Mason McTavish

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Mason McTavish
Born (2003-01-30) January 30, 2003 (age 19)
Zürich, Switzerland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Anaheim Ducks
Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 2021
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2020–present

Mason McTavish (born January 30, 2003) is a Swiss-born Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Hamilton Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1][2] McTavish was selected third overall by the Ducks in the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[3][4][5][6]

Playing career[]

McTavish played minor ice hockey for the Pembroke Lumber Kings, where he was coached by his father, Dale McTavish, who also owned the team. He was selected fifth overall in the 2019 OHL Draft by the Peterborough Petes, the same junior team his father played for.[7] In his first year of junior hockey, he finished second among under-17 players in goals before the season was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following season, with the OHL season suspended due to the pandemic, McTavish returned to Switzerland, though he was unable to get a work visa until he turned eighteen, eventually joining second division side EHC Olten in February, where he would play thirteen games before returning home to play in the Under-18 World Championships, where he served as captain and scored eleven points in seven games as Canada won the gold medal.[8][9]

McTavish was selected third overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[10] He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Ducks on August 13, 2021.[11] He was initially scheduled to not play in the team's opening day game against the Winnipeg Jets, but was added to the lineup just hours before the contest. In his NHL debut, McTavish scored his first career goal and recorded an assist in a 4–1 win. At 18 years, 256 days old, he surpassed Oleg Tverdovsky as the youngest Duck to score a goal.[12] McTavish skated in three games before a lower-body injury forced him out of the lineup. He was assigned to the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, on a conditioning loan on October 28.[13] He recorded two points in three games for the Gulls whilst with the club. McTavish finished with two goals and one assist in nine games overall for the Ducks before being re-assigned to the Petes on November 20. With not having exceeded the nine-game mark, the Ducks did not burn a year off of McTavish's entry-level contract.[14]

McTavish appeared in 5 games with the Petes, posting 6 goals and 7 points, before he was traded to contending club, the Hamilton Bulldogs, in exchange for two prospects and 6 draft selections on January 9, 2022.[15]

International play[]

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 United States

In January 2022, McTavish was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[16][17][18]

Personal life[]

McTavish was born in Switzerland while his father, Dale, was playing for SC Rapperswil-Jona. He first began playing ice hockey in Zug, before the family returned to Canada when Mason was eight years old following Dale's retirement. The family settled in Carp. He has one older brother, Darian.[9]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2018–19 Pembroke Lumber Kings CCHL 5 3 4 7 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Peterborough Petes OHL 57 29 13 42 31 — — — — —
2020–21 EHC Olten SL 13 9 2 11 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 9 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
2021–22 San Diego Gulls AHL 3 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2021–22 Peterborough Petes OHL 5 6 1 7 11 — — — — —
NHL totals 9 2 1 3 2 — — — — —

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2020 Canada White U17 4th 6 2 1 3 8
2021 Canada U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 6 11 10
Junior totals 13 7 7 14 18

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
OHL
OHL Second All-Rookie Team 2019–20 [19]
International
World U18 Championship gold medal 2021
World U18 Championship top 3 player on team 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 NHL draft Day 1 takeaways: Many trades, Michigan makes history". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Masters, Mark (June 12, 2021). "McTavish doesn't want to change much ahead of NHL Draft". TSN. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ducks Select McTavish with Third Overall Pick of NHL Draft". AnaheimDucks.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Stephens, Eric (July 23, 2021). "Will No. 3 draft pick Mason McTavish and his 'rough and a little rowdy' style help restore the Ducks' identity?". The Athletic. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Teaford, Elliott (July 23, 2021). "NHL draft: Ducks select Mason McTavish with third overall pick". The Orange County Register. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Sears, Ethan (July 23, 2021). "Kings stay put in NHL draft and land defenseman Brandt Clarke with eighth pick". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Like Father, Like Son: Dale and Mason McTavish – Peterborough Petes". Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "NHL Draft profile: Mason McTavish". NHL.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Wheeler, Scott. "From Switzerland and back: The unique hockey story of Ducks' 2021 NHL Draft pick Mason McTavish". The Athletic. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ducks Nab McTavish with Third Overall Pick of NHL Draft". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "McTavish, No. 3 pick in 2021 Draft, signs entry-level contract with Ducks". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Reedy, Joe (October 14, 2021). "McTavish, 18, scores in NHL debut as Ducks beat Jets 4-1". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ducks Assign Carrick, McTavish to San Diego". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "Ducks Assign McTavish to OHL Peterborough". Anaheim Ducks. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "Bulldogs acquire Mason McTavish from Petes". Hamilton Bulldogs. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  16. ^ "Canada unveils non-NHL Olympic hockey roster with pro experience, young talent". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Nichols, Paula (January 25, 2022). "Team Canada's 25-player men's hockey roster nominated for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Stephens, Mike (January 25, 2022). "Canada Names Men's 2022 Olympic Hockey Roster". The Hockey News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  19. ^ "Petes' McTavish first OHL name off the board at 2021 NHL Draft". Ontariohockeyleague.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

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