| Adam McQuaid | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1986 Cornwall, PEI, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defenceman |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team | Boston Bruins |
| NHL Draft | 55th overall, 2005 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Playing career | 2005 –present |
Adam McQuaid (born October 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played with Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins.
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McQuaid played major midget hockey in his hometown of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island for the Cornwall Thunder before playing major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for four seasons. McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection as a 17-year old overage player. He was undrafted by the OHL the previous season.
After scoring 19 points in his second season with the Wolves in 2004–05, McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round, 55th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to the OHL and, in his final season, helped lead the Wolves to the OHL Final against the Plymouth Whalers; the Wolves were defeated in six games. At the age of seven McQuaid appeared in a Norwegian Windex commercial.
In the off-season, McQuaid was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a fifth-round pick. He was immediately signed by Boston to a three-year, entry-level contract.
[1] He was assigned to Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins in 2007–08 and scored 9 points in his professional rookie season.
He scored his first NHL goal on February 7, 2010, a game-winner against goaltender Jaroslav Halak in a 3–0 win against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. During Game 4 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, Pierre McGuire termed him, "one tough hombre." In that same final, McQuaid won his only Stanley Cup.
On July 14, 2011, McQuaid signed a three-year contract worth $4.7 million with the Boston Bruins.[2]
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Cornwall Thunder | PEIHA | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 47 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 66 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 68 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 68 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 78 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 141 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 67 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| OHL totals | 246 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 340 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 52 | ||||
| AHL totals | 178 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 280 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | ||||
| NHL totals | 86 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 117 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | ||||