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MacKenzie Blackwood
Blackwood in September 2015
Born (1996-12-09) December 9, 1996 (age 28)
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils (AHL)
NHL draft 42nd overall, 2015
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2016–present

MacKenzie Blackwood (born December 9, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Blackwood was the top-rated North American goaltender ranked in the NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He was taken by the Devils in the 2nd round, 42nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Blackwood was drafted by the Barrie Colts in the fifth round of the 2012 OHL Priority Selection.[2] His outstanding play during his first season with the Colts was rewarded when he was named to the 2013–14 OHL First All-Rookie Team.[3] The following season Blackwood was selected as a member of the OHL All-Stars for the 2014 Subway Super Series.[4] He was also chosen to play the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, but was unavailable due to illness.[5] On June 24, 2015, Blackwood was one of only three goaltenders invited to attend Hockey Canada’s U-20 summer development camp.[6]

Blackwood was one of three goaltenders who represented Canada at the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2011–12 Thunder Bay Kings Mn Midget AAA TBJBHL 38 15 13 2 121 1 3.08
2012–13 Elmira Sugar Kings GOJHL 24 10 8 2 74 0 3.39 .911
2013–14 Barrie Colts OHL 45 23 15 2 2,497 124 0 2.98 .931 10 5 4 552 24 1 2.61 .904
2014–15 Barrie Colts OHL 51 33 14 2 2,953 152 0 3.09 .931 9 5 4 562 27 0 2.88 .922
2015–16 Barrie Colts OHL 43 28 13 0 2,452 111 2 2.72 .914 13 6 5 796 36 1 2.71 .915

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Awards and honours

Award Year
OHL First All-Rookie Team 2013–14 [9]
Subway Super Series OHL All-Stars 2014–15 [10]
OHL First Team All Star 2015–16
OHL Goaltender of the Year 2015–16 [11]

References

  1. ^ "Four Colts ranked highlighted by G Blackwood". The Barrie Examiner. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2013/10/11/hulking-colts-rookie-takes-up-a-lot-of-net
  3. ^ http://www.barriecolts.com/article/mangiapane-blackwood-named-to-ohl-first-all-rookie-team
  4. ^ http://www.subwaysuperseries.ca/article/ohl-announces-2014-subway-super-series-rosters
  5. ^ http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/117953/2015-chlnhl-top-prospects-game-big-third-period-helps-team-orr-coast-6-0-victory/
  6. ^ http://www.tbnewswatch.com/sports/372596/Thunder_Bays_Mackenzie_Blackwood_earns_national_junior_team_invite
  7. ^ "Team Roster for Canada, 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships" (PDF). IIHF. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "MacKenzie Blackwood Stats and News". NHL.com (in en_US). Retrieved February 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2014/04/03/barries-blackwood-and-mangiapane-named-to-first-all-rookie-squad
  10. ^ http://www.subwaysuperseries.ca/article/ohl-offense-comes-alive-in-5-1-win-over-russia
  11. ^ http://new.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/mackenzie-blackwood-named-ohl-goaltender-of-the-year