Steve McKenna
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| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg/18 st 3 lb) |
| Pro clubs | NHL Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Serie A HC Alleghe EIHL Nottingham Panthers AL Kangwon Land AIHL Adelaide Avalanche |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | August 21, 1973 , Toronto, ON, CAN |
| Pro career | 1996 – 2007 |
Steve McKenna (born August 21, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and a veteran of eight seasons in the NHL.
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[edit] Playing career
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.
McKenna appeared in 137 games with the Kings over four seasons before entering the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft and being selected by the Minnesota Wild with the 37th overall pick. After appearing in 20 games with the Wild, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 13, 2001, in exchange for Roman Simicek. McKenna joined the New York Rangers for the 2001–02 season before returning to the Penguins for the two seasons following that.
During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (Great Britain) and the Adelaide Avalanche of the AIHL (Australia).[1] In 2005–06, he joined Alleghe of the Italian Serie A and later in 2006, he played for Kangwon Land in the Asia League, giving him the rare distinction of playing on four different continents.
[edit] Coaching career
On August 16, 2006, Ice Hockey Australia announced that McKenna had been appointed as coach of the Mighty Roos, Australia's national team. During his time with the Avalanche in the AIHL, McKenna "fell in love with the Australian culture and climate and now wishes to make Australia his home." [2]
McKenna's official tenure as coach of the Mighty Roos is scheduled to begin in early 2007, after completing his playing season with the Kangwonland Ice Hockey team based out of Chuncheon, South Korea who participate in the Asian League. He will coach the team during their World Championships campaign that year.
[edit] Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Merrimack College | NCAA | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994–95 | Merrimack College | NCAA | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995–96 | Merrimack College | NCAA | 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 | 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 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 128 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Nottingham Panthers | Crossover League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Nottingham Panthers | Challenge Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004–05 | Adelaide Avalanche | AIHL | 19 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Alleghe | Serie A | 42 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Alleghe | Serie A Master Round | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Kangwon Land | AL | 33 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NHL Totals | 373 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 824 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
