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PATRICK McNEILL
Defense • Height: 6’0” • Weight: 198 • Shoots: Left
Born: March 17, 1987 (Strathroy, Ontario)
Drafted: Capitals’ fourth-round choice, 118th overall, in the 2005 Entry Draft
2008-09
Ranked fifth among Hershey (AHL) defensemen with 18 points (3g-15a) … Tied for
the lead among Hershey defensemen and third on the team with a +24 rating … Five
of his 18 points came on the power play (1g-4a) … Recorded two four-game point
streaks: 11/16—11/26 (4a) and 11/29—12/11 (1g-3a) … Had a season-high two points
(1g-1a) on 1/21 at Norfolk … Registered the shorthanded GWG on 12/6 vs. Hartford
… Tallied three assists in the AHL playoffs, appearing in 10 games as Hershey won
the Calder Cup.
Career
2007-08: Split his first professional season between Hershey (48 games) and South
Carolina (ECHL, 19 games) … Ranked fourth among Hershey rookies with 14 points
(1g-13a) … Five of his 13 assists came on the power play … Had an assist in his AHL
debut, 11/7 at Norfolk … Had two assists 11/23 at Philadelphia … Scored his first
AHL goal 12/28 at Norfolk … Recorded two assists 2/16 at Binghamton … Recorded
16 points (5g-11a) in 19 games for South Carolina … Had two assists in his first pro
game, 10/20 vs. Columbia … Had points in 12 straight ECHL games (10/24—2/1),
which was interrupted while he played 25 games for Hershey … Appeared in both
the AHL and ECHL playoffs.
CAREER STATISTICS Regular Season Playoffs
Year Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW S GP G A Pts PIM
2002-03 Strathroy OHA-B 45 6 13 19 53 - - - - - - - - - -
2003-04 Saginaw OHL 57 3 11 14 28 - - - - - - - - - -
2004-05 Saginaw OHL 66 7 26 33 31 - - - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Saginaw OHL 68 21 56 77 64 - - - - - 4 1 3 4 6
2006-07 Saginaw OHL 58 22 36 58 49 - - - - - 6 3 2 5 6
2007-08 Hershey AHL 48 1 13 14 16 - - - - - 2 0 0 0 0
Junior Career
2006-07: Tallied 58 points (22g-36a) in 58 games for Saginaw (OHL) … Ranked
fourth among OHL defensemen in points and third in goals … Ranked third on the
team in points and first in assists … Posted 14 multiple-point games on the season
… Played in the OHL All Star Game … Team captain … Scored season-high two
goals twice (10/12 vs. Peterborough, 11/9 vs. Mississauga) … Tallied season-best
South Carolina ECHL 19 5 11 16 16 - - - - - 5 0 2 2 4
2008-09 Hershey AHL 46 3 15 18 20 - - - - - 10 0 3 3 4
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four points vs. Kingston on 10/15 … Recorded 10 points (2g-8a) in season-best six-
game point streak from 3/2—3/16 … Appeared in six playoff games … Netted three
goals and two assists for five points … Finished third on the team in playoff scoring.
2005-06: Skated in 68 games with Saginaw, registering 77 points (21g-56a) … Led
the team in assists and ranked third in points … Finished second on roster with a
+24 rating … His 15 PPGs were good for second place on team … Named Spirit’s
Team MVP and Most Valuable Defenseman … Led all OHL defensemen in scoring …
Played in the OHL All-Star Game … Earned honorable mention on the OHL All-Star
Team … Team captain … Participated in Canada’s National Junior Team Evaluation
Camp. 2004-05: Appeared in 66 games in second season with Saginaw … Tallied
33 points (7g-26a) … Ranked fifth on team in scoring … Four of seven goals were
scored with the man advantage. 2003-04: Skated in 57 games during first year
with Saginaw … Posted 14 points (3g-11a). 2002-03: Tallied 19 points (6g-13a) with
Strathroy (OHA-B) in 45 games played.
International Career
2005: Played for Canada at the Under-18 World Championship. 2004: Won a goal
medal with Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Cup … Member of Canadian team
that won championship at 2004 World U-17 Challenge.
NHL Transactions
Selected by Washington in the seventh round, 209th overall, in the 2005 Entry Draft.
Personal
Enjoys golf and baseball and is a fan of Tiger Woods … Favorite movie is 300;
favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men.