Ray McKay explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:183
Played For:Chicago Black Hawks
Buffalo Sabres
California Golden Seals
Edmonton Oilers
Cleveland Crusaders
Birmingham Bulls
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Birth Date:August 22, 1946
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1967
Career End:1982

Raymond Owen McKay (born August 22, 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, and California Golden Seals from 1968 to 1974. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints from 1974 to 1978.

In his NHL career, McKay played in 140 games, scoring two goals and adding sixteen assists. In the WHA, McKay played in 212 games, scoring fourteen goals and adding forty-four assists.[1]

Ray currently runs "Ray McKay's Hockey Specialized Training" program, based in Ilderton, Ontario.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1965–66Moose Jaw CanucksSJHL57 3 20 23 1035 0 2 2 8
1966–67Moose Jaw CanucksCMJHL56 6 22 28 10414 0 6 6 34
1967–68Dallas Black HawksCHL58 2 5 7 685 0 0 0 9
1968–69Chicago Black HawksNHL9 0 1 1 12
1968–69Dallas Black HawksCHL61 4 13 17 164
1969–70Chicago Black HawksNHL17 0 0 0 23
1969–70Dallas Black HawksCHL12 0 3 3 18
1969–70Portland BuckaroosWHL2 0 0 0 25
1970–71Chicago Black HawksNHL2 0 0 0 0
1970–71Portland BuckaroosWHL55 1 25 26 11111 0 7 7 10
1971–72Buffalo SabresNHL39 0 3 3 18
1971–72Cincinnati SwordsAHL14 1 4 5 3910 0 4 4 36
1972–73Buffalo SabresNHL1 0 0 0 0
1972–73Cincinnati SwordsAHL70 5 32 37 12315 0 8 8 49
1973–74California Golden SealsNHL72 2 12 14 49
1974–75Edmonton OilersWHA69 8 20 28 47
1975–76Cleveland CrusadersWHA68 3 10 13 443 0 0 0 4
1975–76Syracuse BlazersNAHL3 1 1 2 0
1976–77Minnesota Fighting SaintsWHA42 2 9 11 28
1976–77Birmingham BullsWHA19 0 1 1 11
1977–78Edmonton OilersWHA14 1 4 5 44 0 1 1 4
1977–78Diavoli HC MilanoITA
1978–79Springfield IndiansAHL69 2 27 29 42
1979–80Adirondack Red WingsAHL5 0 0 0 27
1979–80Hershey BearsAHL67 2 28 30 3716 4 10 14 11
1981–82HC VareseITA
WHA totals212 14 44 58 1347 0 1 1 8
NHL totals140 2 16 18 102

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray Owen McKay . National Hockey League . March 2, 2012.
  2. Web site: A Message from Ray . Ray McKay's Hockey Specialized Training . March 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090502031152/http://raymckayhockey.com/MessageFromRay.htm . May 2, 2009 .