McAdam was recruited by Penn State as one of their first recruits after they announced their new Division I hockey program, after being scouted by assistant coach Keith Fisher.[2] McAdam scored four assists in the 2015–16 season, the most for any goaltender across the NCAA that season,[1] and was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.[3]
Professional
McAdam was selected by the New York Islanders in the third round (70th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[4] After his junior year at Penn State, McAdam signed a three-year entry level contract with the Islanders on March 23, 2016.[5] He played his first professional game on April 17, 2016, for New York's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, in the final game of their season.[1]
McAdam began the 2016–17 season winning each of his first seven starts, including his first professional victory on November 11, 2016, against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.[1] and would split the rest of the season between the Sound Tigers and New York's ECHL affiliate, the Missouri Mavericks.
After the completion of his entry level contract, the Maple Leafs chose not to qualify McAdam making him an unrestricted free agent. He spent the next two seasons playing in the ECHL with the Adirondack Thunder and Jacksonville Icemen.
McAdam joined the 3-on-3 professional summer ice hockey league 3ICE for its inaugural season in 2022, being drafted to Team Murphy.[10] In his second season with the team, Team Murphy won the championship Patrick Cup and McAdam won the league's Goalie of the Year award.[11]
Personal life
McAdam was born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1994. His father, Bryan, played Division I lacrosse at Bucknell University, and his mother played university basketball and track. McAdam grew up as a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers and played competitive lacrosse. While at Pennsylvania State University, McAdam studied economics, and energy business and finance.[2]