Mark McNeill
Mark McNeill is a Canadian ice hockey forward who is currently a free agent. He last played for Selber Wölfe of the DEL2. He was selected 18th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2011, and by Vityaz Chekhov in the fifth round of the 2011 KHL Junior Draft.
Early life
McNeill played major junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL. He has two older siblings, Megan and David, and his parents, Bernie and Pamela, reside in Edmonton.Playing career
During the 2016–17, while with the Rockford IceHogs, the AHL affiliate, and after four full seasons unable to make the Blackhawks roster, McNeill was traded along with a conditional fourth-round pick to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Johnny Oduya on February 28, 2017.On June 26, 2017, McNeill, as a restricted free agent, agreed to a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Stars.
During the 2017–18 season, while with the Texas Stars in the AHL, Dallas traded McNeill to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Andrew O'Brien on February 3, 2018. He joined the Predators' AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, and recorded 19 points in 31 games.
As a free agent in the off-season, McNeill signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2018.
After seven professional seasons under contract in the NHL, McNeill left as a free agent and signed his first European contract, a one-year deal, with Austrian club EHC [Black Wings Linz] of the EBEL on July 2, 2019.