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Jared McCann
Jared McCann (born May 31, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCann was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft.
Growing up in Ontario, McCann played minor hockey with teams in the area before leveling up to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. After three seasons with the team, he joined the Canucks, for whom he played only one season, before being traded to the Florida Panthers. In his first season with the team, he split time between the Panthers and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. After three years with the Panthers organization, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019. In 2021, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before getting selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. During the 2022–23 season with the Kraken, he set career highs and franchise records in goals (40) and points (70) in a season. During the 2024–25 season, he set his career high in assists (39).
McCann was born on May 31, 1996, in Stratford, Ontario, to construction company owners Erin and Matt McCann. He grew up with two older siblings, Justin and Jaimie, and an older half-brother, Jordan. Justin was adopted from Guatemala out of fears that pregnancy would exacerbate the symptoms of Erin's multiple sclerosis. The cold temperatures in Stratford meant that McCann spent his childhood playing ice hockey outside on frozen ponds. His favourite National Hockey League (NHL) team growing up was the Los Angeles Kings, because he "liked the colours and the name of the team."
McCann played minor hockey with the London Jr. Knights of Alliance Hockey before joining the London Nationals of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League at the end of the 2011–12 season. McCann was named Alliance Hockey's Player of the Year.
On April 7, 2012, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) selected McCann fourth overall in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection. In 64 games with his junior ice hockey team during the 2012–13 season, McCann scored 21 goals and recorded 23 assists. He and Sergey Tolchinsky were named co-recipients of the Greyhounds' 2013 Rookie of the Year Award, and McCann was also named to the OHL's Second All-Rookie Team. In Game 1 of that year's OHL playoffs, McCann was checked by Cameron Brace of the Owen Sound Attack. He was assisted off the ice and taken to the hospital in an ambulance, with worries about a neck injury or possible concussion. He was ultimately diagnosed with a concussion and a severe case of whiplash, which kept him out of the lineup indefinitely, and Brace was given a five-game suspension for the play. The Greyhounds lost their series against the Attack in six games, with McCann unable to rejoin the team before their elimination.
On December 13, 2013, McCann was named to Team Orr to participate in the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. At the game, on January 15, 2013, he scored the game-winning goal with 3:29 remaining in the third period, to defeat Team Cherry 4–3. McCann finished the 2013–14 season with the Greyhounds totaling 27 goals and 35 assists for 62 points, all OHL career-highs for him at the time. During the playoffs, through nine games, he notched two goals and seven assists. McCann was a top prospect for the 2014 NHL entry draft, being ranked 10th overall among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. At the draft on June 27, McCann was selected 24th overall by the Vancouver Canucks. The pick itself had been acquired earlier in the day through a trade in which the Anaheim Ducks received Ryan Kesler. After McCann's selection, he was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Canucks on July 24, 2014.
During the 2014–15 season, McCann achieved 34 goals and 47 assists in 56 games, raising his career-high numbers. In the playoffs, through three games during the week of May 4, 2015, he notched three goals and three assists. He ended the playoffs scoring six goals and notching 10 assists through 14 games.
Following an impressive showing at training camp, McCann was named to the Canucks' roster for the start of the 2015–16 season on October 5, 2015. He made his NHL debut on October 7 against the Calgary Flames. In the following game, three days later, he scored his first NHL goal against Jonas Hiller of the Flames in a 3–2 overtime loss. He scored the first goal of the night. Canucks alternate captain Daniel Sedin called it "a world-class shot." On November 1, the Canucks announced that McCann and fellow rookie Jake Virtanen would remain in the NHL beyond their nine-game tryout period. His first career assist came on a Jannik Hansen goal, on November 4, in a 3–2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. McCann played 69 games with the Canucks that season, totaling nine goals and nine assists. On May 25, 2016, the Canucks traded McCann with a second and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL entry draft to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and a 2016 fifth-round pick. At the time of the transaction, Canucks general manager Jim Benning thought his team needed a physical defenceman, while the Panthers felt that McCann was a better fit for its possession-based style of hockey than Gudbranson. McCann and Gudbranson later became teammates on the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019.
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Jared McCann
Jared McCann (born May 31, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCann was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft.
Growing up in Ontario, McCann played minor hockey with teams in the area before leveling up to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League. After three seasons with the team, he joined the Canucks, for whom he played only one season, before being traded to the Florida Panthers. In his first season with the team, he split time between the Panthers and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds. After three years with the Panthers organization, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019. In 2021, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before getting selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL expansion draft. During the 2022–23 season with the Kraken, he set career highs and franchise records in goals (40) and points (70) in a season. During the 2024–25 season, he set his career high in assists (39).
McCann was born on May 31, 1996, in Stratford, Ontario, to construction company owners Erin and Matt McCann. He grew up with two older siblings, Justin and Jaimie, and an older half-brother, Jordan. Justin was adopted from Guatemala out of fears that pregnancy would exacerbate the symptoms of Erin's multiple sclerosis. The cold temperatures in Stratford meant that McCann spent his childhood playing ice hockey outside on frozen ponds. His favourite National Hockey League (NHL) team growing up was the Los Angeles Kings, because he "liked the colours and the name of the team."
McCann played minor hockey with the London Jr. Knights of Alliance Hockey before joining the London Nationals of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League at the end of the 2011–12 season. McCann was named Alliance Hockey's Player of the Year.
On April 7, 2012, the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) selected McCann fourth overall in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection. In 64 games with his junior ice hockey team during the 2012–13 season, McCann scored 21 goals and recorded 23 assists. He and Sergey Tolchinsky were named co-recipients of the Greyhounds' 2013 Rookie of the Year Award, and McCann was also named to the OHL's Second All-Rookie Team. In Game 1 of that year's OHL playoffs, McCann was checked by Cameron Brace of the Owen Sound Attack. He was assisted off the ice and taken to the hospital in an ambulance, with worries about a neck injury or possible concussion. He was ultimately diagnosed with a concussion and a severe case of whiplash, which kept him out of the lineup indefinitely, and Brace was given a five-game suspension for the play. The Greyhounds lost their series against the Attack in six games, with McCann unable to rejoin the team before their elimination.
On December 13, 2013, McCann was named to Team Orr to participate in the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. At the game, on January 15, 2013, he scored the game-winning goal with 3:29 remaining in the third period, to defeat Team Cherry 4–3. McCann finished the 2013–14 season with the Greyhounds totaling 27 goals and 35 assists for 62 points, all OHL career-highs for him at the time. During the playoffs, through nine games, he notched two goals and seven assists. McCann was a top prospect for the 2014 NHL entry draft, being ranked 10th overall among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. At the draft on June 27, McCann was selected 24th overall by the Vancouver Canucks. The pick itself had been acquired earlier in the day through a trade in which the Anaheim Ducks received Ryan Kesler. After McCann's selection, he was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Canucks on July 24, 2014.
During the 2014–15 season, McCann achieved 34 goals and 47 assists in 56 games, raising his career-high numbers. In the playoffs, through three games during the week of May 4, 2015, he notched three goals and three assists. He ended the playoffs scoring six goals and notching 10 assists through 14 games.
Following an impressive showing at training camp, McCann was named to the Canucks' roster for the start of the 2015–16 season on October 5, 2015. He made his NHL debut on October 7 against the Calgary Flames. In the following game, three days later, he scored his first NHL goal against Jonas Hiller of the Flames in a 3–2 overtime loss. He scored the first goal of the night. Canucks alternate captain Daniel Sedin called it "a world-class shot." On November 1, the Canucks announced that McCann and fellow rookie Jake Virtanen would remain in the NHL beyond their nine-game tryout period. His first career assist came on a Jannik Hansen goal, on November 4, in a 3–2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. McCann played 69 games with the Canucks that season, totaling nine goals and nine assists. On May 25, 2016, the Canucks traded McCann with a second and a fourth-round pick in the 2016 NHL entry draft to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and a 2016 fifth-round pick. At the time of the transaction, Canucks general manager Jim Benning thought his team needed a physical defenceman, while the Panthers felt that McCann was a better fit for its possession-based style of hockey than Gudbranson. McCann and Gudbranson later became teammates on the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019.