Future Watch: Mark McNeill Rookie Hockey Cards, Stars

Future Watch: Mark McNeill Rookie Hockey Cards, Stars – Mark McNeill was a member of the Chicago Blackhawks organization since 2011. He was selected as the 18th overall pick in that year’s NHL Draft. Whenever the Blackhawks spend a first round pick they are hoping they get a “top nine” player out of it. Well, the Blackhawks have been a hard nut for McNeill to crack and as a result he was traded a week ago.

He’s now with the Dallas Stars organization. The center wore the “A” in Rockford and is now currently playing for the Texas Stars of the AHL. In 2012-13, when he was selected by Canada for the World Junior Championships, he played a specific role. He was the center who won face-offs and played solid defense. From that point on I thought that was his best shot to make it to the NHL full-time. The Blackhawks gave him a game last season and now he’s hungry to get back to the NHL.

At 6′-2″, 214lbs, he has the kind of pro body scouts love. So far in Texas he has a goal in three games of service. With Dallas, he has a head coach at the pro level in Lindy Ruff, who likes players who can throw their weight around and exhibit a two-way game. This could be the perfect match in the future but for now McNeill will have to impress his new organization.

Here’s a look at McNeill talking about his new teammates:

Mark McNeill has officially licensed, NHL rookie cards in:

• 2016-17 Upper Deck Series 2 Hockey
• 2016-17 Upper Deck MVP
• 2016-17 O-Pee-Chee
• 2016-17 Upper Deck SP Game-Used

At 24, the Blackhawks included him in a trade as a chip and a way to give him a fresh start. The Stars need players like McNeill so it would seem like a good fit. Next year, McNeill will get an opportunity to make the big club out of training camp.

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Russ Cohen is an accomplished writer for www.sportsology.info and radio host for the Sportsology Radio Network and covers multiple sports including writing specifically about the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. He has numerous articles published on NHL.com and other team websites as well as Slam, CSNPhilly.com and FoxSports.com. Some of his articles have appeared in Canadian Sports Collector, Goalie News, New England Hockey Journal, The Hockey News, Beckett Hockey, Blueshirt Bulletin, NHL Publications and he has a monthly column in Center Ice Magazine that is distributed to every amateur hockey rink in the Pennsylvania. Russ has been asked to be a guest on several radio shows as a respected and valued expert on sports and has extensive AM radio experience including Hockey Prospect Radio on NHL Network Radio for the last 14 years, plus TSN 1050 and Sportstalkny WLIE 540 AM.

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