Tony McKegney

Tony Syiid McKegney (born February 15, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional player, who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1978–79 until 1990–91. 
==Career==
McKegney was drafted 32nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. McKegney was the first Black Canadian hockey player to make an impact in the NHL. 
McKegney was born in Montreal, but was adopted soon thereafter, and raised by a white family in Sarnia, Ontario. At age twenty, McKegney signed a contract with the now defunct World Hockey Association’s (WHA) team in Birmingham, just to see the owner illegally renege on the deal after fans threatened to boycott the team for having added a black player to its roster However, the WHA’s loss became the NHL’s gain, as McKegney would go on to score over 300 career goals, including 40 in the 1987-88 season. His total of 78 points in the same season would remain the highest ever recorded by a black player until Jarome Iginla’s breakout 2001-2002 campaign. He registered eight 20-goal seasons in a career that lasted over 900 games.
After finishing the 1990-91 with the Chicago Blackhawks, McKegney would spend a season in Italy with AS Varese, as well as three games with the Canadian National Team. He would play 23 games with the San Diego Gulls in 1992-93 before retiring.
==Achievements and awards==
*OMJHL First All-Star Team (1977) 
*OMJHL Second All-Star Team (1978)
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1974–75 	Kingston Canadians 	OMJHL 	 	52 	27 	48 	75 	36 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975–76 	Kingston Canadians 	OMJHL 	 	65 	24 	56 	80 	20 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976–77 	Kingston Canadians 	OMJHL 	 	66 	58 	77 	135 	30 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1977–78 	Kingston Canadians 	OMJHL 	 	55 	43 	49 	92 	19 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1978–79 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 	 	24 	21 	18 	39 	4 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1978–79 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	52 	8 	14 	22 	10 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1979–80 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	80 	23 	29 	52 	24 	 	14 	3 	4 	7 	2
1980–81 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	80 	37 	32 	69 	24 	 	8 	5 	3 	8 	2
1981–82 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	73 	23 	29 	52 	41 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1982–83 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	78 	36 	37 	73 	18 	 	10 	3 	1 	4 	4
1983–84 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	75 	24 	27 	51 	23 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
1984–85 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	30 	12 	9 	21 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1984–85 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	27 	11 	13 	24 	4 	 	9 	8 	6 	14 	0
1985–86 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	70 	15 	25 	40 	48 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	22
1986–87 	Minnesota North Stars	NHL 	 	11 	2 	3 	5 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	64 	29 	17 	46 	56 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	12
1987–88 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	80 	40 	38 	78 	82 	 	9 	3 	6 	9 	8
1988–89 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	71 	25 	17 	42 	58 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0
1989–90 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	14 	2 	1 	3 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	48 	16 	11 	27 	45 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	50 	17 	16 	33 	44 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4
1992–93 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 	 	23 	8 	5 	13 	38 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	912 	320 	319 	639 	517 	 	79 	24 	23 	47 	56
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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