Ray McKay
| Ray McKay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 22, 1946 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Buffalo Sabres California Golden Seals Edmonton Oilers Cleveland Crusaders Birmingham Bulls Minnesota Fighting Saints | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1982 | ||
Raymond Owen McKay (born August 22, 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, and California Golden Seals from 1968 to 1974. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints from 1974 to 1978.
In his NHL career, McKay played in 140 games, scoring two goals and adding sixteen assists. In the WHA, McKay played in 212 games, scoring fourteen goals and adding forty-four assists.[1]
Ray currently runs "Ray McKay's Hockey Specialized Training" program, based in Ilderton, Ontario.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | Moose Jaw Canucks | SJHL | 57 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1966–67 | Moose Jaw Canucks | CMJHL | 56 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 34 | ||
| 1967–68 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 58 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 61 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 55 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 111 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1971–72 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Cincinnati Swords | AHL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | ||
| 1972–73 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Cincinnati Swords | AHL | 70 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 123 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 49 | ||
| 1973–74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 72 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 69 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cleveland Crusaders | WHA | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Diavoli HC Milano | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 69 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Varese | ITA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 212 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 134 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 140 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards[edit]
- CMJHL First All-Star Team – 1967
References[edit]
- ^ "Ray Owen McKay". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
- ^ "A Message from Ray". Ray McKay's Hockey Specialized Training. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Adirondack Red Wings players
- Birmingham Bulls players
- Buffalo Sabres players
- California Golden Seals players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cincinnati Swords players
- Cleveland Crusaders players
- Dallas Black Hawks players
- Diavoli HC Milano players
- Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
- HC Varese players
- Hershey Bears players
- Medicine Hat Tigers coaches
- Minnesota Fighting Saints players
- Moose Jaw Canucks players
- Portland Buckaroos players
- Springfield Indians players
- Ice hockey people from Edmonton
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1940s births stubs