Ken Klee

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size = 200px
team = Anaheim Ducks
former_teams = Atlanta Thrashers
Colorado Avalanche
New Jersey Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 210
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1971|4|24
birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
draft = 177th overall
draft_year = 1990
draft_team = Washington Capitals
career_start = 1992

Ken Klee (born 24 April, 1971 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Klee was drafted 177th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Klee would not play for the Capitals until the 1994–95 season, but it did not take him long to become a regular on the squad. Klee played with the Capitals until the end of the 2002–03 season. He then became a free agent and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on 27 September, 2003. Klee had played in Washington for 9 seasons, and played in 604 games (regular season and playoffs). In Klee's first season in Toronto, he registered career highs in assists (25) and points (29) despite missing 16 games. On March 8, 2006, a day before the NHL's trading deadline, Klee was traded by the Maple Leafs to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for winger Alexander Suglobov. In July 2006, Klee signed with the Colorado Avalanche as an unrestricted free agent. On July 2, 2007, Klee signed with the Atlanta Thrashers.

Though not known as a goal scorer, 13 of his 53 career goals (as of July 1, 2007) are game winning goals, one of the highest percentages in NHL history.

Career statistics

Trade history

* Selected by Washington Capitals in 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He was Washington's 9th round choice, 177th overall.
* Signed as a free agent by Toronto on September 27, 2003.
* Traded to New Jersey Devils by Toronto for Aleksander Suglobov on March 8, 2006.
* Signed as a free agent by Colorado Avalanche on July 24, 2006.
* Signed as a free agent by Atlanta Thrashers on July 2, 2007.
* Traded to Anaheim Ducks along with Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud for Mathieu Schneider on September 26, 2008.

External links

* [http://boxsocial.org/daily/Klee.mp3 The Ken Klee Anthem(mp3)]

ee also

List of NHL players
List of Atlanta Thrashers players
List of Colorado Avalanche players
List of Washington Capitals players
List of Toronto Maple Leafs players
List of New Jersey Devils players