Johnny McKinnon

Johnny McKinnon
Date of birth	July 15, 1902
place of birth	Guysborough , Nova Scotia , Canada
date of death	February 8, 1969
Place of death	near Oak Park , Illinois , USA
size	173 cm
Weight	77 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
1923-1924	Cleveland Indians
1924-1925	Fort Pitt Panthers
1925-1926	Canadiens de Montréal Minneapolis Millers
1926-1930	Pittsburgh Pirates
1930-1931	Philadelphia Quakers
1931-1933	Kansas City Pla-Mors
1933-1935	Oklahoma City Warriors
1935-1938	St. Louis Flyers

John Douglas "Johnny" McKinnon junior (born July 15, 1902 in Guysborough , Nova Scotia , † February 8, 1969 near Oak Park , Illinois , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 210 games during his active career between 1923 and 1939 for the Canadiens de Montréal , Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers in the National Hockey League on the position of defender .

Career

McKinnon first appeared in 1923 when he appeared in the United States Amateur Hockey Association for the Cleveland Indians and Fort Pitt Panthers. Before the 1925/26 season, the defender then moved to the professional camp and signed a contract with the Canadiens de Montréal from the National Hockey League . With the exception of two inserts for the Canadiens, he was mainly used during the season for the Minneapolis Millers in the amateur league Central Hockey League.

Before the 1926/27 season McKinnon was transferred for a sum of money to the Pittsburgh Pirates , where the attacking defender with 13 goals was one of the few bright spots in the Pirates' squad. It was only after two weaker years in the Pirates' squad that the defender was able to build on the performance from his rookie season with 17 points , including ten goals . For the 1930/31 season , the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise was relocated and played as the Philadelphia Quakers in the NHL.

After the season McKinnon left the Quakers and the NHL. He moved to the Kansas City Pla-Mors in the American Hockey Association for two years , where he also played for the Oklahoma City Warriors and St. Louis Flyers in the following years until 1938 . In the 1938/39 season he worked after the end of his active career as a coach of the St. Louis Flyers.

McKinnon died on February 8, 1969 near Oak Park , Illinois, in a traffic accident.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	208	28	11	39	224
Playoffs	1	2	0	0	0	4th

Web links

• Johnny McKinnon at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Johnny McKinnon at eliteprospects.com (English)