Jim McKenzie (ice hockey b. 1984)
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Jim McKenzie is a professional ice hockey
player currently playing for the Stockton Thunder
of the East Coast Hockey League.
in 2000. The following year in 2001 he started with Team USA before moving to play more regularly in the USHL with the Green Bay Gamblers
and later the Sioux Falls Stampede
.
Jim was drafted 141st overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
by the Ottawa Senators
. He then entered Michigan State University
, playing three collegiate seasons in the CCHA
helping the Spartans capture the 2007 NCAA Ice Hockey National Championship.
On July 3, 2007, Mckenzie signed a two-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators
, for his first professional season in 2007–08. Jim spent the majority of the season with ECHL affiliate, the Elmira Jackals
, after he was re-assigned by Binghamton. In the 2008–09 season, McKenzie returned to Binghamton for the entirety of the year and played in 44 games, registering just 5 points.
In the 2009–10 season Mckenzie, a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL on October 27, 2009. Jim played in 55 contests in the farewell season of the Chiefs placing fourth on the team in scoring with 40 points while also enjoying a brief call-up with the Lake Erie Monsters
of the AHL.
McKenzie followed the Chiefs franchise with his contract rights retained by the Greenville Road Warriors
on July 2, 2010. Prior to the 2010-11 season, he was traded by the Road Warriors to the Stockton Thunder in exchange for Igor Gongalsky on August 26, 2010.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player currently playing for the Stockton Thunder
Stockton Thunder
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans...
of the East Coast Hockey League.
Playing career
McKenzie played his High School Hockey at Hill Murray High School and he played youth hockey in Woodbury, Minnesota. McKenzie first played junior hockey with United States National Team Development ProgramUSA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
in 2000. The following year in 2001 he started with Team USA before moving to play more regularly in the USHL with the Green Bay Gamblers
Green Bay Gamblers
The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the East Division of the United States Hockey League. They play in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center.-History:...
and later the Sioux Falls Stampede
Sioux Falls Stampede
The Sioux Falls Stampede is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League . Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the Stampede plays its home games at the Sioux Falls Arena....
.
Jim was drafted 141st overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
2004 NHL Entry Draft
The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is especially notable because it was the last NHL event to take place before the beginning of the lockout which canceled all the games scheduled for the 2004–05 NHL season.- Selections by round :Listed...
by the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He then entered Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
, playing three collegiate seasons in the CCHA
Central Collegiate Hockey Association
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship...
helping the Spartans capture the 2007 NCAA Ice Hockey National Championship.
On July 3, 2007, Mckenzie signed a two-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators
Binghamton Senators
The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators...
, for his first professional season in 2007–08. Jim spent the majority of the season with ECHL affiliate, the Elmira Jackals
Elmira Jackals
The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"...
, after he was re-assigned by Binghamton. In the 2008–09 season, McKenzie returned to Binghamton for the entirety of the year and played in 44 games, registering just 5 points.
In the 2009–10 season Mckenzie, a free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL on October 27, 2009. Jim played in 55 contests in the farewell season of the Chiefs placing fourth on the team in scoring with 40 points while also enjoying a brief call-up with the Lake Erie Monsters
Lake Erie Monsters
The Lake Erie Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007–08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio...
of the AHL.
McKenzie followed the Chiefs franchise with his contract rights retained by the Greenville Road Warriors
Greenville Road Warriors
The Greenville Road Warriors are a professional ice hockey team located in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is a member of the ECHL and play their home games at the BI-LO Center in downtown Greenville. The franchise had previously played as the Johnstown Chiefs from the ECHL's inception in...
on July 2, 2010. Prior to the 2010-11 season, he was traded by the Road Warriors to the Stockton Thunder in exchange for Igor Gongalsky on August 26, 2010.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | U.S. National Development Team USA Hockey USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has... |
USDP USA Hockey USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has... |
41 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 19 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Green Bay Gamblers Green Bay Gamblers The Green Bay Gamblers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team in the East Division of the United States Hockey League. They play in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the Resch Center.-History:... |
USHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Sioux Falls Stampede Sioux Falls Stampede The Sioux Falls Stampede is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League . Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the Stampede plays its home games at the Sioux Falls Arena.... |
USHL | 45 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 59 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
CCHA Central Collegiate Hockey Association The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey college athletic conference that operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska and Indiana. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship... |
34 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 43 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 35 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Binghamton Senators Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . Nicknamed the B-Sens, they play in Binghamton, New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Along with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL, the B-Sens are minor league affiliates of the Ottawa Senators... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 2007-08 ECHL season The 2007–08 ECHL season was the 20th season of the ECHL.Two teams suspended operations at the end of the 2006–07 season, the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the Toledo Storm... |
Elmira Jackals Elmira Jackals The Elmira Jackals are an ice hockey team that play in the ECHL. Their home games are played in First Arena in Elmira, New York and they refer to themselves as "the beasts of the east"... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
43 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Johnstown Chiefs Johnstown Chiefs The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed... |
ECHL | 55 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Lake Erie Monsters Lake Erie Monsters The Lake Erie Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007–08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio... |
AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Stockton Thunder Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans... |
ECHL | 59 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Worcester Sharks Worcester Sharks The Worcester Sharks are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . The franchise is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and play their home games at the DCU Center in Downtown Worcester. The Sharks and the city of Worcester hosted the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic.-History:On... |
AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Peoria Rivermen Peoria Rivermen The Peoria Rivermen are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.-History:... |
AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 67 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||