Andrew McBain

Andrew McBain (born February 18, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional player who spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1983 and 1994. 
==Playing career==
McBain was selected 8th overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft (one pick ahead of Cam Neely) by the Winnipeg Jets after scoring 120 points in junior hockey the previous season for the North Bay Centennials. He stepped straight into the NHL in 1983–84 at the age of just 18, and turned in a promising rookie campaign with 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points in 78 games. 
McBain would struggle to build off his rookie campaign, however, and slumped to just 7 goals and 22 points in 1984–85. After scoring just 3 goals in 28 games to start the 1985–86 campaign, he suffered a serious knee injury which required surgery and ended his season. He returned in 1986–87 to post 11 goals and 32 points for the Jets, but was considered a disappointment to that point in his career. 
However, McBain's career would take an upward turn when he was placed on a line with superstar center Dale Hawerchuk for the 1987–88 season and was finally able to show the talent which had made him such a high draft pick, finishing the year with 32 goals and 31 assists for 63 points. He proved especially deadly on the powerplay, where his 20 goals ranked him amongst the league leaders. He would be even better in 1988–89, as he recorded career highs of 37 goals and 40 assists for 77 points, and again scored 20 goals on the powerplay. At the conclusion of the season, he represented Canada at the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships, and helped the team to a silver medal with 6 goals in 10 games. 
Following the season, though, McBain was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a move which would ultimately derail his career. Expected to be another offensive weapon on a star-studded Penguin team, McBain was beaten out for a scoring-line right wing spot by rookie Mark Recchi and found himself mired on the team's fourth line. He scored only 5 goals and 14 points in 41 games for Pittsburgh before being dealt mid-season to the Vancouver Canucks. He wouldn't fare any better in Vancouver, and finished the season with just 9 goals and 23 points in 67 games. 
In 1990–91, McBain was assigned to the minors for the first time in his career, and spent most of the next two seasons in the IHL with the Milwaukee Admirals. He appeared in just 19 games for the Canucks over that stretch, scoring only one goal. 
NHL expansion in the early 1990s provided an opportunity for McBain to get his career back on track, and he signed with the Ottawa Senators for their inaugural season in 1992–93. He appeared in 59 games for the Senators, scoring 7 goals and 23 points. He fared better in 1993–94, with 11 goals in 55 games for Ottawa, his highest total since 1989. At the end of the season, however, he was released.
McBain spent two more seasons toiling in the IHL before retiring in 1996. He finished his NHL career with totals of 129 goals and 172 assists for 301 points in 608 games, along with 633 penalty minutes.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1981–82 	Niagara Falls Flyers 	OHL 	 	68 	19 	25 	44 	35 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	4
1982–83 	North Bay Centennials	OHL 	 	67 	33 	87 	120 	61 	 	8 	2 	6 	8 	17
1983–84 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	78 	11 	19 	30 	37 	 	3 	2 	0 	2 	0
1984–85 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	77 	7 	15 	22 	45 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	0
1985–86 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	28 	3 	3 	6 	17 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	71 	11 	21 	32 	106 	 	9 	0 	2 	2 	10
1987–88 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	74 	32 	31 	63 	145 	 	5 	2 	5 	7 	29
1988–89 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 	 	80 	37 	40 	77 	71 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	41 	5 	9 	14 	51 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	26 	4 	5 	9 	22 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	13 	0 	5 	5 	32 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	47 	27 	24 	51 	69 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	12
1991–92 	Vancouver Canucks 	NHL 	 	6 	1 	0 	1 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	65 	24 	54 	78 	132 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	10
1992–93 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	59 	7 	16 	23 	43 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1992–93 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	55 	11 	8 	19 	64 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1993–94 	P.E.I. Senators 	AHL 	 	26 	6 	10 	16 	102 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1994–95 	Las Vegas Thunder 	IHL 	 	62 	15 	27 	42 	111 	 	8 	0 	3 	3 	33
1995–96 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 	 	77 	15 	15 	30 	85 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	10
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	608 	129 	172 	301 	633 	 	24 	5 	7 	12 	39
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*Career stats at hockeydb.com
*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
Category:Born in 1965
Category:Niagara Falls Flyers alumni
Category:North Bay Centennials alumni
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Winnipeg Jets draft picks
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Vancouver Canucks players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
Category:Retired in 1996
Category:Canadian ice hockey players