With plans to play in the NCAA, Jack McBain opted to keep his collegiate eligibility open by forgoing the Canadian Hockey League, despite being the 20th overall pick by the OHL’s Barrie Colts. Instead he went the Junior A route, playing for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, to prepare for the eventual move to Boston College that he is slated to make this fall.
He finished just shy of a point-per-game pace in his rookie reason, with 13 goals and 28 assists in 42 games. That was good for fourth on his team behind players one to three years his senior, and first in assists.