JACOB MCCABE

Jacob played one season as a regular on the blue line for Memorial as a freshman. He then played for the USA NTDP team in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After a stellar career with the Wisconsin Badgers. Jake was drafted in the 2012 NHL Entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2nd round with the 44th overall pick. He signed a three-year deal with the Sabres after completing his junior season at Wisconsin. He was named 1st Team All-Big Ten and led the Badgers to the first-ever Big Ten Championship. He is now in his first full season with the Blackhawks and playing regularly. His player page is here.

ACQUIRED
Buffalo Sabres’ second-round selection (44th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Signed a three-year, entry-level contract NHL contract with Buffalo on April 2, 2014.

LAST SEASON
2013-14: Recorded one assist in seven NHL games with the Sabres… Registered his first NHL point with an assist and logged a career-high 16:25 of ice time in the regular season finale vs. the New York Islanders on 4/13… Skated 16:20 in his NHL debut at St. Louis on 4/03… Completed his junior season at the University of Wisconsin (Big Ten)… Earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors after notching a career-high 25 points (8+17) through 33 games while serving as an assistant captain… Helped the Badgers to a Big Ten conference tournament championship and was named a CCM American Hockey Coaches First-Team West All-American… Ranked fifth on the team in points and finished tied for third in scoring among Big Ten defensemen… Tallied two points (1+1) in a 5-4 win over Ohio State on 3/22… Collected a pair of assists vs. Michigan State on 2/21… Scored the game-winning goal vs. Minnesota on 2/06… Scored twice and added an assist for a career-high three-point game vs. Alaska-Anchorage on 1/04… Posted a three-game point streak (1+2) from 11/16 to 11/30… Had a three-game point streak (1+4) from 10/18 to 11/01… Netted his first career shorthanded goal vs. Northern Michigan on 10/11

CAREER2012-13: Tallied 21 points on three goals and 18 assists in 38 games for Wisconsin… Led all Badgers defensemen in points and assists on his way to being named a Third-Team All-WCHA selection… Was a WCHA All-Academic pick and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors… Helped Wisconsin to a 22-13-7 record, giving the program its 35th 20-win campaign, including its third in the last four years, its 12th WCHA playoff title by capturing the Broadmoor Trophy and its 24th official NCAA tournament appearance… Finished tied for 10th in scoring among WCHA blueliners with 15 points in conference play while his 21 points overall placed him tied for 12th among all NCAA defensemen... Collected an assist in three straight games from 3/21 to 3/23… Posted a three-game assist streak (0+3) from 2/15 to 2/24… Keyed a Badgers defense that set a school record for fewest shots allowed on goal in a game, giving up just nine in a 5-0 victory over Alabama-Huntsville on 12/13… Had a goal with an assist vs. Minnesota State on 11/24… Scored his first goal of the season vs. Colorado College on 11/02… Assisted on both goals in a 2-0 win at Minnesota-Duluth on 10/26… 2011-12: Recorded 12 points (3+9) in 26 games as a rookie for Wisconsin, good enough for second among team freshmen and seventh overall… Scored two of his three goals on the power-play… Ranked fifth among Wisconsin skaters with a +3 on-ice rating… Named the WCHA Rookie of the Week on 1/10… Earned the primary assist on the game-winning goal against Denver in the WCHA playoffs on 3/09… Tallied two assists against Denver on 2/18… Potted his third goal of the season in a 4-0 win over Alaska-Anchorage on 1/20… Had a three-game point streak (2+2) from 1/06 to 1/13… Picked up his first career multi-point game with a pair of assists in a 4-0 win Michigan State on 1/13… Added his second-straight game-winner against RIT on 1/07… Scored his first career goal, a game-winner, against RIT on 1/06… Collected his first point as a Badger with an assist against Minnesota-Duluth on 12/09… 2010-11: His second full season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program… Recorded six points (2+4) and four PIM in 19 USHL contests… Also notched 10 points (2+8) in 27 games with the U.S. National U-18 team… 2009-10: Tallied five assists in 35 games in his first season with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program… Added three assists in 16 games with the U.S National U-17 team before appearing in one game for the U-18 squad… INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World Championships in Minsk, Belarus, helping the Americans to a sixth-place finish… Finished the tournament with two PIM and seven shots on goal over eight games... Totaled 83:28 of ice and averaged 10:26 of TOI per game… Captained Team USA to a gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia… Named to the media All-Star Team and ranked third in scoring among the tournament’s defensemen with three goals and six points… Finished second overall in the tournament with a +9 on-ice rating… Won gold with Team USA at the 2011 IIHF U-18 World Championships in Dresden, Germany… Recorded one assist in six international appearances… Helped the Americans to a first-place finish and gold medal at the 2010 U-17 World Hockey Challenge in Ontario, Canada… Finished the event with one and six PIM in six games… Played for Team USA in the 2009 U-17 Five Nations Tournament in Fussen, Germany - See more at: http://www.amerks.com/team.asp#sthash.rfxHz4Z2.dpuf

YEAR	GMS	GOALS	ASSISTS	TP	PPG	SHG	PIM	+/-
2008-09	23	2	20	22	0	0	16	+18
TOTAL	23	2	20	22	0	0	16	+18