Player's Profile
- Name: Patrick McNeill
- Position: D
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 197 lbs
- Birthdate: 1987-03-17
- Eligible for Draft: 2005
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Strathroy, Ontario
- Acquired: 4th round (118th overall), 2005
- Playing In: Pro
Patrick McNeill
Prospect Grade: 5.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2004-05: In 66 games he recorded 33 points, but on a very bad Saginaw Spirit hockey club, his -29 rating is still quite noticeable. Some scouts believed that McNeill took unneeded criticism and that he was actually a better defenseman than he got credit for. He was the leader on his team all year as a 17-year-old playing upwards of 29 minutes a game; he played on both the penalty kill and the power play and was on the ice for every other even strength shift. For a 17-year-old, that much responsibility really wore him down. When Saginaw acquired defenseman Steven Whitely at the deadline, it enabled them to play McNeill less and he was a better player for it. Registered just 7 goals and 26 assists in 66 games.
2005-06: McNeill took the OHL by storm. He lead the OHL in scoring by a defenseman with 77 points (21 goals, 56 assists), and rebounded from last season’s plus/minus by finishing the season at +24. His 77 points were a team record by a defenseman.
2006-07: Despite missing 10 games due to injury, he has had a very nice statistical year with 22 goals and 36 assists and a +8 in 58 games. In the playoffs, he had five points in six games. Served as team captain.
2007-08: McNeill split his first professional season between Hershey (AHL, 48 games) and South Carolina (ECHL, 19 games). He ranked fourth among Hershy rookies with 14 points (1+13). Five of his 13 assists came on the power play. He recorded 16 points (5+11) in 19 games for South Carolina, the best points per game of any club defenseman with more than five games played. He had two assists in his first pro game on Oct. 20 vs. Columbia and had points in 12 straight ECHL games (10/24 – 2/1), which was interrupted while he played 25 games for Hershey. He had an assist in his AHL debut on Nov. 7 at Norfolk and scored his first AHL goal on Dec. 28 at Norfolk. He appeared in both the AHL and ECHL playoffs this season.
Talent Analysis
His strengths are with the puck on the point, on the power play, moving the puck and creating offense from the backend. Able to take the man and he plays well in the defensive zone.
Future
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Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| 2003-04 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | 57 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -19 | 28 |
| 2004-05 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | 66 | 7 | 26 | 33 | -29 | 31 |
| 2005-06 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | 68 | 21 | 56 | 77 | +24 | 64 |
| 2006 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 2006-07 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | 58 | 22 | 36 | 58 | +8 | 49 |
| 2007 | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
Profile Last Updated: March, 17th 2009
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