Steve McKenna

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). 
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 Eileena and the Australian culture and climate and now wishes to make Australia his home."
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==
  	  	  	 	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
1993–94 	Merrimack College 	NCAA 	 	37 	1 	2 	3 	74 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Merrimack College 	NCAA 	 	37 	1 	9 	10 	74 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Merrimack College 	NCAA 	 	33 	3 	11 	14 	67 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 	 	66 	6 	5 	11 	187 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	0 	0 	37 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL 	 	6 	2 	1 	3 	48 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	62 	4 	4 	8 	150 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	8
1998–99 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	20 	1 	0 	1 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	46 	0 	5 	5 	125 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	20 	1 	1 	2 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	34 	0 	0 	0 	100 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	54 	2 	1 	3 	144 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	54 	2 	1 	3 	128 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	70 	1 	9 	10 	85 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Nottingham Panthers 	Crossover League 	 	10 	0 	5 	5 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Nottingham Panthers 	Challenge Cup 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Nottingham Panthers 	EIHL 	 	28 	5 	6 	11 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Adelaide Avalanche 	AIHL 	 	19 	3 	16 	19 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HC Alleghe 	Serie A 	 	42 	7 	8 	15 	84 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	10
2005–06 	HC Alleghe 	Serie A Master Round	 	6 	1 	5 	6 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Kangwon Land 	AL 	 	33 	5 	18 	23 	18 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6
2007–08 	High1 	AL 	 	30 	2 	11 	13 	64 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	373 	18 	14 	32 	824 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*"San Jose strengthens ties to China Sharks" nhl.com, Aug 20, 2008
*"New-look Anyang Halla adds western flavor" nhl.com, July 31, 2008*
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Category:Born in 1973
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Merrimack Warriors players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:HC Alleghe players
Category:Kangwon Land players
Category:Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Category:Adelaide Avalanche players
Category:Retired in 2008