Jason Dale McBain (born April 12, 1974) is an American former professional

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.https://www.nhl.com/player/jason-mcbain-8459017 He was born in

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, and grew up in Kimberley, British Columbia. His brother Mike McBain also played professional hockey for the

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Career

McBain played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League, until being traded to the Portland Winterhawks one season later, and played three seasons with the Winterhawks. McBain was drafted 81st overall in the

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by the Hartford Whalers. After McBain was drafted, he started out playing for his first of many minor league teams with the

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. The next season he got called up to the Hartford Whalers roster to start the season, only playing 3 games, and getting sent back down to Springfield. This happened one last time after the Whalers sent him down after only 6 games with the team. From 1997 to 2000, McBain joined many minor league teams, including the

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and

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. After the 2000 season, he left North America to play in the DEL in

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for the

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and Revier Lions. McBain then moved over to

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to play for Skelleftea AIK for less than half a season before moving back to North America. He spent the last 2 seasons of his career as captain of the

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, then retiring in 2005. McBain is currently residing in Kimberley, British Columbia, working as a geotechnical engineer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McBain, Jason 1974 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cleveland Lumberjacks players Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) players Hartford Whalers draft picks Hartford Whalers players Ice hockey people from British Columbia Ice hockey players from New York (state) Las Vegas Thunder players Las Vegas Wranglers players Lethbridge Hurricanes players People from Herkimer County, New York People from the Regional District of East Kootenay Portland Winterhawks players Providence Bruins players Quebec Citadelles players Springfield Falcons players