Kelowna Rockets defenceman will continue his hockey career with the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds next season.

The Thunderbirds men香蕉视频直播檚 hockey program announced McDonald香蕉视频直播檚 commitment on May 5.

香蕉视频直播淚 couldn香蕉视频直播檛 be more excited to be part of the T-Birds moving forward and going to school at UBC,香蕉视频直播� said McDonald in the UBC release. 香蕉视频直播淚 really feel (the Thunderbirds) are on the cusp of building something really, really special and very good and dangerous so I just wanted to be a part of that. I believe in the development they can offer at UBC and when you mix all those attributes together it makes for a pretty easy decision to go to school there.香蕉视频直播�

The Rockets acquired the defenceman in December 2019. He played 32 games with the Rockets, notching 16 points (4G, 12A) and 31 penalty minutes from the blue line.

McDonald suited up for 303 regular-season games over his WHL career, collecting 147 points (44G, 103A) and 261 penalty minutes.

He was originally a second-round draft pick of the Kamloops Blazers in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft.

McDonald isn香蕉视频直播檛 the first Rockets香蕉视频直播� alum to join the team. Former Rockets Jake Kryski and Jonathan Smart played for the Thunderbirds this past season.

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