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MacKay Signs with Nailers, Hoping to build on last season’s success
By Butch Pettit
HometownHockey.ca

MacKay Signs with Nailers, Hoping to build on last season’s success
The Wheeling Nailers announced their seventh player signing of the 2013 offseason today as they inked forward Max MacKay to an ECHL contract. in a release Wheeling’s Head Coach Clark Donatelli said “Max is a highly skilled forward, who will put a lot of points on the board,He came in toward the end of last year, and made an impact right away. I am looking forward to seeing him continue his progress this season.”
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Wilkes-Barre Scranton - August 17, 2013 - The Wheeling Nailers announced their seventh player signing of the 2013 offseason today as they inked forward Max MacKay to an ECHL contract.

In a release Wheeling’s Head Coach Clark Donatelli said “Max is a highly skilled forward, who will put a lot of points on the board. He came in toward the end of last year, and made an impact right away. I am looking forward to seeing him continue his progress this season.”

MacKay, 22, began his professional career last season, appearing in eight games each with the Nailers and the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Max made his debut with the Sound Tigers on November 16th against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, then dished out two assists the next day, as Bridgeport blanked Manchester, 4-0. The rookie forward tacked on one more assist with Bridgeport, giving him three points in the AHL.

The Salt Lake City, UT native was then assigned to Wheeling, where he made his ECHL debut on March 1st against Trenton. After being held off of the scoresheet that night, MacKay went on a four-game point scoring streak, picking up one assist each on March 2nd, 6th, and 8th, while mixing in two goals and an assist in a 6-4 win over Kalamazoo on March 3rd. Max went on to suit up in three more games with the Nailers, before an injury kept him out of the lineup for the final nine games of the campaign.

“When I came to the Nailers last season, I had good players around me, and I saw the ice well,” said MacKay. “I was able to move the puck well underneath the dots and below the circles, making it easier to put points on the board.”

Prior to joining the professional ranks, MacKay spent one season with the Walpole Express of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League, racking up 25 goals, 37 assists, and 62 points in 29 games.

“I liked the atmosphere last year when I came to Wheeling, as it made it a fun place to play,” MacKay said. “I had a lot of fun, and I feel that this is also a good situation for me to move up in my career.”

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