Wayne McBean

Wayne McBean (born February 21 1969, Calgary, Alberta, Canada ) is a retired ice hockey defenceman. McBean played professionally in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets.

Playing career

During his junior career, McBean played in the WHL for Medicine Hat Tigers, notably accumulating 85 assists over three years. He was also a member of two Memorial Cup-winning teams in 1987 and 1988. In 1987, he was named to the WHL East first All-Star team and the Memorial Cup All-Star team and was the recipient of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournament MVP. In 1988 McBean played for Canada in the World Junior Championship, winning a gold medal.

He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings 4th in the 1st round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. On February 22, 1989 Wayne was traded from the Los Angeles Kings with Mark Fitzpatrick and future considerations to the New York Islanders for goaltender Kelly Hrudey and Yan Kaminsky. [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10750 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Yan Kaminsky ] ] He retired in 1994 after sustaining a wrist injury. [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11054 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Wayne McBean ] ]

Personal life

He dated actress Alyssa Milano from 1988 to 1990. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre/041202 ESPN.com: Page 3 - Who needs a knight in shining armor? ] ] He currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Career statistics

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1985-86 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67 1 14 15 73 25 1 5 6 361986-87 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 71 12 41 53 163 20 2 8 10 401987-88 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 30 15 30 45 48 16 6 17 23 501987-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 27 0 1 1 26 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 7 1 1 2 2 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 0 5 5 23 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 New York Islanders NHL 19 0 1 1 12 -- -- -- -- --1989-90 Springfield Indians AHL 68 6 33 39 48 17 4 11 15 311989-90 New York Islanders NHL 5 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 01990-91 Capital District Islander AHL 22 9 9 18 19 -- -- -- -- --1990-91 New York Islanders NHL 52 5 14 19 47 -- -- -- -- --1991-92 New York Islanders NHL 25 2 4 6 18 -- -- -- -- --1992-93 Capital District Islander AHL 20 1 9 10 35 3 0 1 1 91993-94 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 5 0 6 6 2 -- -- -- -- --1993-94 New York Islanders NHL 19 1 4 5 16 -- -- -- -- --1993-94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 31 2 9 11 24 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 211 10 39 49 168 2 1 1 2 0

References

See also

* List of WHL seasons
* List of NHL seasons
* List of AHL seasons
* List of NHL players

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