Max McCormick

Max McCormick
500px McCormick with the Seattle Kraken in 2022
Born	(1992-05-01) May 1, 1992 De Pere, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Left wing
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 forward who is currently playing as captain of 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

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McCormick grew up in the Green Bay area where he played junior hockey for Notre Dame Academy before moving to the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League. 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 Ohio State University for three years. On May 28, 2014, he was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Senators.

McCormick turned professional in 2014 with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). McCormick made his NHL debut on October 25, 2015 with Ottawa in a 4–1 defeat to the Arizona Coyotes.

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 American League affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. McCormick played out the remainder of the 2018–19 season with the Eagles, adding 8 points in 25 regular season games. Helping the Eagles to the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs, he made two post-season appearances.

As a free agent from his brief tenure with the Avalanche, McCormick was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 25, 2019. In the following 2019–20 season, McCormick returning from injury was belatedly assigned by the Hurricanes to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Among the Checkers scoring lines, McCormick collected 16 goals and 35 points in 56 games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On October 28, 2020, McCormick as a free agent remained with the Hurricanes, signing a one-year, two-way contract extension.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Notre Dame Academy	USHS		16	19	20	39	—		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Notre Dame Academy	USHS		18	19	38	57	—		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Notre Dame Academy	USHS		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		6	3	4	7	2
NHL totals				93	8	5	13	97		—	—	—	—	—

External links

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