Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||
Maxwell McCormick (born May 1, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a winger and captain for the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCormick was selected 171st overall in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators.
Playing career
McCormick grew up in the Green Bay area with his younger brother Sam, and played high school hockey for Notre Dame Academy before moving to the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round of the 2011 NHL entry draft. He then committed to a collegiate career attending and playing for Ohio State University for three years. On May 28, 2014, he was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Senators.1
McCormick turned professional in 2014 with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). McCormick made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on October 25, 2015, with Ottawa in a 4–1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.2
On February 6, 2019, McCormick was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for J.C. Beaudin. He was immediately assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.3 McCormick played out the remainder of the 2018–19 season with the Eagles, adding 8 points in 25 regular season games and making two postseason appearances in the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs.
McCormick then signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 25, 2019.4 In the following 2019–20 season, upon returning from injury, he was assigned to the Charlotte Checkers, Carolina's AHL affiliate. McCormick collected 16 goals and 35 points in 56 games before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 28, 2020, McCormick signed a one-year, two-way contract extension.5
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame Academy | FRCC | 18 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Notre Dame Academy | FRCC | 20 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Notre Dame Academy | FRCC | 29 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 55 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 27 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 40 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ohio State University | B1G | 37 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 62 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 57 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 66 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 49 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Colorado Eagles | AHL | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 56 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 46 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 2021–22 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 71 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 76 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 16 | ||
| 2023–24 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 68 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 61 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | ||
| 2023–24 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 19 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 94 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
References
- "Senators sign forward Max McCormick to entry-level contract". Ottawa Senators. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- Wallace, Lisa (October 25, 2015). "Arizona Coyotes down Ottawa Senators 4-1". The Globe and Mail.
- "Avalanche acquires Max McCormick from Senators". Colorado Avalanche. February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- "Canes sign McCormick to one-year, two-way deal". Carolina Hurricanes. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Canes sign Max McCormick to one-year contract". Carolina Hurricanes. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
External links
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database