Kenndal McArdle

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Kenndal McArdle
Kenndal McArdle Amerks.jpg
McArdle with the Rochester Americans in 2009
Born (1987-01-04) January 4, 1987 (age 37)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Florida Panthers
Winnipeg Jets
Västerås HK
NHL Draft 20th overall, 2005
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2007–2014

Kenndal McArdle (born January 4, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played with the Florida Panthers and the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

As a youth, McArdle played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Burnaby. [1]

McArdle began his major junior career playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He recorded his most prolific WHL season in 2004–05 with 37 goals and 74 points. In the off-season, he was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers.[ citation needed ]

Returning to the WHL, McArdle was traded to the Vancouver Giants in early December 2006. Later that month, he was named to Team Canada for the 2007 World Junior Championships, where he earned gold. He completed the 2006–07 season helping the Giants to the 2007 Memorial Cup championship as the host city.[ citation needed ]

Graduating from junior, McArdle was assigned by Florida to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he scored 10 points in 36 games in his professional rookie season. He completed the 2007-08 season in the ECHL playing in six games, and scoring four points (three goals and one assist), for the Florida Everblades. McArdle also played in three Kelly Cup Playoff games.[ citation needed ]

The following season, in 2008–09, McArdle improved to 24 points in 58 games with the Americans. He also appeared in three NHL games. He made his NHL debut on December 2, 2008, skating a total of 5:26 of ice times in their 5–3 win at the Washington Capitals. [2]

During his final year of his entry-level contract on January 23, 2010, McArdle scored his first NHL goal for the Panthers against Jonas Gustavsson of the Toronto Maple Leafs. [3]

On July 8, 2011, McArdle was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Angelo Esposito. McArdle made the opening night roster for the inaugural season of the Jets in the 2011–12 season. After he was kept scoreless in nine games with the Jets, he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps on November 18, 2011. McArdle contributed with 7 goals in 35 games with the IceCaps before he was again on the move, reassigned in an AHL trade to the Portland Pirates for the remainder of the season on March 2, 2012. [4]

Without a contract offer from the Jets and with the uncertainty of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, McArdle was invited to an AHL try-out at the Norfolk Admirals training camp for the 2012–13 season. [5] Failing to make the Calder Cup reigning Admirals, he was released from his try-out and on October 28, 2012, was signed to a one-year contract with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL, marking his first return to the league since 2008. On January 24, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks announced he had signed to an AHL contract with their affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, for the remainder of the season. [6]

McArdle with the Vancouver Giants Kenndal McArdle.jpg
McArdle with the Vancouver Giants

On May 13, 2013, McArdle signed his first European contract in agreeing to a one-year deal with VIK Västerås HK of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. [7] After a successful season with Västerås, McArdle initially joined Malmö Redhawks on an optional two-year contract, but on July 31, 2014, he terminated his contract and opted to retire from professional hockey after securing an investment banking job in Vancouver. [8]

Awards

Personal life

Born in Canada, McArdle is of Trinidadian descent. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2002–03 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 20000—————
2003–04 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL54881657103256
2004–05 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL70373774122510116
2005–06 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL72284371135226101643
2006–07 Moose Jaw WarriorsWHL2610102075—————
2006–07 Vancouver Giants WHL379132254221192049
2007–08 Rochester Americans AHL 36551031—————
2007–08 Florida Everblades ECHL 63142630002
2008–09 Rochester AmericansAHL5812122479—————
2008–09 Florida Panthers NHL 30002—————
2009–10 Rochester AmericansAHL1835863—————
2009–10 Florida PanthersNHL1912329—————
2010–11 Florida PanthersNHL1100016—————
2010–11 Rochester AmericansAHL54141226106—————
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL90004—————
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL35751264—————
2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL1933634—————
2012–13 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL317152265—————
2012–13 Rockford IceHogs AHL3032555—————
2013–14 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 4511132444102358
AHL totals250474491432—————
NHL totals4212351—————

International

Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Sweden
YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2007 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg60000
Junior totals60000

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Former blade McArdle makes NHL debut". oursportscentral.com. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Road trip end on sour note". Toronto Maple Leafs . 2010-01-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  4. ↑ "IceCaps add Trotter, Sawada". American Hockey League . 2012-03-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Admirals sign Kenndal McArdle to try-out contract". Norfolk Admirals. 2012-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  6. ↑ Stillings, Fritz (2013-01-24). "HOGS ADD TWO, INK MCARDLE TO AHL DEAL". Rockford IceHogs . Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  7. ↑ "New forward for Vasteras" (in Swedish). VIK Västerås HK. 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  8. ↑ "McArdle defects". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  9. ↑ "Toppa Top 10: Ten Hockey Players with Caribbean Roots". LargeUp. November 11, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2005 		Succeeded by


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