Ken Klee
Ken Klee | |||
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Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S. | April 24, 1971||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position |
Defense | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Phoenix Coyotes | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
177th overall, 1990 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1992–2009 |
Kenneth William Robert Klee (born April 24, 1971) is an American
Early life
Klee was born in
Playing career
Klee was drafted 177th overall by the
In Klee's first season in Toronto, he registered career highs in assists (25) and points (29) despite missing 16 games. On March 8, 2006, a day before the NHL's trading deadline, Klee was traded by the struggling Maple Leafs to the
On September 26, 2008, into the final year of his contract with the Thrashers, Klee was dealt along with
Though not known as a goal scorer, 13 of his 55 career goals were game-winning goals, the highest percentage in NHL history.
International play
Klee represent United States at the
Coaching career
Klee was the head coach for the U.S. squad that finished second during his first Four Nations Cup in 2014 (2-0-1-1). That season, he also guided the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team to a first-place finish during his first campaign behind the bench for the U.S. in the 2014 Under-22 Series, defeating Canada in all three games. Klee led the U.S. Women's National Team to the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship in Malmo, Sweden. He also guided the U.S. to a first-place finish at the 2015 Under-22 Series, defeating Canada two games to one.
Serving in the same capacity at the 2015 Four Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden, Klee led the U.S. to an undefeated record (3-1-0-0) and first championship title since 2012. The tournament marks the seventh consecutive event that Klee has been at the helm of Team USA and the third time he has been behind the bench at the Four Nations Cup. He now owns an 18-3-1-2 record overall.
Klee was the head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team for the 2016 Four Nations Cup in Vierumaki, Finland from Oct. 29 – Nov. 6. Klee then served as head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia. He led the U.S. to an undefeated record (4-1-0-0, W-OTW-OTL-L) and gold-medal.
Having left the women's national team, on July 18, 2017, Klee was hired as an assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.[7]
On December 27, 2023, it was announced Klee would be replacing Charlie Burggraf as the head coach of PWHL Minnesota, after Burggraf stepped down from the position one week before the team's first game.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1988–89 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MetJHL | 40 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 64 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 54 | ||
1989–90 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 37 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Bowling Green Falcons | CCHA | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 77 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
1993–94 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
1994–95 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 51 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 68 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 66 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Phoenix Coyotes
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NHL | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 934 | 55 | 140 | 195 | 880 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | United States | WJC
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4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1992
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United States | WC
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7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1997
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United States | WC | 6th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
2004 | United States | WCH | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Senior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Transactions
- Selected by Washington Capitals in 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He was Washington's 9th round choice, 177th overall.
- Signed as a free agent by Toronto on September 27, 2003.
- Traded to New Jersey Devils by Toronto for Aleksander Suglobov on March 8, 2006.
- Signed as a free agent by Colorado Avalanche on July 24, 2006.
- Signed as a free agent by Atlanta Thrashers on July 2, 2007.
- Traded to Anaheim Ducks along with Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud for Mathieu Schneider on September 26, 2008.
- Claimed off re-entry waivers by the Phoenix Coyoteson October 28, 2008.
References
- ^ "Time Capsule: Ken Klee". Washington Capitals. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Avalanche sign defenseman Klee". ESPN. 2006-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Free Agent Klee signs contract with Thrashers". ESPN. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Cox, Damien (2008-09-26). "Schneider traded to Atlanta". TheStar.com. Toronto. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Coyotes claim Klee off re-entry waivers". nhl.com. 2008-10-28. Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "(in french) Numminen and Klee announce retirement". RDS. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Ken Klee hired as Crunch assistant coach". Syracuse Crunch. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ CBC Sports (27 December 2023). "Charlie Burggraf steps down as head coach of PWHL Minnesota days before season opener". CBC. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database