Kevin McClelland

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Kevin McClelland
Born (1962-07-04) July 4, 1962 (age 62)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft 71st overall, 1980
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 19811995

Kevin McClelland (born July 4, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was recently the head coach of the Wichita Thunder in the ECHL.

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Playing career

As a youth, McClelland played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa. [1]

McClelland was drafted in the fourth round, 71st overall, by the Hartford Whalers during the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The majority of his NHL career was served playing center ice with the Edmonton Oilers (1984–1989), with whom he won four Stanley Cups 1984-85-87-88. His most memorable playoff moment came in Game 1 of the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals when he scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders. McClelland retired from the NHL following 588 games, recording a total of 68 goals, 112 assists, 180 points, and 1672 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1978–79 Oshawa Legionaires MetJHL 645074124
1979–80 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67141428711063949
1980–81 Niagara Falls FlyersOHL683672108186128132142
1981–82 Niagara Falls FlyersOHL463647831845551014
1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10145451125
1982–83 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL3854973
1983–84 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2424662
1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 31120
1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL528202812718461042
1984–85 Edmonton OilersNHL62815232051813475
1985–86 Edmonton OilersNHL791125362661010132
1986–87 Edmonton OilersNHL721213252382123543
1987–88 Edmonton OilersNHL74106162811923568
1988–89 Edmonton OilersNHL7961420161702216
1989–90 Edmonton OilersNHL1011213
1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL61459183
1990–91 Detroit Red WingsNHL30007
1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL2751419125
1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL1801133
1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL347152219950119
1992–93 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL557202722110007
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL600019
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL3935823310002
1994–95 Rochester Americans AHL2202293
NHL totals58868112180167298111829281

Coaching career

He served as the head coach of the Central Hockey League's Mississippi RiverKings for three years until he resigned on June 11, 2008. He also was the head coach of the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League from 2008 to 2010. On April 26, 2010, McClelland was introduced as the head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. [2] He would serve as head coach of the Thunder through their transition to the ECHL but after the 2015–16 season, in which the team finished last in the league, his contract would not be renewed. [3]

Coaching statistics

  Regular season   Post season
YearTeamLeague  G    W    L    T   OTL  Pts Finish  G    W    L  Result
1998–99 Prince Albert Raiders WHL72452250951st East1495Lost in Round 3
1999–00 Prince Albert Raiders WHL72263367654th East624Lost in Round 1
2005–06 Memphis Riverkings CHL64223705494th NortheastDid not qualify
2006–07 Memphis Riverkings CHL64391906842nd Northeast1899Lost in Round 3
2007–08 Mississippi RiverKings CHL64392104823rd Northeast312Lost in Round 1
2008–09 Colorado Eagles CHL64451504941st Northwest1596Lost in Finals
2009–10 Colorado Eagles CHL64421507912nd Northern404Lost in Round 2
2010–11 Wichita Thunder CHL66342606745th Turner523Lost in Round 1
2011–12 Wichita Thunder CHL66441903911st Berry1697Lost in Finals
2012–13 Wichita Thunder CHL66391908862nd Overall15114Lost in Finals
2013–14 Wichita Thunder CHL66273009639th OverallDid not qualify
2014–15 Wichita Thunder ECHL 72323127735th CentralDid not qualify
2015–16 Wichita Thunder ECHL 72184176494th CentralDid not qualify

Awards and achievements

Transactions

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 2019-01-11.
  2. "Head Coach - Kevin McClelland - Wichita Thunder Hockey". Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  3. "Thunder parts ways with coach Kevin McClelland". The Wichita Eagle. April 17, 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Wichita Thunder head coach
2010–2016
Succeeded by