Get your seats<\/a>!<\/p>\n\u201cMason is a key part of our team, and we\u2019re excited to reach a long-term agreement that reflects his importance to our future,\u201d said Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek. \u201cHe\u2019s a highly skilled, physical, and competitive player who plays the game the right way. Mason has already made a significant impact at a young age, and we\u2019re confident he\u2019ll continue to grow into a top player as we build toward sustained success.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-1, 219-pound forward made his NHL debut on Oct. 13, 2021, vs. Winnipeg, becoming the youngest Duck to score a goal (18 years, 256 days) while also adding an assist in the game. He made nine appearances during the 2021-22 NHL season, earning 2-1=3 points with a +3 rating. In his first full NHL season in 2022-23, McTavish recorded 17-26=43 points in 80 games, ranking fourth in Ducks history for single-season points by a rookie. In 2023-24, he netted 19 goals and 42 points in 64 games, ranking third among Ducks leaders in both goals and points.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is an exciting day for me and my family to commit my long-term future to the Anaheim Ducks,\u201d said McTavish. \u201cI believe in the direction of this organization and the group we have in the locker room. We\u2019re building something special and I want to help this team take the next step toward becoming a consistent playoff contender and, ultimately, a championship team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Selected by Anaheim in the first round (third overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft, McTavish combined for 20-27=47 points with a +30 rating and 31 PIM in 29 OHL games with Hamilton and Peterborough in 2021-22 after beginning the campaign with Anaheim. He was named to the OHL Second All-Star Team after ranking seventh among OHL players in points per game (1.62) and goals per game (0.69). He helped Hamilton to an OHL championship and a Memorial Cup Final appearance, scoring 16-13=29 points in 19 playoff contests to rank second in goals and fifth in scoring among all skaters. He was named to the 2021 Memorial Cup All-Star Team after scoring 6-2=8 points in five tournament games.<\/p>\n
McTavish spent the 2020-21 season with Olten of the Swiss League (Switzerland’s second division), recording 9-2=11 points with a +4 rating and six PIM in 13 regular-season games. He led all players 19 and younger in points per game (0.85) and co-led in goals. In 2019-20 with Peterborough, McTavish was named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team after earning 29-13=42 points in 57 contests.<\/p>\n
A Canadian national born in Zurich, Switzerland, McTavish helped Canada win gold medals at the 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC) and the 2021 U-18 World Championship (6-5=11 points in seven games). McTavish also represented Canada at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, recording one assist in the tournament.<\/p>\n
McTavish was named MVP of the 2022 WJC while serving as Canada\u2019s captain. He led all tournament skaters in points (8-9=17) and goals and co-led in assists. At the time, his 17 points were tied for the third-most by a Canadian in a single WJC, matching Wayne Gretzky (1978) and Eric Lindros (1991). In the 2022 gold medal game, he recorded two assists; his nine total in the tournament tied for seventh all-time by a Canadian in a single WJC. His eight goals ranked tied for fifth all-time by a Canadian in a single WJC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ducks have signed center Mason McTavish to a six-year contract through the 2030-31 NHL season. McTavish, 22…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":{"0":"post-173768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}