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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Kirk McLean
Selected in
sixth round
No. 107 overall by New Jersey Devils
Born June
26, 1966
 | Position:
Goaltender
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Oshawa (OHL)
Birthplace:
Willowdale,
Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Willowdale, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | W-L-T |
GAA | SO |
SV% | | 1981-82 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1982-83 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
26 | -- |
2.01 | 0 |
n/a | | 1983-84 |
Oshawa | OHL |
17 | 5-9-0 |
4.28 | 0 |
n/a |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No. 7 goaltender
prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Was Oshawa's third-round pick, No. 42
overall, in 1982 OHL priority selection. ... Also starred in amateur soccer
during his junior career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: April 5, 1986 (New Jersey at N.Y.
Islanders)
Numbers:
34, 32 (New Jersey); 1 (Vancouver); 1 (Car.); 1 (Florida);
30 (N.Y.
Rangers)
Stanley
Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired April 2002 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
W-L-T | GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1985-2001 |
N.J., Vancouver, Car.,
Florida, N.Y. Rangers | 612 |
245-262-72 | 3.26 |
22 | .887 |
| | CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | W-L |
GAA |
SO | SV% |
| 1989-1996 |
Vancouver | 68 |
34-34 | 2.84 | 6 |
.907 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (Vancouver)
Sporting News All-Star Second Team: 1991-92 (Vancouver)
All-Star Game: 1990, 1992 (Vancouver)
NHL SuperSkills Competition Goaltending Winner: 1990 (Van.)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1994 (Vancouver)
Vancouver Taylor Trophy (MVP): 1989-90, 1991-92
Vancouver Molson Cup (3-Stars Leader): 1987-88, 1989-90, 1995
Vancouver Records: Most career games played by a goaltender (516),
most career minutes played by a goaltender (29,989), most career wins (211),
most career shutouts (20), most career losses (228), most career goals
allowed (1,637), most
career assists by a goaltender (21), most wins by a goaltender in one season (38 in
1991-92), most career playoff games played by a goaltender (68), most career
playoff minutes played by a goaltender (4,189), most career
playoff wins by a goaltender (34), lowest career playoffs goals-against
average (2.84), most career playoff shutouts (6), most career playoff
assists by a goaltender (5), most career playoff losses (34), most career
playoff goals allowed (198), most games played by a goaltender in one
playoff year (24 in 1994), most
minutes played by a goaltender in one playoff year (1,544 in 1994), most
wins in one playoff year (15 in 1994), most shutouts in one playoff year (4
in 1994), most saves in one playoff game (52 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Finals
at N.Y. Rangers on May 31, 1994 -- Vancouver won 3-2 in overtime)
NHL Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1989-90 (Vancouver) (63)
NHL Minutes Leader: 1989-90 (Vancouver) (3,739 minutes)
NHL Wins Leader: 1991-92 (Vancouver) (38 wins) (tie)
NHL Shutouts Leader: 1991-92 (Vancouver) (5 shutouts) (tie)
NHL Playoffs Shutouts Leader: 1992 (Van.) (2), 1994 (Van.) (4)
NHL Playoffs Goalie Games-Played Leader: 1994 (Vancouver) (24)
NHL Playoffs Minutes Leader: 1994 (Vancouver) (1,544 minutes)
Broadcasting Career: Was color commentator on Vancouver's
pay-per-view TV games late in 2001-02 season and for 2002-03
season.
Miscellaneous: Called up to New Jersey for balance of 1985-86 season
after his Oshawa team was eliminated from 1986 OHL playoffs. ... Entered his first NHL game after New Jersey starter
Alain Chevrier was pulled at 9:19 of the first period. The New York
Islanders led the Devils 3-0 when McLean entered the game and scored four
more times for a 7-1 victory. ... Won his first NHL start despite giving up
seven goals in New Jersey's April 6, 1986, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ...
Named NHL Co-Player of the Week for the week ending March 20, 1989. ...
Finished third in voting for 1988-89 Vezina Trophy. ... Missed remainder of
1990-91 regular season with tendinitis in left wrist, an injury suffered
during Vancouver's Feb. 25, 1991, game vs. Calgary and re-aggravated during
Vancouver's March 1, 1991, game vs. Montreal. He did not return to action
until Game 3 of Vancouver's first-round playoff series vs. Los Angeles on
April 8, 1991. ... Named NHL Player of Week for the week ending Oct. 14,
1991. ... Named NHL Player of Month for October 1991, becoming first player
in Vancouver history to receive that award. ... Became first goaltender in
Vancouver history to shut out Montreal when he made 45 saves to achieve feat
with 3-0 road win on Dec. 4. ... Finished third in NHL with 2.74
goals-against average and fifth in NHL with .901 save percentage in 1991-92.
... Was runner-up to Patrick Roy for 1991-92 Vezina Trophy. ... Won
Vancouver Molson Cup for November 1993. ... Made dramatic kick save on
Robert Reichel during overtime of Game 7 of Vancouver's first-round series
at Calgary on April 30, 1994. McLean threw his pad out to block an open net
and prevent Reichel from winning the game. The Canucks then went on to win
4-3 in the second overtime. ... Set NHL record (since broken)
for minutes played by a goaltender in one playoff year with 1,544 for
Vancouver in 1994. ... Tied NHL record (since broken) for shutouts in one
playoff year with four in 1994. ... Won Vancouver Molson Cup in February,
March, April, and May 1995. ... Passed Richard Brodeur to become Vancouver's
all-time leader in games played by a goaltender when he appeared in his
378th career game for Canucks on March 14, 1995, at Winnipeg. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with torn
cartilage in left knee, an injury suffered during Vancouver's Dec. 31, 1995,
game vs. Philadelphia. The injury required arthroscopic surgery on Jan. 13,
1996, and McLean did not return to action until he backed up Corey Hirsch in
Vancouver's Feb. 19, 1996, game at Detroit. ... Missed part of 1996-97
season with left knee injury, suffered during Vancouver's Nov. 11, 1996,
game at N.Y. Rangers. The injury required arthroscopic surgery, and McLean
did not return to action until Vancouver's Dec. 27, 1996, game at Phoenix.
... Missed part of 1996-97 season with bruised finger, an injury suffered
during Vancouver's March 3, 1997, game at Colorado. He did not return to
action until Vancouver's March 26, 1997, game vs. Anaheim. ... Won first
game in a Florida uniform, making 24 saves in Panthers' 5-4 win vs. Montreal
on March 26, 1998. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with bruised ribs, an
injury suffered during Florida's practice on Feb. 14, 1999. He did not
return to action until Florida's Feb. 26, 1999, game at Detroit. ... Signed
two-year, $1.825 million contract with N.Y. Rangers as a Group III unrestricted free agent on July
13,
1999. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with the flu, an illness contracted
in February 2000. ... Missed part of 2000-01 season with back spasms, suffered
in N.Y. Rangers' Oct. 24, 2000, game vs. Philadelphia.
He did not return to action until N.Y. Rangers' Nov. 1, 2000, game vs. Tampa
Bay. ... Announced his retirement late in 2001-02 season after failing to
catch on with any team as a Group III free agent during that
season.
McLean's Place in History: Although he was an All-Star
during his NHL career, McLean might be best remembered as the goaltender who gave up Wayne Gretzky's record-breaking 802nd
career NHL goal during the 1993-94 season. Gretzky's goal, which broke the
NHL record held by Gordie Howe, came on a power play at 14:47 of the second
period during Vancouver's March 23, 1994, game at Los Angeles. The goal tied
the game at 2-2, but Vancouver went on to win 6-3. Although McLean is
remembered for giving up the history goal, he was hardly at fault on the
play. McLean had come out to face Marty McSorley, who was breaking in on a
2-on-1 with Gretzky. McSorley fed a beautiful pass back to Gretzky, who shot
the puck into an open net. The net would find a permanent home in the
Hockey Hall of Fame. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Oshawa (OHL); Maine (AHL)
World Championships: 1990 (fourth
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
BCHL All-Star Game: 2004 (Coquitlam) (honorary coach)
OHL Goals-Against Average Leader: 1984-85 (Oshawa) (3.32)
Coaching Career: Named Kamloops (WHL) goaltending coach prior to
2002-03 season and held position through 2003-04 season. ... Named
Univ. of British Columbia (CWUAA) goaltending consultant during 2003-04
season and held position through 2003-04 season.
Management Career: Purchased share in Coquitlam (BCHL) team along with
former NHLers Darcy Rota, Bill Ranford and Dave Lowry in 2003, and remained
a part owner through 2004-05 season. He was part of the ownership group when
the team decided to relocate to Burnaby for the 2005-06 season.
Miscellaneous: Was active in charitable causes
during his playing days in Vancouver, including work as spokesperson for
B.C. Environment's "Giving Green" recycling program and the B.C.
Optometrists Association. ... Also appeared in a Vancouver television
commercial for the CrimeStoppers program. ... Owned thoroughbreds during his
playing days. His horses raced at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto. ... An
avid golfer, he participated in the 1996 Greater Vancouver Open's pro-am
tournament. ... Played on Vancouver Canuck Alumni team after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Kirk Alan McLean. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New Jersey traded McLean, Greg Adams
and 1988 second-round pick (Leif Rohlin) to Vancouver for Patrik Sundstrom,
1988 second-round pick (Jeff Christian) and 1988 fourth-round pick (Matt
Ruchty) on September 10, 1987. At the time of the deal, New Jersey had the
option of switching second-round picks in 1988, depending on whether the
Devils or Canucks finished lower in the 1987-88 standings. Vancouver
finished lower, and New Jersey exercised its option. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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