Kevin McClelland

Kevin McClelland
Born	(1962-07-04) July 4, 1962 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Edmonton Oilers Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Winnipeg Jets
NHL draft	71st overall, 1980 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1981–1995

Kevin McClelland (born July 4, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was recently the head coach of the Wichita Thunder in the ECHL.

Playing career

As a youth, McClelland played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.

McClelland was drafted in the fourth round, 71st overall, by the Hartford Whalers during the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The majority of his NHL career was served playing center ice with the Edmonton Oilers (1984–1989), with whom he won four Stanley Cups 1984-85-87-88. His most memorable playoff moment came in Game 1 of the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals when he scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders. McClelland retired from the NHL following 588 games, recording a total of 68 goals, 112 assists, 180 points, and 1672 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	Oshawa Legionaires	MetJHL		64	50	74	124	—		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Niagara Falls Flyers	OMJHL		67	14	14	28	71		10	6	3	9	49
1980–81	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		68	36	72	108	186		12	8	13	21	42
1981–82	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		46	36	47	83	184		5	5	5	10	14
1981–82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		10	1	4	5	4		5	1	1	2	5
1982–83	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		38	5	4	9	73		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		24	2	4	6	62		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		52	8	20	28	127		18	4	6	10	42
1984–85	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		62	8	15	23	205		18	1	3	4	75
1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		79	11	25	36	266		10	1	0	1	32
1986–87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		72	12	13	25	238		21	2	3	5	43
1987–88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		74	10	6	16	281		19	2	3	5	68
1988–89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		79	6	14	20	161		7	0	2	2	16
1989–90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		10	1	1	2	13		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	4	5	9	183		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		27	5	14	19	125		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		18	0	1	1	33		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		34	7	15	22	199		5	0	1	1	9
1992–93	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		55	7	20	27	221		1	0	0	0	7
1993–94	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		6	0	0	0	19		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Moncton Hawks	AHL		39	3	5	8	233		1	0	0	0	2
1994–95	Rochester Americans	AHL		22	0	2	2	93		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				588	68	112	180	1672		98	11	18	29	281

Coaching career

He served as the head coach of the Central Hockey League's Mississippi RiverKings for three years until he resigned on June 11, 2008. He also was the head coach of the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League from 2008 to 2010. On April 26, 2010, McClelland was introduced as the head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. He would serve as head coach of the Thunder through their transition to the ECHL but after the 2015–16 season, in which the team finished last in the league, his contract would not be renewed.

Coaching statistics

				Regular season								Post season
Year	Team	League		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish		G	W	L	Result
1998–99	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		72	45	22	5	0	95	1st East		14	9	5	Lost in Round 3
1999–00	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		72	26	33	6	7	65	4th East		6	2	4	Lost in Round 1
2005–06	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		64	22	37	0	5	49	4th Northeast		Did not qualify
2006–07	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		64	39	19	0	6	84	2nd Northeast		18	9	9	Lost in Round 3
2007–08	Mississippi RiverKings	CHL		64	39	21	0	4	82	3rd Northeast		3	1	2	Lost in Round 1
2008–09	Colorado Eagles	CHL		64	45	15	0	4	94	1st Northwest		15	9	6	Lost in Finals
2009–10	Colorado Eagles	CHL		64	42	15	0	7	91	2nd Northern		4	0	4	Lost in Round 2
2010–11	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	34	26	0	6	74	5th Turner		5	2	3	Lost in Round 1
2011–12	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	44	19	0	3	91	1st Berry		16	9	7	Lost in Finals
2012–13	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	39	19	0	8	86	2nd Overall		15	11	4	Lost in Finals
2013–14	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	27	30	0	9	63	9th Overall		Did not qualify
2014–15	Wichita Thunder	ECHL		72	32	31	2	7	73	5th Central		Did not qualify
2015–16	Wichita Thunder	ECHL		72	18	41	7	6	49	4th Central		Did not qualify

Awards and achievements

• 1983–84 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
• 1984–85 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
• 1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
• 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

Transactions

• June 11, 1980 - Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 71st overall.
• June 29, 1981 - Traded from Hartford Whalers with Pat Boutette to Pittsburgh Penguins for compensation for signing Greg Millen.
• November 2, 1989 - Traded from Edmonton Oilers with Jimmy Carson and round 5 pick in the 1991 draft to Detroit Red Wings for Adam Graves, Petr Klima, Joe Murphy and Jeff Sharples.
• August 12, 1993 Traded from Toronto Maple Leafs to Winnipeg Jets for cash.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database