Steve McKenna
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| Steve McKenna | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 21, 1973 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg; 18 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | |||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2010 | ||
Steve McKenna (born August 21, 1973) is a Canadian former professional
Playing career
McKenna grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Hespeler, Ontario. He played the majority of his minor hockey career for the Hespeler Shamrocks of the OMHA before playing Jr.B. for the Cambridge Winterhawks of the OHA in 1991-92.
The following season, McKenna headed west to play Tier II Jr.A. hockey for the Notre Dame Hounds in 1992-93.
After three seasons at Merrimack College, McKenna made his professional debut with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the International Hockey League in 1996. He joined the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL during the 1996–97 season, appearing in nine games. He was an NHL left winger.
McKenna appeared in 137 games with the Kings over four seasons before entering the
During the
McKenna finished his career with the
Coaching and later career
On August 16, 2006,
McKenna's official tenure as coach of the Mighty Roos started out in 2007, after McKenna completed his playing season with Kangwon Land. He coached the team during their
McKenna was the head coach of
McKenna subsequently became a Waterloo Regional Police Service constable.
Covid-19 vaccination protest
In October, 2021, McKenna publicly requested that the city of Cambridge remove his jersey from display in the Hespeler arena because of Ontario's policy of barring people who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter municipal recreation facilities. McKenna had previously donated his Los Angeles Kings team jersey to the arena. Said McKenna, "I can’t enter the very arena where my jersey hangs on the wall."[1]
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 | ||
| 1991–92 | Cambridge Winter Hawks | MWJHL | 48 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 49 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Merrimack College | HE | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Merrimack College | HE | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Merrimack College | HE | 33 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 66 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 46 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 19 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Alleghe
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ITA
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42 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kangwon Land | ALIH | 33 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | High1 | ALIH | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | China Sharks | ALIH | 36 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | CSK VVS Samara | RUS-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 373 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 824 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ Kitchener Today, "Cambridge MPP calling on province to allow unvaccinated parents into arenas with their kids", 2 October 2021
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
- "San Jose strengthens ties to China Sharks" nhl.com, Aug 20, 2008
- "New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor" nhl.com, July 31, 2008*