McBain to return for junior season
by Tyler Mason
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Capital Times is reporting that Jamie McBain, sophomore defenseman for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team, will return to school for his junior season with the Badgers.
With his return, McBain will be the only upperclassman on defense for UW and will have played more collegiate games (71) than any of the other blueliners.
McBain, a native of Faribault, Minn., was a second-round selection of the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 NHL Entry Level Draft. He finished with five goals and 19 assists on the season, and has 42 points in his first two years with the Badgers.
The move doesn’t come as much of a surprise. I ran into Aaron Bendickson, McBain’s roommate, shortly after the season ended. Bendickson said he hadn’t heard anything at that time about McBain deciding to go pro. Bendi made a good point—they go to college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There’s no rush to leave.
McBain’s return means the defense should be solid for UW. The Badgers will only be losing one defenseman, Davis Drewiske, from last year’s roster. Freshmen Ryan McDonagh, Brendan Smith and Cody Goloubef all showed signs of improvement at season’s end (although Smith was limited to just 22 games because of injury), which means they’ll be a young but talented group.
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