John McKenzie

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John McKenzie
Date of birth December 12, 1937
place of birth High River , Alberta , Canada
date of death June 8, 2018
Place of death Boston , Massachusetts , USA
size 175 cm
Weight 77 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1953-1954 Calgary Buffaloes
1954-1955 Medicine Hat Tigers
1955-1956 Calgary Stampeders
1956-1958 St. Catharines Teepees
1958-1959 Chicago Black Hawks
1959-1960 Detroit Red Wings
1960–1962 Hershey Bears
1962-1963 Buffalo bison
1963-1965 Chicago Black Hawks
1965-1966 New York Rangers
1966-1972 Boston Bruins
1972-1973 Philadelphia Blazers
1973-1975 Vancouver Blazers
1975-1976 Minnesota Fighting Saints
1976 Cincinnati stingers
1976-1977 Minnesota Fighting Saints
1977-1979 New England Whalers

John Albert "Johnny" McKenzie (born December 12, 1937 in High River , Alberta ; † June 8, 2018 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was a Canadian ice hockey player (right winger) who played for the Chicago Black Hawks , Detroit Red Wings from 1958 to 1979 , New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and for the Philadelphia Blazers and Vancouver Blazers , Minnesota Fighting Saints , Cincinnati Stingers and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association .

Career

At the age of 19 he left his homeland Alberta and switched to the St. Catharines Teepees , where he topped the scorer list in front of the somewhat younger Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita .

He made his NHL debut in the 1958/59 season with the Chicago Black Hawks . After he had not succeeded in his breakthrough in his first year, the Detroit Red Wings brought him in the Intra-League Draft for the 1959/60 season . After a full year in the NHL, he commuted between Detroit and the Hershey Bears from the AHL . In 1962 the Black Hawks brought him back, but he was still used in the AHL, now with the Buffalo Bisons . The 1963/64 season he played again in the NHL and except for a short detour to the St. Louis Braves in the CPHL, he now remained in the NHL. In the summer of 1965 he moved to the New York Rangers , who passed him on to the Boston Bruins after half a year .

He finally found a home in Boston. In his second year there he was lined up with Fred Stanfield and Johnny Bucyk and developed into a top scorer at the age of 30. In the 1969/70 season he was for the first time among the top ten scorers in the NHL and won his first Stanley Cup with the Bruins to Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito . He wasn't very popular with his opponents. He often teased her until she lost her composure, but he was rarely involved in physical arguments himself. He left this to the physically stronger teammates. In the 1970/71 season he reached a personal record with 77 points and the following year he won his second cup with the Bruins.

The following year he followed the call from the newly formed World Hockey Association , where he was hired by the Philadelphia Blazers . As one of the experienced players on the team, he was also one of the best scorers. He was also in the squad of the Canadian team that represented the WHA against the national team of the Soviet Union in the 1974 Summit Series .

For the 1975/76 season he moved to the Minnesota Fighting Saints . After the team was disbanded in February, he played the season with the Cincinnati Stingers to the end. When they made a new attempt in Minnesota the following year and tried to present as many familiar faces as possible in the roster, he was there again. After the recent bankruptcy, he moved to the New England Whalers . Here he stayed for two and a half years. When the WHA was dissolved and four teams were accepted into the NHL, the now 42-year-old ended his career. He made such a lasting impression on the Whalers that his jersey with the number 19 was banned . Alongside JC Tremblay of the Quebec Nordiques and Frank Finnigan of the Ottawa Senators , he is the third player whose number has been banned from an NHL team, although he never played for that team in the NHL. After the Whalers moved, the number was reassigned to the Carolina Hurricanes . Nelson Emerson was the first player to wear this number for the franchise in the NHL.

McKenzie died on June 8, 2018 at the age of 80 in the greater Boston area.

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL: Regular season 12 691 206 268 474 917
NHL: playoffs 9 69 15th 32 47 133
WHA: Regular season 7th 477 163 250 413 623
WHA: Playoffs 4th 69 15th 32 47 133

Sporting successes

Personal awards

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dave Stubbs: McKenzie, two-time Cup winner with Bruins, dies at 80.nhl.com, June 10, 2018, accessed on June 10, 2018 (English).
personal data
SURNAME McKenzie, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKenzie, John Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH High River , Alberta , Canada
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 2018
Place of death Boston , Massachusetts , USA