David McKee (ice hockey)

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Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb)
NHL Team Anaheim Ducks
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Born December 5, 1983 (1983-12-05) (age 24),
Midland, TX, US
Pro career 2006 – present

David McKee (born December 5, 1983 in Midland, Texas) is a professional hockey goaltender currently playing for the Phoenix Roadrunners of the ECHL.

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[edit] Playing career

David McKee started for three years at Cornell University. During his record-breaking college career, he had a career record of 65-24-13 with a .926 SV%, 1.71 GAA and 18 shutouts. During the 2003-04 season, he had a shutout streak of 159:27 from December 5 to December 28. Even though his rookie year was astounding, nothing could compare to the end of the 2004-05 season, where over his final 21 games, he allowed just 20 goals while posting a 0.93 goals against average and a .962 save percentage to go along with a 18-2-1 record to help lead his team to win the ECAC title. He led the Cornell Big Red to a season record 19-game unbeaten streak. During that season, McKee also recorded a record breaking 10 shutouts.

On April 1, 2006, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced that they signed him with a two-year entry-level contract. Mighty Ducks Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Burke said, "Over the past two seasons, David McKee has proven to be one of the premier players at the collegiate level. He is a great addition to the core of young talented players within our organization.”[1]

McKee began the season playing for the Augusta Lynx, the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. He was briefly assigned to the Portland Pirates of the AHL, but was sent down to get playing experience. He quickly became starting goaltender for the Lynx, picking-up his first professional win came on October 21, 2006 against the Gwinnett Gladiators. He is currently on top of the ECHL standings, with the most shootout wins (3), the second most wins (8), the fourth most saves (355), and is fifth in minutes played (651).

McKee has been called up to the NHL several times during his first professional season. His first stint began on November 21, 2006 as backup for Jean-Sebastien Giguere while Ilya Bryzgalov was unavailable due to a lower body injury. He was dressed for three games, until Giguere sustained an injury and was scratched against the Calgary Flames on November 26. McKee backed up Mike Wall, who was called up from Portland on the same day. After his fourth game, McKee rejoined the Lynx.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Records

  • Cornell Big Red franchise record for most consecutive career starts: 102
  • Cornell Big Red franchise record for most shutouts in a single season: (2004-05) - 10
  • Cornell Big Red franchise record for most career shutouts: 18
  • ECAC league record for most shutouts in a single season: (2004-05) - 10
  • ECAC league record for most career shutouts: 18

[edit] Career Statistics

[edit] Regular Season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2003-04 Cornell Big Red ECAC 32 16 10 6 1929 59 5 1.84 .920
2004-05 Cornell Big Red ECAC 35 27 5 3 2125 44 10 1.24 .947
2005-06 Cornell Big Red ECAC 35 22 9 4 2139 74 3 2.08 .910
2006-07 Augusta Lynx ECHL 21 10 8 0 1118 40 0 3.87 .887
ECAC Totals 102 65 24 13 6193 177 18 1.71 .926

Stats as of December 29, 2006

[edit] International Play

Played for the United States in:

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