Adam McQuaid

Did You Know?

• McQuaid is a Christian and helped start a Bible study group with the Boston Bruins.
• He married Stephanie Enserink in 2018.
• His sister Michelle McQuaid competed at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019 representing Prince Edward Island.

Playing career

McQuaid played major midget hockey for the Cornwall Thunder before joining the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League for four seasons. He was selected in the second round, 43rd overall, in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection as a 17-year-old overage player, having gone undrafted by the OHL the previous season. After scoring 19 points in 2004–05, he helped the Wolves reach the OHL Final in his final season, where they lost to the Plymouth Whalers in six games. The Columbus Blue Jackets selected McQuaid in the second round, 55th overall, of the 2005 NHL entry draft. He returned to the OHL and never played for Columbus before being traded to the Boston Bruins for a fifth-round draft pick that off-season. Boston signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract. He was assigned to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League in 2007–08 and recorded nine points in his professional rookie season. McQuaid scored his first NHL goal on February 7, 2010, a game-winner against Jaroslav Halák in a 3–0 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. During the NHL's Olympic Break, he suffered a concussion after tripping over his suitcase. In game four of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, analyst Pierre McGuire described him as 'one tough hombre.' McQuaid won the Stanley Cup in game seven as the Bruins shut out the Vancouver Canucks 4–0. On July 14, 2011, he signed a three-year, $4.7 million contract with Boston. In 2012–13, he scored the game-winning goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins in game four of the Eastern Conference Final, helping the Bruins reach the Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games. He missed most of the 2013–14 season due to an illness. On June 26, 2015, McQuaid signed a four-year, $11 million contract extension with the Bruins. On January 5, 2016, Capitals forward Zach Sill boarded McQuaid and was suspended two games. On October 19, 2017, McQuaid was placed on injured reserve after breaking his right fibula in a game against the Vancouver Canucks.