Mike McKenna

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Mike McKenna
Date of birth April 11, 1983
place of birth St. Louis , Missouri , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 86 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2002 , 6th round, 172nd position
Nashville Predators
Career stations
1999-2001 Springfield Junior Blues
2001-2005 St. Lawrence University
2005-2007 Las Vegas Wranglers
2007-2008 Portland Pirates
2008-2009 Norfolk Admirals
2009 Tampa Bay Lightning
2009-2010 Lowell Devils
2010-2011 Albany Devils
2011–2012 Binghamton Senators
2012-2013 Peoria Rivermen
2013-2014 Springfield Falcons
2014-2016 Portland Pirates
2016-2017 Springfield Thunderbirds
2017 Syracuse crunch
2017-2018 Texas Stars
2018-2019 Ottawa Senators
Belleville Senators
2019 Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms

Mike McKenna (born April 11, 1983 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is a former American ice hockey goalkeeper . Between 2009 and 2019 he played 35 games for a total of seven teams in the National Hockey League , but was mostly used in their farm teams in the American Hockey League .

Career

McKenna in the jersey of the Texas Stars (2018)

McKenna played for the Springfield Junior Blues in the North American Hockey League between 1999 and 2001 during his junior years . In the summer of 2001, the goalkeeper finally went to St. Lawrence University to pursue a degree there. At the same time he played for the university ice hockey team in ECAC Hockey , a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . McKenna stayed at the university for four years until the spring of 2005 and was selected during this time in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round in 172nd place by the Nashville Predators .

The Predators did not take the option and took the goalkeeper under contract, so that he joined the Las Vegas Wranglers from the ECHL for the 2005/06 season and remained loyal for two years. During this time, his achievements also drew the attention of the higher-class franchises from the American Hockey League . Sporadically, he came to missions for the Norfolk Admirals , Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and Milwaukee Admirals . At the beginning of the 2007/08 season , the American secured a one-year permanent commitment with the Portland Pirates from the AHL, where he immediately became a regular goalkeeper. Nevertheless, his contract was not renewed at the end of the season and McKenna rejoined the Norfolk Admirals. In February 2009, Norfolk's cooperation partner, the Tampa Bay Lightning from the National Hockey League , decided to sign McKenna for the rest of the game year after both goalkeeper Mike Smith and his representative Olaf Kölzig were out injured for a long time. During the rest of the season until April, the goalkeeper, who shared the post with Karri Rämö , made 15 NHL appearances. In September 2009, the New Jersey Devils secured his services for the following season, which was prematurely extended for another year in February 2010. With the exception of two NHL appearances in the 2010/11 season , McKenna played exclusively for their farm teams , the Lowell Devils and Albany Devils .

In the following seasons McKenna was taken by the Ottawa Senators , St. Louis Blues , Columbus Blue Jackets and Arizona Coyotes each for a year, but came only for Columbus and Arizona to five more NHL missions. Otherwise, he stood between the posts for their farm teams Binghamton Senators , Peoria Rivermen , Springfield Falcons and Portland Pirates . For the 2015/16 season he moved to the Florida Panthers organization , which continued to run him up with the Portland Pirates. With the start of the 2016/17 season , McKenna was part of the new Panthers farm team, the Springfield Thunderbirds .

At the trade deadline on March 1, 2017, the Panthers gave him in exchange for Adam Wilcox to the Tampa Bay Lightning, for which he was already active in the 2008/09 season. In July 2017, he finally joined the Dallas Stars as a free agent after his contract was not renewed. Likewise, he joined the Ottawa Senators in July 2018 . In January 2019, however, the Americans gave them together with Tom Pyatt and a six- round vote for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft to the Vancouver Canucks , while Anders Nilsson and Darren Archibald moved to Ottawa. The Canucks wanted to send McKenna directly to the AHL via the waiver , although his contract was taken over by the Philadelphia Flyers . There he ended the 2018/19 season and then declared his active career over.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N OTN Min GT SO GTS Sv% Sp S. N Min GT SO GTS Sv%
1999/00 Springfield Junior Blues NEAR 16 6th 8th 0 879 48 0 3.28 86.7 - - - - - - - -
2000/01 Springfield Junior Blues NEAR 48 4.57 88.4 2 5.50 89.3
2001/02 St. Lawrence University NCAA 20th 7th 10 1 1122 59 0 3.16 89.8
2002/03 St. Lawrence University NCAA 13 1 7th 2 618 38 0 3.69 89.7
2003/04 St. Lawrence University NCAA 27 9 10 3 1475 60 3 2.44 91.7
2004/05 St. Lawrence University NCAA 35 15th 17th 2 2022 92 3 2.73 90.8
2005/06 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 25th 19th 2 1 1383 49 1 2.13 92.3 4th 1 1 173 9 0 3.12 90.5
2005/06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 7th 4th 2 1 388 25th 0 3.86 88.3 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 38 27 4th 7th 2258 83 5 2.21 92.7 6th 3 3 358 15th 0 2.51 91.3
2006/07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 1 0 0 0 11 3 0 15.72 25.0 - - - - - - - -
2006/07 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights AHL 2 0 1 0 96 6th 0 3.74 88.9 - - - - - - - -
2007/08 Portland Pirates AHL 41 24 13 1 2269 103 3 2.72 90.8 6th 2 4th 320 18th 0 3.38 88.6
2008/09 Norfolk Admirals AHL 24 11 10 1 1315 65 1 2.97 90.4 - - - - - - - -
2008/09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 15th 4th 8th 1 776 46 1 3.56 88.7 - - - - - - - -
2009/10 Lowell Devils AHL 50 24 17th 6th 2891 119 3 2.47 92.1 5 1 4th 317 17th 0 3.22 90.2
2010/11 Albany Devils AHL 39 14th 20th 2 2062 124 1 3.61 88.6 - - - - - - - -
2010/11 New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 1 0 118 6th 0 3.05 89.3 - - - - - - - -
2011/12 Binghamton Senators AHL 41 14th 22nd 1 2196 109 0 2.98 91.8 - - - - - - - -
2012/13 Peoria Rivermen AHL 39 19th 18th 1 2307 93 4th 2.42 92.3 - - - - - - - -
2013/14 Springfield Falcons AHL 36 22nd 10 1 2106 89 3 2.54 91.0 5 2 2 245 14th 0 3.43 90.7
2013/14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 4th 1 1 1 219 11 0 3.01 90.4 - - - - - - - -
2014/15 Portland Pirates AHL 52 27 18th 6th 2979 111 7th 2.24 92.6 2 0 1 41 6th 0 8.89 64.7
2014/15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 85.3 - - - - - - - -
2015/16 Portland Pirates AHL 57 33 17th 5 3256 133 3 2.45 92.1 5 2 3 338 12 0 2.13 91.8
2016/17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 26th 9 10 0 1550 73 1 2.83 90.7 - - - - - - - -
2016/17 Syracuse crunch AHL 14th 5 5 1 796 38 0 2.87 90.1 22nd 13 9 1341 60 0 2.68 91.1
2017/18 Texas Stars AHL 32 17th 9 4th 1861 82 1 2.64 90.9 22nd 14th 8th 1371 55 2 2.41 92.7
2017/18 Dallas Stars NHL 2 1 1 0 102 5 0 2.97 90.0 - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Belleville Senators AHL 6th 3 3 0 353 16 0 2.72 91.4 - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Ottawa Senators NHL 10 1 4th 1 454 30th 0 3.96 89.7 - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 1 0 57 4th 0 4.21 83.3 - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 10 5 4th 0 565 34 0 3.61 89.6 - - - - - - - -
NAHL total 64 4.25 88.0 2 5.50 89.3
NCAA overall 95 32 44 8th 5237 249 6th 2.85 90.7
ECHL total 63 46 6th 8th 3641 132 6th 2.18 92.5 10 4th 4th 531 24 0 2.71 91.0
AHL total 477 231 179 30th 27001 1223 27 2.72 91.2 67 34 31 3973 182 2 2.75 91.2
NHL overall 35 7th 17th 3 1785 107 1 3.60 89.0 - - - - - - - -

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

Web links

Commons : Mike McKenna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Canucks acquire McKenna, Pyatt and 2019 draft pick from Senators. nhl.com, January 2, 2019, accessed January 2, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME McKenna, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri , United States