Mac Faulkner (born May 20, 1983) is a

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former professional

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and a partner at

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Career

Faulkner played the majority of his professional career in the

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, playing for the Long Beach Ice Dogs, Columbia Inferno,

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and

Cincinnati Cyclones The Cincinnati Cyclones are a professional ice hockey team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The team is a member of the ECHL. Originally established in 1990, the team first played their games in the Cincinnati Gardens and now play at Heritage Bank Cen ...

. He also played nine games in the

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, five for the

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sens w ...

, three for the Toronto Marlies and one for the

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. In 2009, Faulkner moved to

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and signed for Italian

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team

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. After two seasons with Alleghe he moved to fellow Serie A team

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. In 2012, Faulkner signed for the

Cardiff Devils The Cardiff Devils are a Welsh ice hockey team who play in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. The team play at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff are the reigning EIHL play-off champions, winning their third title in a row after beating ...

in the

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in the

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where he scored 30 goals in just 38 games and was named in the EIHL's First All-Star Team. He re-signed for a second season with the Devils where he became their captain. He racked up 32 goals and 31 assists for 63 points in 52 games and was named in the EIHL's Second All-Star Team. Faulkner departed from the Devils afterwards and soon retired from professional hockey. Following Faulkner's departure from professional hockey, he joined the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Toronto where he is currently a partner.

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* 1983 births Living people Binghamton Senators players Canadian ice hockey centres Cardiff Devils players Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players Columbia Inferno players HC Alleghe players Ice hockey people from Ontario Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) players Norfolk Admirals players Reading Royals players Ritten Sport players Toronto Marlies players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1980s-stub