Steve McKenna
| Steve McKenna | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1973 Toronto, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg; 18 st 3 lb) |
| Position | LW/D |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | NHL Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Serie A HC Alleghe EIHL Nottingham Panthers ALH High1 Kangwon Land China Sharks AIHL Adelaide Avalanche |
| Playing career | 1996–2008 |
Steve McKenna (born August 21, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played both defense and left wing. He was a veteran of eight seasons in the NHL.
Playing career
McKenna grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario. He played the majority of his minor hockey career for the Cambridge Hawks 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 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, there was a great demand for players like him so he played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (Great Britain) and the Adelaide Avalanche of the AIHL (Australia).. 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. McKenna played in the Asia League until the completion of the 2008-09 season, where he played for High 1 from 2007–08 and the China Sharks in 2008-09. McKenna led all defensemen with eleven points, and briefly played with former NHL star Claude Lemieux before Lemieux returned to the Worcester Sharks.
McKenna finished his career with the CSK VVS Samara (ice hockey)(the Central Sports Club Of The Air Force, Samara) of the Russian Major League in 2009-10, scoring three points in ten games.
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."
McKenna's official tenure as coach of the Mighty Roos started out in 2007, after McKenna completed his playing season with the Kangwonland. He will coach the team during their World Championships campaign that year.
McKenna coached Australia in to gaining a promotion to Division I during his first season at the helm of Mighty Roos.
McKenna has been the head coach of HC Alleghe, a Serie A1 hockey team, since the 2009-10 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Cambridge Winterhawks Jr.B. | OHA | 48 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Notre Dame, SK Hounds Jr.A. | SJHL | 49 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | 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 | 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 | ALH | 33 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | High1 | AL | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 373 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 824 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
External links
- Steve McKenna's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Steve McKenna's player profile at NHL.com
- Steve McKenna's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Steve McKenna – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
- "San Jose strengthens ties to China Sharks" nhl.com, Aug 20, 2008
- "New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor" nhl.com, July 31, 2008*