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Capitals Sign Defenseman Patrick McNeill to Entry-Level Contract
Friday, May. 4th, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Patrick McNeill to a three-year entry-level contract beginning next season, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. McNeill will sign an amateur tryout agreement with the Capitals’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, for the remainder of the season.
McNeill, 20, was drafted by Washington in the fourth-round (118th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He played four seasons with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), posting 129 points (53 goals, 129 assists) in 249 career games played.
A 6’0’’, 199-pound native of Strathroy, Ontario, McNeill led the Spirit in scoring this year from his defensive position, posting 58 points (22 goals, 36 assists) in 58 games. He appeared in six playoff games during 2007, scoring three goals and adding two assists for five points. All told, McNeill played in 10 career postseason games for the Spirit, notching nine points (four goals, five assists).
McNeill was named Saginaw’s Team MVP and Most Valuable Defenseman during the 2005-06 season.
McNeill, 20, was drafted by Washington in the fourth-round (118th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He played four seasons with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), posting 129 points (53 goals, 129 assists) in 249 career games played.
A 6’0’’, 199-pound native of Strathroy, Ontario, McNeill led the Spirit in scoring this year from his defensive position, posting 58 points (22 goals, 36 assists) in 58 games. He appeared in six playoff games during 2007, scoring three goals and adding two assists for five points. All told, McNeill played in 10 career postseason games for the Spirit, notching nine points (four goals, five assists).
McNeill was named Saginaw’s Team MVP and Most Valuable Defenseman during the 2005-06 season.
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