Steve McKenna
Born (1973-08-21) August 21, 1973
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight 252 lb (114 kg; 18 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
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
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19962010

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. McKenna is currently a constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Service in Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Playing career

McKenna grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Hespeler, Ontario. He played the majority of his minor hockey career for the Hespeler Shamrocks 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 High1 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) (Central Sports Club Of The Air Force, Samara) of the Russian Major League in 2009-10, scoring three points in ten games.

Coaching and later 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 Kangwon Land. He coached the team during their World Championships campaign that year. McKenna coached Australia to gaining a promotion to Division I during his first season at the helm of Mighty Roos.

McKenna was the head coach of HC Alleghe, a Serie A1 hockey team from 2009 until 2012. He later became the general manager of HC Alleghe, holding the position during the 2012-13 season.

McKenna subsequently became a Waterloo Regional Police Service constable.

Covid-19 vaccination protest

In October, 2021, McKenna publicly requested that the city of Cambridge remove his jersey from display in the Hespeler arena because of Ontario's policy of barring people who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter municipal recreation facilities. McKenna had previously donated his Los Angeles Kings team jersey to the arena. Said McKenna, "I can’t enter the very arena where my jersey hangs on the wall."[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Cambridge Winter Hawks MWJHL 48212344173
1992–93 Notre Dame Hounds SJHL 49142337162
1993–94 Merrimack College HE 3712374
1994–95 Merrimack College HE 37191074
1995–96 Merrimack College HE 333111467
1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 666511187
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 900037
1997–98 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 621348
1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62448150 30118
1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2010136
1999–00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 46055125
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 2011219
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34000100
2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 300011
2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 54213144
2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 54213128
2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70911085
2004–05 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 28561122
2005 Adelaide Avalanche AIHL 193161936
2005–06 HC Alleghe ITA 42781584 410110
2006–07 Kangwon Land ALIH 335182318 60006
2007–08 High1 ALIH 302111364 31010
2008–09 China Sharks ALIH 361101156
2009–10 CSK VVS Samara RUS-2 102136
NHL totals 373181432824 30118

References

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