Ken Klee

Ken Klee	Ken Klee
 	
Born 	April 24, 1971 (age 39),
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Height
Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
210 lb (95 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots 	Right
Kenneth Robert Klee (born April 24, 1971 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played most notably with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League.
== Playing career==
Klee was drafted 177th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Klee would not play for the Capitals until the 1994–95 season, but it did not take him long to become a regular on the squad. Klee played with the Capitals until the end of the 2002–03 season. Klee had played in Washington for 9 seasons, and played in 604 games (regular season and playoffs) when he then became a free agent and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 27, 2003.
In Klee's first season in Toronto, he registered career highs in assists (25) and points (29) despite missing 16 games. On March 8, 2006, a day before the NHL's trading deadline, Klee was traded by the struggling Maple Leafs to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for winger Alexander Suglobov. On July 24, 2006, Klee signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent for the 2006-07 season.[1] Klee finished the season leading the Avalanche with a plus/minus of 18. On July 2, 2007, Klee signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.[2]
On September 26, 2008 into the final year of his contract with the Thrashers, Klee was dealt along with Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud to the Anaheim Ducks for defenceman Mathieu Schneider.[3] After starting the 2008–09 season with the Ducks, Klee was claimed off re-entry waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 28, 2008.[4] After playing out the season with the Coyotes and as a free agent, Klee unofficially announced his retirement.[5]
Though not known as a goal scorer, 13 of his 55 career goals were game winning goals, one of the highest percentages in NHL history.
== 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
1989–90 	Bowling Green Falcons	CCHA 		39 	0 	5 	5 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Bowling Green Falcons	CCHA 		37 	7 	28 	35 	50 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Bowling Green Falcons	CCHA 		10 	0 	1 	1 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Baltimore Skipjacks 	AHL 		77 	4 	14 	18 	93 		7 	0 	1 	1 	15
1993–94 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		65 	2 	9 	11 	87 		17 	1 	2 	3 	14
1994–95 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		49 	5 	7 	12 	89 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		23 	3 	1 	4 	41 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4
1995–96 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		66 	8 	3 	11 	60 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1996–97 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		80 	3 	8 	11 	115 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		51 	4 	2 	6 	46 		9 	1 	0 	1 	10
1998–99 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		78 	7 	13 	20 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		80 	7 	13 	20 	79 		5 	0 	1 	1 	10
2000–01 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		54 	2 	4 	6 	60 		6 	0 	1 	1 	
2001–02 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		68 	8 	8 	16 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		70 	1 	16 	17 	89 		6 	0 	0 	0 	6
2003–04 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		66 	4 	25 	29 	36 		11 	0 	0 	0 	6
2005–06 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 		56 	3 	12 	15 	66 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		18 	0 	0 	0 	14 		6 	1 	0 	1 	6
2006–07 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		81 	3 	16 	19 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		72 	1 	9 	10 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Anaheim Ducks 	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		68 	1 	10 	11 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		934 	55 	140 	195 	880 		51 	2 	2 	4 	50
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== Transactions==
*Selected by Washington Capitals in 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He was Washington's 9th round choice, 177th overall.
*Signed as a free agent by Toronto on September 27, 2003.
*Traded to New Jersey Devils by Toronto for Aleksander Suglobov on March 8, 2006.
*Signed as a free agent by Colorado Avalanche on July 24, 2006.
*Signed as a free agent by Atlanta Thrashers on July 2, 2007.
*Traded to Anaheim Ducks along with Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud for Mathieu Schneider on September 26, 2008.
*Claimed off re-entry waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 28, 2008.
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players