Former AIC Yellow Jacket Played Five Games for Hartford in 2018-19
BY: Bob Crawford, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, August 28, 2019: Hartford Wolf Pack general manager Chris Drury announced today that the Wolf Pack has signed forward Shawn McBride to an AHL contract.
McBride, a 6-2, 200-pound rookie out of American International College, played five games with the Wolf Pack in 2018-19 after he finished his college eligibility, registering one assist. As a senior at AIC, the 24-year-old Victoria, B.C. native captained AIC to the first-ever AHA championship, and NCAA Tournament berth, in program history, scoring four goals and adding 19 assists for 23 points, and serving ten minutes in penalties, in 41 games. His 19 assists were third-most on the Yellow Jacket team.
In 151 career games over four seasons with AIC, McBride registered 19 goals and 42 assists for 61 points, along with 32 penalty minutes.
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