Jared McCann

Jared McCann (born May 31, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCann was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round (24th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, a pick acquired by Vancouver from the Anaheim Ducks in the 2014 Ryan Kesler trade. McCann was traded by the Canucks to the Florida Panthers in 2016. He was later traded to his current team, the Penguins, in 2019.

Jared McCann
McCann with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019
Born	May 31, 1996 Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	24th overall, 2014 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	2015–present

Playing career

McCann was selected 4th overall in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.[1]

Playing with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, McCann was recognized for his outstanding performance[2] during the 2012–13 season when he was named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team.[3] McCann was also selected as a member of Team Ontario for the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Following the 2012–13 season, McCann was named to Team Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 team[4] and he competed at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament to win the gold medal with Team Canada.[5]

McCann was a top 2014 NHL Entry Draft prospect.[6] After his selection by the Canucks (24th overall), he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract on July 24, 2014.[7]

McCann during his rookie year with the Canucks in 2015

Vancouver Canucks

Following an impressive training camp, McCann was named to the Canucks' roster for the start of the 2015–16 season on October 5, 2015.[8] He made his NHL debut on October 7, 2015 against the Calgary Flames. The following game, on October 10, he scored his first NHL goal against Jonas Hiller of the Calgary Flames in a 3–2 OT loss. He scored the first goal of the night. Alternate captain Daniel Sedin called it "a world-class shot." [9][10] On November 1, 2015 the Canucks announced that McCann and fellow rookie Jake Virtanen would remain in the NHL beyond their nine-game tryout period.[11]

His first career assist came on a Jannik Hansen goal, on November 4, 2015, in a 3–2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[12]

Florida Panthers

On May 25, 2016, the Canucks traded him with a second and a fourth round pick in 2016 NHL Entry Draft to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and a 2016 fifth-round pick.[13]

McCann started the 2017–18 season with the Panthers with two goals and five points in his first seven games, playing in a bottom-six role.[14]

On October 25, 2017 McCann was placed on Injury Reserve due to a lower body injury he received in a game against the Washington Capitals, on October 21, in which he recorded his fifth point for the 2017–18 season.[15][16] McCann returned to action on November 4,[17] in a 5–4 loss to the New York Rangers.[18]

Pittsburgh Penguins

On February 1, 2019, McCann was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Nick Bjugstad in exchange for Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a second- and fourth-round pick in 2019 and Minnesota's fourth-round pick in 2019.[19]

On September 18, 2020, McCann signed a two-year, $5.88 million contract to remain with the Penguins. [20]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia

On April 29, 2019, McCann was named to his first Team Canada roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Slovakia.[21] McCann helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the Silver Medal on May 26, 2019.[22] He finished the tournament with 2 goals and 5 points in 10 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	London Nationals	GOJHL		4	1	0	1	2		4	2	1	3	0
2012–13	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		64	21	23	44	35		1	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		64	27	35	62	51		9	2	5	7	4
2014–15	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL		56	34	47	81	27		14	6	10	16	12
2015–16	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		69	9	9	18	32		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Florida Panthers	NHL		29	1	6	7	4		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Springfield Thunderbirds	AHL		42	11	14	25	55		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Florida Panthers	NHL		68	9	19	28	30		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Florida Panthers	NHL		46	8	10	18	18		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		32	11	6	17	13		4	0	1	1	0
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		66	14	21	35	17		3	0	1	1	2
NHL totals				310	52	71	123	114		7	0	2	2	2

McCann during the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013	Canada Ontario	U17	6th		5	1	2	3	2
2013	Canada	IH18			5	1	0	1	0
2014	Canada	WJC18			7	1	2	3	6
2019	Canada	WC			10	2	3	5	8
Junior totals					17	3	4	7	8
Senior totals					10	2	3	5	8

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Ref
Midget
ALLIANCE Player of the Year	2012	[23]
OHL
Second All-Rookie Team	2012–13	[24]
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game	2014

References

1. "OHL Draft 2012 Results and Commentary". TheHockeyWriters.com. July 6, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
2. "2014 NHL Draft Prospects Haydn Fleury and Jared McCann". HockeyProspect.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
3. "Connor McDavid is OHL rookie of the year". Ontario Hockey League. April 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
4. "Greyhound Jared McCann Headed to Slovakia". saultsports.com. July 19, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
5. "NHL draft tracker: Jared McCann, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds". Yahoo! Sports. September 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
6. "2014 NHL Draft: ISS Hockey's Top 15 players". hockeynow.ca. June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
7. "Canucks sign center Jared McCann". Vancouver Canucks. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
8. "Scouting the newbies". canucks.nhl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
9. "Gaudreau's OT goal gets Flames past Canucks". nhl.com. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
10. "Stratford's Jared McCann scored his first NHL goal Saturday night against the Calgary Flames". Stratford Beacon Herald.com. October 11, 2015.
11. "Kuzma: McCann, Virtanen get grilled — but make Canucks". www.theprovince.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
12. "Penguins make it five straight, edge Canucks". nhl.com. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
13. "Florida Panthers acquire Jared McCann and picks from Vancouver". Florida Panthers. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
14. "How do you do, Jared McCann?". SBNation. November 1, 2017.
15. "Panthers' Jared McCann: Moves to IR". CBSSports. October 26, 2017.
16. "Panthers' Jared McCann: Day-to-day with lower-body injury". CBSSports. October 22, 2017.
17. DeFranks, Matthew (November 3, 2017). "Panthers hope to add three injured forwards back to lineup for game against Rangers". Sun Sentinel. Coral Springs. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
18. "New York Rangers v Panthers recap box score". nhl.com.
19. "Brassard, Sheahan traded to Panthers by Penguins". National Hockey League. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
20. "McCann signs two-year contract to remain with Penguins". National Hockey League. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
21. "Hockey Canada names 22 players to 2019 IIHF World Championship roster". Hockey Canada. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
22. "Finland defeats Canada for Gold Medal at World Championship". The Sports Network. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
23. "2013 minor mideget players of the year". Ontario Hockey League. April 1, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
24. "OHL Awards announced". BayShoreBroadcasting.ca. April 25, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database