Mark MacKay
Date of birth | May 28, 1964 |
place of birth | Brandon , Manitoba , Canada |
size | 173 cm |
position | center |
Shot hand | Right |
Career stations | |
until 1985 | Moose Jaw Warriors |
1985-1988 | Neusser SC |
1988-1991 | Grefrather EV |
1991-1995 | ETC Timmendorfer Strand |
1995-2002 | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
Mark MacKay (born May 28, 1964 in Brandon , Manitoba ) is a former German - Canadian national ice hockey player who has spent seven seasons in the German ice hockey league with the Schwenninger Wild Wings . Today he works as a player's agent in Canada. His son Matt is also a professional ice hockey player.
Career
MacKay played in the Canadian Junior Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors until 1985 . At that time, the then Neuss coach Wolfgang Boos was looking for young, talented ice hockey players from North America . MacKay and his strike partner Brad Bennett were committed to Düsseldorf through ties to the Düsseldorfer EG .
In the following season MacKay played for the then top division club Neusser SC , today's Neusser EV. There he was one of the team's best scorers and scored 151 points in 60 games in the 1985/86 season. This was his personally most successful season in Neuss . After three years with NSC, and the meanwhile promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga , he moved to Grefrather EV in the Oberliga in summer 1988 . There he quickly became a top performer and scored 87 goals in his first season. With Grefrath MacKay also rose to the 2nd Bundesliga, but after a total of 3 years moved again to the upper league at ETC Timmendorfer Strand .
In the summer of 1995 he made the leap into the German Ice Hockey League with the Schwenninger Wild Wings. During his time in Schwenningen , MacKay was also appointed to the national team. MacKay soon became a crowd favorite and also became the captain of the Wild Wings. MacKay played in Schwenningen until the end of his career, which was celebrated with a big farewell game.
Achievements and Awards
- 1985 Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy
- 1998 DEL All-Star Game
- 1998 DEL player of the year
- 2002 DEL All-Star Game
statistics
- DEL: 389 games, 136 goals, 236 assists, 216 penalty minutes
- National team: 50 games, 6 goals, 22 assists, 30 penalty minutes
- ETC Timmendorfer Strand (Oberliga and 1st division): 199 games, 373 goals, 511 assists, 179 penalty minutes
Web links
- Mark MacKay at hockeydb.com (English)
- Mark MacKay at eurohockey.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | MacKay, Mark |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brandon , Manitoba , Canada |