Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jared McCann was born May 31, 1996, in Ontario, Canada. He is a forward in the National Hockey League.

Following an impressive training camp, McCann was named to the Canucks' roster for the start of the 2015–16 season on October 5, 2015. He made his NHL debut on October 7, 2015 against the Calgary Flames. The following game, on October 10, he scored his first NHL goal against Jonas Hiller of the Calgary Flames in a 3–2 OT loss. He scored the first goal of the night. Alternate captain Daniel Sedin called it "a world-class shot." On November 1, 2015 the Canucks announced that McCann and fellow rookie Jake Virtanen would remain in the NHL beyond their nine-game tryout period.

His first career assist came on a Jannik Hansen goal, on November 4, 2015, in a 3–2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

On February 1, 2019, McCann was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Nick Bjugstad in exchange for Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a second- and fourth-round pick in 2019 and Minnesota's fourth-round pick in 2019.

On September 18, 2020, McCann signed a two-year, $5.88 million contract to remain with the Penguins. 

On July 17, 2021, McCann was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Filip Hållander and a 7th-round pick.

On July 21, 2021, McCann was selected from the Maple Leafs at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken.

On March 8, 2022, McCann signed a 5-year, $25 million contract extension with the Kraken.