Introduction
James P. McKenzie (born November 3, 1969 in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the USHL Muskegon Lumberjacks after being hired midway through the 2011/12 season.
Selected 73rd overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, McKenzie has also played for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, and Nashville Predators. In his 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, McKenzie played 880 regular season games, scoring 48 goals and 52 assists for 100 points, and collecting 1739 penalty minutes. He also played in 51 playoff games, scoring no points and collecting 38 penalty minutes, holding the record for most games without a point among forwards in an NHL playoff career. He won the Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 2003.
When he was traded away from Hartford he autographed several signs and walls on his way out of the Hartford Civic Center.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 65 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 125 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1987–88 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 67 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 176 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | ||
| 1989–90 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 56 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 73 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 65 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 200 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 64 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 73 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 123 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 76 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 88 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL Totals | 880 | 48 | 52 | 100 | 1,739 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||||