Bryan McCabe Bryan McCabe ( born June 8 , 1975 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is a free agent . McCabe moved to Calgary , Alberta at a young age and spent the majority of his minor hockey career playing in the Calgary area . Drafted out of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) 40th overall by the New York Islanders in 1993 , McCabe competed in the 1995 Memorial Cup and was named to back - to - back WHL First All - Star Teams during his major junior career . He began his NHL career with the Islanders before stints with the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks . In 2000 – 01 , McCabe began a seven - season tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs , where he played the majority of his career . Internationally , McCabe competed for Team Canada , winning gold medals at the 1997 World Championships , 1994 and 1995 World Junior Championships and the 1992 Pacific Cup . He is also a one - time Olympian , having represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . Playing career . McCabe began playing junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) in 1991 – 92 . After one and a half seasons in Medicine Hat , he was traded to the Spokane Chiefs . He completed the 1992 – 93 season with 60 points in 60 games split between the Tigers and Chiefs . That summer , he was drafted in the second round , 40th overall , by the New York Islanders in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft . Upon being drafted , he returned to the Chiefs in 1993 – 94 and put up a junior career high 84 points in 64 games . In McCabe ' s fourth and final year of junior , he was sent to the Brandon Wheat Kings for the remaining 20 games of the 1994 – 95 season . He put up a total of 69 points in 62 games as was chosen as a First - Team WHL All - Star . In 1995 – 96 , McCabe began his NHL career with the Islanders . He recorded 23 points in his rookie season before being traded midway through his third year in New York with Todd Bertuzzi and a third round draft pick in 1998 ( Jarkko Ruutu ) to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Trevor Linden . He played one and a half seasons with the Canucks before being shipped to the Chicago Blackhawks on draft day in a bid by Brian Burke to draft Daniel and Henrik Sedin second and third overall , respectively . McCabe was packaged with Vancouver ' s first round draft pick in 2000 in exchange for Chicago ' s first round draft pick in 1999 . After a 6 - goal , 25 - point campaign with the Blackhawks in 1999 – 2000 , McCabe was traded once again , on October 2 , 2000 , to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Alexander Karpovtsev and a fourth round draft choice ( Vladimir Gusev ) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . McCabe found his stride in Toronto and built on a 17 - goal , 43 - point breakout season in 2001 – 02 , with 53 points two seasons later , culminating in a fourth place finish in Norris Trophy voting Second Team All - Star honours . As NHL play was suspended due to the 2004 – 05 lockout , he signed with HV71 of the Swedish Elitserien . McCabe struggled with HV71 and exercised an escape clause in his contract before a game against Södertälje SK where he was scheduled to be a healthy scratch . He had one goal , no assists , 30 penalty minutes , and a - 12 rating over ten games . When NHL play resumed the following season , McCabe emerged with a career high 19 goals , 49 assists and 68 points in 73 games with the Maple Leafs . He finished the season third overall in points among defencemen , behind Nicklas Lidström and Sergei Zubov . Near the beginning of the season , McCabe was recognized as the NHL ' s Offensive Player of the Week for the week of November 13 – 19 , 2005 , and was later named as a reserve on Team Canada ' s 2006 Olympic team in Turin . Following McCabe ' s career year , McCabe and the Leafs signed a five - year deal worth $ 28 . 75 million on June 28 , 2006 with a no - movement clause . He put up 57 points in 82 games the following season . On October 15 , 2007 , McCabe scored in his own net during the dying seconds of overtime while playing the Buffalo Sabres . The goal was credited to Aleš Kotalík . In 2007 – 08 , McCabe was the focus of numerous trade rumours , but he refused to waive his no - trade clause . Numerous media outlets reported that he would waive it once the Leafs paid him a $ 2 million signing bonus due on September 1 , 2008 . As such , McCabe was traded to the Florida Panthers on September 2 , the day after receiving his bonus . He was sent with a fourth round draft pick in 2010 in exchange for defenceman Mike Van Ryn . On September 23 , 2009 , McCabe was named the team captain of the Florida Panthers . On November 6 , 2009 , McCabe played in his 1000th game in the NHL . On February 26 , 2011 , McCabe was traded to the New York Rangers for forward Tim Kennedy and a 3rd round draft pick . He later retired after the trade . International play . While in junior , McCabe was a member of three gold medal - winning Canadian teams , the first of which was at the 1992 Pacific Cup in Japan . The under - 18 tournament was in just its second year of what is now known as the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament . at the 1994 and 1995 World Junior Championships . In 1995 , he was named to the tournament All - Star Team and was honoured as Best Defenceman after posting 12 points in 7 games . After joining the NHL , McCabe appeared in three consecutive World Championships , in 1997 , 1998 , and 1999 , capturing gold in 1997 . On December 21 , 2005 , McCabe was named as a reserve for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics at Turin , Italy . On February 2 , 2006 , he was moved from the reserves to the official roster to replace an injured Ed Jovanovski . Team Canada would fail to defend its 2002 Olympic gold medal and was eliminated by Russia in the quarter - finals . Off the ice . McCabe has a wife named Roberta , a native of Long Island who he met during his stint with the New York Islanders and together they have two daughters named Stevie and Jocelyn . They have a home on Long Island , New York . Awards and achievements . WHL International NHL External links . [ Category : 2006 Olympian ] ]