My Take
Honestly, watching Connor McDavid play hockey feels like watching a cheat code in human form — the guy was born in 1997 and by 2017 he was already winning the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player and leading the league in scoring with two consecutive Art Ross Trophies. He went first overall to Edmonton in 2015, which at the time felt almost unfair to the rest of the league, and he's been making that look like an understatement ever since. His edge work and acceleration are just absurd — he changes direction at full speed in ways that seem physically impossible. I'm not even an Oilers fan but I'll stop whatever I'm doing to watch this guy take the puck end-to-end. There's a genuine argument he's the best player of his generation, maybe ever, and he's not even close to done yet.
Overview
Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected first overall by the Oilers in the 2015 NHL entry draft, McDavid is widely considered one of the best players in the world. McDavid spent his childhood playing ice hockey against older children.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Connor McDavid
- Name (Japanese)
- コナー・マクデイビッド
- Reading
- こなー・まくでいびっど
- Born
- January 13, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- ice hockey player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- McDowell High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Hart Memorial Trophy
- 2017 Art Ross Trophy
- 2018 Art Ross Trophy
- 2017 Ted Lindsay Award
- 2018 Ted Lindsay Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.