Jamie McLennan

Jamie McLennan (born June 30, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender and was an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames. He retired from playing in 2008 after spending a season with the Nippon Paper Cranes of Asia League Ice Hockey.
==Playing career==
Following a productive season with the Western Hockey League's Lethbridge Hurricanes in which McLennan backstopped the Hurricanes to the WHL Finals, he was drafted in the 3rd round, 48th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
After a two and a half-year stint playing for the Islanders' minor league affiliates in the American, International and East Cost Hockey Leagues, McLennan backed-up veteran Ron Hextall in the 1993–94 season, posting a winning record. He spent the following two seasons with the Islanders organization, alternating between the NHL club and the Islanders' IHL affiliate.
A few weeks after the 1995–96 NHL season had been completed, McLennan drove from Salt Lake City, Utah to Lethbridge, Alberta, on his way home to Edmonton. While visiting family in Lethbridge he fell ill. He went to a hospital on May 6, 1996, after feeling sick all evening, with immobility setting in. What was thought to be the flu turned out to be bacterial meningitis.
After nearly dying that day, he spent the following week in intensive care. The Islanders declined to renew his contract on July 1. 
The St. Louis Blues signed him to a contract on July 15. After a relatively quick recovery he spent the following season in the AHL. He returned to the NHL as the Blues' back-up goaltender for the 1997–98 NHL season. That year he played 30 games, posting 16 wins, two shutouts and a 2.17 goals against average. He was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the NHL player who best displays perseverance and dedication to hockey.
He was picked off the Blues' roster by the Minnesota Wild in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. After a season playing for the expansion Wild, he played the following season in the AHL. 
The Calgary Flames acquired him in a trade at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, where he again played the role of NHL backup, achieving two wins in 17 decisions. Despite his 2–11–4 record, he remained with the team as Roman Turek's backup. When Turek became injured in the 2003–04 season, McLennan was thrust into the starting role. He played well, but as the season wore, Miikka Kiprusoff, who had been acquired earlier in the season by the Flames, had taken over the starting job. Turek returned, and McLennan was traded to the New York Rangers in March 2004.
Following the season he was signed to a contract by the Florida Panthers. During the cancelled 2004–05 NHL season he played for the British National League's Guildford Flames.
He was brought back to the Flames in 2006, once again as backup to Miikka Kiprusoff.
McLennan announced his retirement at the end of the 2007-08 season. On July 10, 2008, he was named as the director of goaltender development and as a professional scout for the Calgary Flames. On June 23, 2009, he was named as an assistant coach for the Calgary Flames.
==Slashing incident==
In the April 21, 2007, playoff game vs. the Detroit Red Wings McLennan came in the game to relieve Kiprusoff, who had given up five goals. He was in the game for a total of 18 seconds before he slashed Red Wings forward Johan Franzén in the stomach. He was assessed several penalties on the play and was ejected from the game. McLennan was suspended five games for the incident. The Flames lost Game 6 the next day. This is considered to be uncharacteristic of McLennan, having won the Masterton trophy in 1998. Coach Jim Playfair and the Flames organization were also heavily fined, in part because the NHL made actions late in games that were out of hand a particular point of emphasis.
He then had a five week stint in Russia before returning to Canada. On November 21, 2007, McLennan signed with the Nippon Paper Cranes of Asia League Ice Hockey. If McLennan ever returns to the NHL, he will have to sit out the last four games of his suspension before coming back to the ice.
==Awards and achievements==
* 1998 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
==Career statistics==
===Regular season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
1987–88 	St. Albert Royals 	Alberta Midget AAA	 	21 	??	?? 	??	1224 	80 	0 	3.92	-
1988–89 	Spokane Chiefs 	WHL 	 	11 	??	?? 	??	578 	63 	0 	6.54	-
1988–89 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 	 	7 	??	?? 	??	368 	22 	0 	3.59	-
1989–90 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 	 	34 	20	4 	2 	1690 	110	1 	3.91	-
1990–91 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 	 	56 	32	18 	4 	3230 	205	0 	3.81	-
1991–92 	Capital District Islanders	AHL 	 	18 	4 	10 	2 	952 	60 	1 	3.78	0.885
1991–92 	Richmond Renegades 	ECHL 	 	32 	16	12 	2 	1837 	114	0 	3.72	0.891
1992–93 	Capital District Islanders	AHL 	 	38 	17	14 	6 	2171 	117	1 	3.23	0.893
1993–94 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	22 	8 	7 	6 	1237 	61 	0 	2.84	0.905
1993–94 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	IHL 	 	24 	8 	12 	2 	1320 	80 	0 	3.64	0.889
1994–95 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	21 	6 	11 	2 	1185 	67 	0 	3.39	0.876
1994–95 	Denver Grizzlies 	IHL 	 	4 	3 	0 	1 	239 	12 	0 	3.00	0.906
1995–96 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	13 	3 	9 	1 	636 	39 	0 	3.68	0.886
1995–96 	Utah Grizzlies 	IHL 	 	14 	9 	2 	2 	728 	29 	0 	2.39	0.911
1995–96 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	22 	14	7 	1 	1216 	57 	0 	2.81	0.905
1996–97 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	39 	18	13 	4 	2152 	100	2 	2.79	0.903
1997–98 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	30 	16	8 	2 	1658 	60 	2 	2.17	0.903
1998–99 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	33 	13	14 	4 	1763 	70 	3 	2.38	0.891
1999–00 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	19 	9 	5 	2 	1009 	33 	2 	1.95	0.903
2000–01 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	38 	5 	23 	9 	2230 	98 	2 	2.64	0.905
2001–02 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	51 	25	18 	4 	2852 	130	3 	2.74	0.905
2002–03 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	22 	2 	11 	4 	1165 	58 	0 	2.99	0.892
2003–04 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	26 	12	9 	3 	1446 	53 	4 	2.20	0.910
2003–04 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	4 	1 	3 	0 	244 	12 	0 	2.95	0.876
2004–05 	Guildford Flames 	BNL 	 	3 	2 	1 	0 	185 	8 	0 	2.59	0.941
2005–06 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	10 	0 	4 	0 	368 	19 	0 	3.10	0.906
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	9 	3 	5 	1 	533 	32 	0 	3.60	0.895
2007–08 	Nippon Paper Cranes 	AL 	 	14 	8 	4 	0 	791 	33 	0 	2.50	0.921
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	238	75	104	33	12992	570	13	2.63	0.889
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	168	78	62 	13	9405 	464	7 	2.96	0.899
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	42 	9 	14 	5 	2301 	121	0 	2.99	0.896
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	 	32 	16	12 	2 	1837 	114	0 	3.72	0.891
AL totals 	AL totals 	AL totals 	 	14 	8 	4 	0 	791 	33 	0 	2.50	0.921
BNL totals 	BNL totals 	BNL totals 	 	3 	2 	1 	0 	185 	8 	0 	2.59	0.941
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Post season===
  	  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA 	SV% 	
1989–90 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 	 	13	6	5	677	44	0 	3.90 	- 	
1990–91 	Lethbridge Hurricanes 	WHL 	 	16	8	8	970	56	0 	3.46 	- 	
1992–93 	Capital District Islanders	AHL 	 	1 	0	1	20 	5 	0 	15.00	- 	
1993–94 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	2 	0	1	82 	6 	0 	4.39 	0.887	
1994–95 	Denver Grizzlies 	IHL 	 	11	8	2	640	23	1 	2.15 	0.929	
1995–96 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	2 	0	2	119	8 	0 	4.04 	- 	
1996–97 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	4 	2	2	262	16	0 	3.67 	0.894	
1997–98 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	1 	0	0	14 	1 	0 	4.29 	0.800	
1998–99 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	1 	0	1	37 	0 	0 	0.00 	1.000	
2001–02 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 	 	14	8	6	880	31	2 	2.11 	0.929	
2004–05 	Guildford Flames 	BNL 	 	7 	4	3	385	13	0 	2.02 	0.925	
2006–07 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	
2007–08 	Nippon Paper Cranes 	AL 	 	10	6	4	599	23	0 	2.30 	0.924	
NHL Career Totals	NHL Career Totals 	NHL Career Totals	 	4 	0	2	133	7 	0 	3.16 	0.903	
IHL Career Totals	IHL Career Totals 	IHL Career Totals	 	11	8	2	640	23	1 	2.15 	0.929	
AHL Career Totals	AHL Career Totals 	AHL Career Totals	 	11	8	2	640	23	1 	2.81 	0.925	
AL Career Totals 	AL Career Totals 	AL Career Totals 	 	10	6	4	599	23	0 	2.30 	0.924	
BNL Career Totals	BNL Career Totals 	BNL Career Totals	 	7 	4	3	385	13	0 	2.02 	0.925	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
*"San Jose strengthens ties to China Sharks" nhl.com, Aug 20, 2008
*"New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor" nhl.com, July 31, 2008
*"Former NHLers find hockey adventure in Japan" nhl.com, March 26, 2008
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Calgary Flames assistant coaches
Category:Born in 1971
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:New York Islanders draft picks
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Spokane Chiefs alumni
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Guildford Flames players
Category:Richmond Renegades (ECHL) players
Category:Retired in 2008