Steve McKenna

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Defence
played_for = NHL
Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota Wild
New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Serie A
HC Alleghe
EIHL
Nottingham Panthers
AL
High1
Kangwon Land
AIHL
Adelaide Avalanche
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 255
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|8|21
birth_place = Toronto, ON, CAN
career_start = 1996
career_end = 2008

Steve McKenna (born August 21, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and a veteran of eight seasons in the NHL.

Playing career

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.

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, he played for the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (Great Britain) and the Adelaide Avalanche of the AIHL (Australia). [http://www.allducks.com/forums/index.php?s=8ffab67f2324f3f89adad9e0d111807c&showtopic=4193&st=0&p=68494&#entry68494http://www.allducks.com/forums/index.php?s=8ffab67f2324f3f89adad9e0d111807c&showtopic=4193&st=0&p=68494&#entry68494] 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.

Coaching 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." [http://www.iha.org.au]

McKenna's official tenure as coach of the Mighty Roos started out in 2007, after McKenna completed his playing season with the Kangwonland. He will coach the team during their World Championships campaign that year.

McKenna coached Australia in to gaining a promotion to Division I during his first season at the helm of Mighty Roos.

Career Statistics

External links

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* [http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=379187 "New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor"] nhl.com, July 31, 2008