Kirk McLean

Kirk McLean
A middle-aged, Caucasian man wearing a white ice hockey jersey with a blue and green logo of a horizontal hockey stick. His head is tilted and he is looking towards the right. His hair is dark brown and spiked upwards in the front.
McLean in 2009
Born (1966-06-26) June 26, 1966 (age 58)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Vancouver Canucks
Carolina Hurricanes
Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
National team  Canada
NHL draft 107th overall, 1984
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1986–2001

Kirk Alan McLean (born June 26, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers. He played in the style of a stand-up goaltender.[1][2]

McLean played major junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and was drafted in the sixth round, 107th overall by the Devils in 1984. He played with the Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Maine Mariners, before being traded to the Canucks in 1987. He is best known for his 10+1⁄2 seasons with the Canucks, during which time he was a finalist for two Vezina Trophies in 1989 and 1992, named to two NHL All-Star Games and received Second All-Star team honours. In 1994, he backstopped the Canucks to the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Rangers. In 1998, he was traded away and spent the final three seasons of his career with the Hurricanes, Panthers and Rangers, before retiring in 2001.

Since retiring, McLean has been a goaltending coach for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL), worked in broadcasting with the Canucks' pay-per-view telecasts[3] and became a part-owner of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)'s Burnaby Express (now Coquitlam Express).[4] He was involved in the restaurant business in Vancouver.[5] He now works for the Vancouver Canucks as the Ambassador and is a boardmember of the Canuck Alumni Foundation.

  1. ^ Moran, Malcolm (1994-06-01). "Stanley Cup Finals; McLean Gets Sweet Justice From Canucks". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
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  3. ^ "It's all about 'keeping it fun'". Victoria Times Colonist. 2007-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  4. ^ "Fans voice hope of Express' return". Coquitlam Now. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-02-04. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference social was invoked but never defined (see the help page).