| Born: | January 13, 1997 | Draft: | 2015 Oilers, #1 Overall |
| Hometown: | Richmond Hill, ON | Position: | Centre |
| Known For: | Blazing Speed | Shoots: | Left |
| National Team: | Canada | Current Team: | Edmonton Oilers |
Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is considered to be one of the best players in the world by many colleagues and members of the news media.
Having been selected first overall by the Oilers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, McDavid has won the Art Ross Trophy five times as the leading scorer in the league, the Hart Memorial Trophy three times, given to the player judged most valuable to his team, in 2017, 2021, and 2023, and the Ted Lindsay Award three times as the best player voted by other NHL players. Finally, he took home his first Rocket Richard Trophy in 2022-23 when he scored a career-high 64 goals.
McDavid grew up in the Toronto area and played hockey there, and was granted “Exceptional Player” status by Hockey Canada, which allowed him to play major junior one year early. He thus joined the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and spent three years with the Otters before the Oilers selected him in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Internationally McDavid played for the Canadian national junior team at one World U18 Championship, two World Junior Championships, and for the senior team at one World Championship, winning one gold at every level.
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Deeper Dive
- Oilers’ Connor McDavid Can & Will Score 60 Goals This Season
- Connor McDavid Teaching Defensemen How to Play Their Position
- 2021 NHL Award Watch: Evaluating the Hart Race
- Oilers’ McDavid’s Projected Path to 100 Points in 56 Games
- Edmonton Oilers’ Top-20 Goal Scorers in Franchise History
- Oilers With 100-Point Seasons
- The Oilers’ Lengthy History of Major Individual Award Winners
- McDavid Leads Oilers Race to Franchise Milestones in 2020-21
- McDavid Reacts To Reaching 500 Career Points Against Jets [Video]
- Matthews & McDavid Together: ‘Pipe Dream’ Dream Team
- Connor McDavid Will Always Make His Linemates Better
- Connor McDavid Chasing Edmonton Oilers Legends
- Connor McDavid’s 5 Most Memorable Games (Oct. 2019)
Achievements
- Captain of the Oilers (2016-present)
- Rocket Richard Trophy (2023)
- NHL Second-Team All-Star (2022)
- 5x Art Ross Trophy (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 2x Lester B Pearson Award (2017, 2018)
- 3x Hart Trophy (2017, 2021, 2023)
- 3x Ted Lindsay Award (2018, 2021, 2023)
- 3x NHL First-Team All-Star (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- NHL All-Rookie Team (2016)
- Played in the All-Star Game six times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
- 4x NHL Rookie of the Month during the 2015-16 season (Mar, Oct, Feb)
- Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2015 World Junior Championship (WJC) and 2016 World Championship
- WJC All-Star Team (2015)
- Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (2015)
- OHL and CHL Scholastic Player of the Year (2015)
- OHL Most Outstanding Player (2015)
- CHL Player of the Year (2015)