Birth Date: September 1, 1995
Birth Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 179 pounds
2011-2012 Junior Team: Halifax Mooseheads of the QJMHL
Position: Right Wing
Hand: Right
Born in 1995, MacKinnon isn't eligible for the NHL Draft until 2013, but he's already projected to go first overall. He's drawn a lot of comparisons to Penguins superstar, Sidney Crosby, especially being from the same city as Crosby. In fact, he seems to be following a lot of Crosby's footsteps. Along with both being from Halifax, MacKinnon also attended the same boarding school as Crosby (Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota. There, they both became elite scorers. MacKinnon's astonishing 101 points in 58 games still wasn't enough to beat Crosby's record of 162 points in 57 games.
After attending Shattuck-Saint Mary's for two years, MacKinnon was drafted first overall by Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QJMHL. However, since MacKinnon does not speak French, it was believe he would play in the USHL unless his rights were traded to a different team. He was subsequently traded to the Mooseheads, where he would make his major-junior debut.
Dude has 62 points in 43 games so far this season, along with a +6. Not too shabby for a first year player in the Q. I don't see him becoming as dominant a player as Sid, though. Crosby outscored this guy in Juniors by a longshot, but then again, you never know what could happen. MacKinnon is still really young. Born in 1995? Jesus, I feel old.
Here's a video of him with a 5 goal performance:
So, the kid's definitely really good, there's no denying that. I just don't know if I see him being the third coming of Gretzky or anything. But again, what do I know? Not much, I bet. One thing I didn't like though was he had a clear pass up ice for the empty net goal, but he was a little selfish and took it himself. Four ain't enough? Meh, no matter to me, it just seems like you'd want to share the wealth a little, but I digress.
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