Max McCormick

Maxwell McCormick (born May 1, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken. McCormick was selected in the sixth round, 171st overall, in the 2011 NHL entry draft by the Senators.

Playing career

McCormick grew up in the Green Bay area with his younger brother Sam, and played high school hockey for Notre Dame Academy before moving to the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round of the 2011 NHL entry draft. He then committed to a collegiate career attending and playing for Ohio State University for three years. On May 28, 2014, he was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Senators.

McCormick turned professional in 2014 with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). McCormick made his National Hockey League (NHL) debut on October 25, 2015, with Ottawa in a 4–1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.

On February 6, 2019, McCormick was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for J.C. Beaudin. He was immediately assigned to the team's AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. McCormick played out the remainder of the 2018–19 season with the Eagles, adding 8 points in 25 regular season games and making two postseason appearances in the 2019 Calder Cup playoffs.

McCormick then signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on July 25, 2019. In the following 2019–20 season, upon returning from injury, he was assigned to the Charlotte Checkers, Carolina's AHL affiliate. McCormick collected 16 goals and 35 points in 56 games before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 28, 2020, McCormick signed a one-year, two-way contract extension.

On September 29, 2021, McCormick signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Seattle Kraken, the NHL's expansion team for the 2021–22 season.

Prior to the 2022–23 season, McCormick was named captain of the Kraken's new AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

After missing the entire 2025–26 season due to his recovery from hip surgery, McCormick announced his retirement from professional hockey, at the age of 34.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Notre Dame Academy FRCC 18 18 19 37 70 — — — — — 2008–09 Notre Dame Academy FRCC 20 21 38 59 32 2 2 2 4 0 2009–10 Notre Dame Academy FRCC 29 38 37 75 74 — — — — — 2010–11 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 55 21 21 42 102 3 1 2 3 4 2011–12 Ohio State University CCHA 27 10 12 22 31 — — — — — 2012–13 Ohio State University CCHA 40 15 16 31 26 — — — — — 2013–14 Ohio State University B1G 37 11 24 35 40 — — — — — 2014–15 Binghamton Senators AHL 62 10 10 20 133 — — — — — 2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 57 15 15 30 143 — — — — — 2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 2 2 4 37 — — — — — 2016–17 Binghamton Senators AHL 66 21 15 36 105 — — — — — 2016–17 Ottawa Senators NHL 7 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 49 8 19 27 80 — — — — — 2017–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 30 3 2 5 37 — — — — — 2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 14 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Belleville Senators AHL 20 7 5 12 19 — — — — — 2018–19 Colorado Eagles AHL 25 2 6 8 41 2 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 56 16 19 35 120 — — — — — 2020–21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 12 2 1 3 9 — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Charlotte Checkers AHL 46 13 16 29 42 7 4 3 7 23 2021–22 Seattle Kraken NHL 10 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 2022–23 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 71 28 39 67 76 26 14 13 27 16 2023–24 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 68 32 28 60 61 18 8 3 11 28 2023–24 Seattle Kraken NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 19 7 6 13 13 — — — — —NHL totals 94 8 5 13 97 — — — — —