Ken Klee

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Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Colorado Avalanche New Jersey Devils Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals
Nationality	United States
Born	April 24, 1971, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
NHL Draft	177th overall, 1990 Washington Capitals
Pro Career	1994 – present

Ken Klee (born 24 April 1971 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 See also 4 External Links

[edit] Playing career

Klee was drafted 177th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Klee would not play for the Capitals until the 1994-95 season, but it did not take him long to become a regular on the squad. Klee played with the Capitals until the end of the 2002-03 season. He then became a free agent and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on 27 September 2003. Klee had played in Washington for 9 seasons, and played in 604 games (regular season and playoffs). 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 Maple Leafs to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for winger Alexander Suglobov. In July of 2006, Klee signed with the Colorado Avalanche as an unrestricted free agent.

Though not known as a goal scorer, more than 25% of his career goals (as of January 26, 2007) are game winning goals, one of the highest percentages in NHL history.

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1989-90	Bowling Green	CCHA		39	0	5	5	52		-	-	-	-	-
1990-91	Bowling Green	CCHA		37	7	28	35	50		-	-	-	-	-
1991-92	Bowling Green	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		-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	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
11 Seasons	NHL Career			710	50	105	155	724		51	2	2	4	50

[edit] See also

List of NHL players
List of Washington Capitals players
List of Toronto Maple Leafs players
List of New Jersey Devils players

[edit] External Links

The Ken Klee Anthem [1]