Brayden McNabb
Brayden McNabb ( born January 21, 1991, Davidson, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since May 2011 with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League under contract on their farm team, the Rochester Americans, playing in the American Hockey League.
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Career
The defender was initially active from 2006 to 2007 for the Notre Dame Hounds in the unterklassigen Canadian junior league Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League, before he completed his first missions for the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League during the 2006/07 season. In the following season the left-handed shooters made a breakthrough in the Western Hockey League, when he ran aground in 65 games of the regular season for the Kootenay Ice, scoring eleven points. In subsequent seasons succeeded the Canadians to increase its yield strong points; after he posted a total of 36 points scorer in the regular season 2008/ 09, a game years later were already 56 meters in his personal statistics to beech, which he was within the team 's most successful defender. During this time, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the third round to 66th overall position of the Buffalo Sabres.
For the 2010/11 season McNabb was appointed captain of the Kootenay Ice. With 21 goals, 51 assists and 72 points in 59 games of the regular season he introduced each new personal bests. In the final round McNabb was the offensive strength defenders the league with 27 points. In the final series to the Ed Chynoweth Cup, he sat down with the team in five matches against the Portland Winter Hawks and won by the end of his junior career, the WHL championship. In May 2011, McNabb signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. For the 2011/12 season he made his debut for their farm team, the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. In the same season the defender also played his first NHL game.
Internationally
McNabb represented Canada at the U18 World Youth Championship in 2009, when the maple leaves he stood in six games on the ice and reached the fourth place in the team. He was a member of Team Canada Western, which won the bronze medal at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge, 2008.
Awards and achievements
- 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2010 WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2011 WHL East First All-Star Team
- 2011 Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Kootenay Ice win
- 2011 Most Assists in the WHL playoffs
- 2014 AHL All- Star Classic
Internationally
- Bronze medal at the 2008 World U -17 Hockey Challenge
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- World U -17 Hockey Challenge 2008
- U18 World Junior Championships 2009
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )