Roland McKeown

Roland McKeown (born January 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). McKeown was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round (50th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. On February 25, 2015, McKeown was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, along with a conditional 1st round pick in exchange for veteran defenceman Andrej Sekera.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
====Kingston Frontenacs====
McKeown was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs with their first round pick, second overall, in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection. McKeown played in his first OHL game on September 21, 2012, getting no points in a 3-1 win over the Barrie Colts. He scored his first career OHL goal on October 4 against Matej Machovsky of the Brampton Battalion in a 4-1 loss. On February 18, McKeown had a season high three points, as he scored a goal and added two assists, in a 7-4 win over the Mississauga Steelheads. McKeown finished the 2012–13 season with seven goals and 29 points in 61 games, helping the rebuilding Frontenacs reach the post-season. In four playoff games, he was held without a point. McKeown was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team.
In 2013–14, McKeown improved his offensive numbers, scoring 11 goals and 43 points in 62 games, and had an impressive +38 rating. In the Frontenacs first game of the season, McKeown had four assists in an 11-4 win over the Peterborough Petes. On December 20, McKeown recorded his first two-goal game of his career, scoring twice and added two assists in an 8-5 win over the Ottawa 67's. He participated in the 2014 CHL Top Prospects Game held at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, playing for Team Cherry, where he was held without a point in a 4-3 loss. On March 23, McKeown earned his first career playoff goal against Andrew D'Agostini of the Peterborough Petes in overtime, as the Frontenacs defeated the Petes 5-4. In seven playoff games, McKeown had a goal and four points, as the Frontenacs were upset by the Peterborough Petes in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals.
McKeown was named the captain of the Frontenacs for the 2014–15 season. He struggled offensively, as McKeown scored seven goals and 32 points in 65 games. In the post-season, McKeown was held to an assist in four games as the Frontenacs lost to the North Bay Battalion in the Eastern Conference quarter-finals.
He returned to the Frontenacs in 2015-16, and remained the captain of the team. On November 7, McKeown scored two goals and added an assist in a 5-3 win over the Kitchener Rangers. In 59 games, McKeown scored seven goals and 42 points. In the playoffs, on March 29, McKeown had a goal and four points in a 5-4 win over the Oshawa Generals. In nine post-season games, McKeown scored three goals and 12 points, helping Kingston reach the second round of the OHL playoffs for the first time since 1998.
===Professional career===
====Los Angeles Kings====
McKeown was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round, 50th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On February 25, 2015, McKeown's NHL rights were traded by the Kings, along with a conditional first round pick, to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Andrej Sekera.
====Carolina Hurricanes====
On April 1, 2015, McKeown was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Hurricanes. McKeown joined the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, on an amateur try-out contract for the final games of the 2014–15 regular season. He made his AHL debut on April 11, getting no points in a 2–0 loss to the Rockford IceHogs. McKeown earned his first career professional point, an assist, the next night, against the IceHogs, in a 4–3 Checkers victory. In four games with Charlotte, McKeown had one assist.
McKeown was assigned to the Charlotte Checkers for the 2016–17 season. He recorded his first AHL goal against Alex Stalock of the Iowa Wild on November 27, in a 5–1 loss. In 71 games with Charlotte, McKeown scored one goal and 11 points, helping the Checkers into the post-season. In five playoff games, McKeown earned three assists, as Charlotte lost to the Chicago Wolves in the first round of the playoffs.
In 2017–18, McKeown saw his first action in the NHL with the Carolina Hurricanes. On November 4, 2017, McKeown appeared in his first game at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, as he was held scoreless in a 2–1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. In his next game, McKeown earned two assists in a 3–1 win over the Florida Panthers. Overall, McKeown appeared in 10 games with Carolina, earning three assists. He spent the majority of the 2017–18 season with Charlotte. In 65 games with the Checkers, McKeown scored seven goals and 23 points. He finished third in the AHL in +/- rating, as he was a +34. On May 12, McKeown scored his first career AHL post-season goal against Alex Lyon of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in a 5–1 loss. Overall, in eight playoff games, McKeown scored a goal and two points.
McKeown played the entire 2018–19 season with the Checkers, scoring four goals and 25 points in 70 games. McKeown once again was among the league leaders in +/– rating, finishing in a tie for seventh with a +30 rating. In the post-season, McKeown had three assists in 10 games, as the Checkers won the Calder Cup.
==International play==
McKeown won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team Wins Gold Medal At 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
At the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships held in Helsinki, McKeown led the Canadian team in plus-minus at +4. Canada reached the quarterfinals, but was eliminated by the host Finland.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2012–13 	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL 	 	61 	7 	22 	29 	33 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2013–14 	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL 	 	62 	11 	32 	43 	61 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	8
2014–15 	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL 	 	65 	7 	25 	32 	57 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	9
2014–15 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Kingston Frontenacs	OHL 	 	59 	7 	35 	42 	49 	 	9 	3 	9 	12 	6
2016–17 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	71 	1 	10 	11 	16 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	5
2017–18 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	65 	7 	16 	23 	36 	 	8 	1 	1 	2 	4
2017–18 	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL 	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	70 	4 	21 	25 	56 	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	0
2019–20 	Charlotte Checkers 	AHL 	 	61 	4 	20 	24 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	10 	0 	3 	3 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013 	Canada Ontario	WHC17 	6th 	 	5 	0	3	3 	6
2013 	Canada 	WJC18 	 	 	7 	0	1	1 	0
2013 	Canada 	IH18 	 	 	5 	0	1	1 	6
2014 	Canada 	WJC18 	 	 	7 	0	1	1 	2
2016 	Canada 	WJC 	6th 	 	5 	0	0	0 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals 	Junior totals	Junior totals	 	29	0	6	6 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
OHL 	OHL 	OHL
First All-Rookie Team 	2013 	
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 	2014 	
Third All-Star Team 	2016 	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) 	2019 	
International 	International	International
World U18 Championship Gold Medal with Team Canada	2013 	Canada's National Men's Under-18 Team wins gold medal at 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:1996 births
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Kingston Frontenacs players
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks