Florida Acquires Bryan McCabe and Fourth Round Draft Pick in 2010 from Toronto
by Staff Writer / Florida Panthers| Defenseman Bryan McCabe (Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images) |
“We are very pleased to have acquired a player with Bryan’s talent level and playing experience,” said Martin. “Bryan is a big, strong, hard hitting defenseman who also possesses the ability to be a goal scorer and play on special teams. He will be counted on to play an integral role on our defense and to help bring future success to our franchise.”
McCabe, 33, has played in 917 National Hockey League contests for the NY Islanders (1995-98), Vancouver (1998-99), Chicago (1999-00) and Toronto (2000-08), scoring 115 goals with 303 assists and 1574 PIM. He has recorded at least 20 points in each of his 12 NHL playing seasons, including three consecutive 50-plus point seasons (2003-07).
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The St. Catharines, Ontario native, posted career highs in goals (19), assists (49), points (68), powerplay goals (13), powerplay assists (32) and powerplay points (45) during the 2005-06 campaign. In 2003-04, McCabe was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team and placed fourth in Norris Trophy voting. His 297 Maple Leafs points places him sixth among Toronto’s all-time defensemen leaders.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pound blueliner has played in 51 postseason contests with Toronto, scoring 10 goals with 16 assists and 70 PIM. McCabe was originally drafted by the NY Islanders with their second choice (40th overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
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McCabe's Stats
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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1991-92 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 68 6 24 30 177 4 0 0 0 6
1992-93 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 14 0 13 13 83 -- -- -- -- --
1992-93 Spokane Chiefs WHL 46 3 44 47 134 10 1 5 6 28
1993-94 Spokane Chiefs WHL 64 22 62 84 218 3 0 4 4 4
1994-95 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 20 6 10 16 38 18 4 13 17 59
1994-95 Spokane Chiefs WHL 42 14 39 53 115 -- -- -- -- --
1995-96 New York Islanders NHL 82 7 16 23 156 -- -- -- -- --
1996-97 New York Islanders NHL 82 8 20 28 165 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 Vancouver Canucks NHL 26 1 11 12 64 -- -- -- -- --
1997-98 New York Islanders NHL 56 3 9 12 145 -- -- -- -- --
1998-99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 7 14 21 120 -- -- -- -- --
1999-00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79 6 19 25 139 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 5 24 29 123 11 2 3 5 16
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 17 26 43 129 20 5 5 10 30
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 6 18 24 135 7 0 3 3 10
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 16 37 53 86 13 3 5 8 14
2004-05 HV71 Jonkoping SEL 10 1 0 1 30 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 19 49 68 116 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 82 15 42 57 115 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 5 18 23 81 -- -- -- -- --
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NHL Totals 917 115 303 418 1574 51 10 16 26 70
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