McBride rejoins Steelheads

BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Steelheads, ECHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars, announced that the club has signed forward Shawn McBride to a contract for the 2023-24 season.

McBride enters his fifth professional season, second with Idaho, after spending last season in Italy playing for Vipiteno Sterzing (AlpsHL) where he recorded 36 points (16g-20a) in 36 games. The 28-year-old finished fifth in scoring for Idaho during the 2021-22 campaign notching 35 points (12g-23a) in 69 games. During the 2019-20 season he tallied six points (2g-4a) in 33 games with Hartford of the American Hockey League while adding seven assists in 20 ECHL games with the Norfolk Admirals.

Prior to professional hockey, the Victoria, British Columbia native played four collegiate seasons at American International College from 2015-19, accumulating 61 points (19g-42a) in 151 career games. He served as team captain during his senior season in 2018-19 helping the Yellow Jackets to their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament where they defeated the number one overall seed, St. Cloud State, in the First Round.