David McKee (ice hockey)

This article is about the American ice hockey player. For the British illustrator and author, see David McKee.

David McKee
Born	(1983-12-05) December 5, 1983 Midland, TX, US
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team	Anaheim Ducks
Playing career	2006–present

David McKee (born December 5, 1983, in Midland, Texas) is a professional hockey goaltender currently signed to play for the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League. He was formerly a star college goaltender at Cornell University.

Playing career

David McKee started for three years at Cornell University. During his record-breaking college career, he had a career record of 65-24-13 with a .926 SV%, 1.71 GAA and 18 shutouts. During the 2003-04 season, he had a shutout streak of 159:27 from December 5 to December 28. Even though his rookie year was astounding, nothing could compare to the end of the 2004-05 season, where over his final 21 games, he allowed just 20 goals while posting a 0.93 goals against average and a .962 save percentage to go along with a 18-2-1 record to help lead his team to win the ECAC title. He led the Cornell Big Red to a season record 19-game unbeaten streak. During that season, McKee also recorded a record breaking 10 shutouts.

On April 1, 2006, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced that they signed him with a two-year entry-level contract. Mighty Ducks Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Burke said, "Over the past two seasons, David McKee has proven to be one of the premier players at the collegiate level. He is a great addition to the core of young talented players within our organization.”^[1]

McKee began the season playing for the Augusta Lynx, the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks. He was briefly assigned to the Portland Pirates of the AHL, but was sent down to get playing experience. He quickly became starting goaltender for the Lynx, picking-up his first professional win came on October 21, 2006, against the Gwinnett Gladiators. He is currently on top of the ECHL standings, with the most shootout wins (3), the second most wins (8), the fourth most saves (355), and is fifth in minutes played (651).

McKee has been called up to the NHL several times during his first professional season. His first stint began on November 21, 2006, as backup for Jean-Sébastien Giguère while Ilya Bryzgalov was unavailable due to a lower body injury. He was dressed for three games, until Giguère sustained an injury and was scratched against the Calgary Flames on November 26. McKee backed up Mike Wall, who was called up from Portland on the same day. After his fourth game, McKee rejoined the Lynx.

Awards

• 2003-04: ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year
• 2003-04: Cornell Big Red Most Promising Freshman
• 2004-05: Cornell Big Red Most Valuable Player
• 2004-05: ECAC & Ivy League Player of the Year
• 2004-05: ECAC & Ivy League Goalie of the Year
• 2004-05: ECAC & Ivy League First Team Selection
• 2004-05: NCAA First Team All-American
• 2004-05: NCAA Hobey Hat Trick Finalist
• 2006-07: Augusta Lynx Most Valuable Player
• 2006-07: Augusta Lynx Rookie of the Year
• 2006-07: Portland Pirates Player of the Week

Records

• Cornell Big Red franchise record for most consecutive career starts: 102
• Cornell Big Red franchise record for most shutouts in a single season: (2004–05) - 10
• ECAC league record for most shutouts in a single season: (2004–05) - 10
• NCAA All-Time Individual NCAA Tournament Save Percentage record min. 200 minutes: (2005–06) - .955%
• Augusta Lynx franchise record for most wins in a season: (2006–07) - 29

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2003-04	Cornell Big Red	ECAC	32	16	10	6	1929	59	5	1.84	.920
2004-05	Cornell Big Red	ECAC	35	27	5	3	2125	44	10	1.24	.947
2005-06	Cornell Big Red	ECAC	35	22	9	4	2139	74	3	2.08	.910
Cornell totals			102	65	24	13	6193	177	18	1.71	.926

International play

Played for the United States in:

• 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

References

• Anaheim Ducks
  • David McKee. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.
  • (21 Nov 2006). Ducks Recall Goaltender McKee. Press release.
  • (26 Nov 2006). Ducks 5, Flames 3. Press release.
  • (27 Nov 2006). Ducks Reassign McKee. Press release.
  • (28 Dec 2006). David McKee Recalled from Augusta. Press release.
• Augusta Lynx
  • (12 Oct 2006). Ducks Assign Goalie to Lynx. Press release.
  • (21 Oct 2006). Lynx Smite Gladiators. Press release.
  • (6 Nov 2006). Paw Prints. Press release.
• Cornell Big Red . David McKee. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.
• Internet Hockey Database. David McKee career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.
• Sports Network, The. Selanne, Giguere too much for Sharks. 22 Nov 2006.
• USA Hockey. 2006 USA Men's National Hockey Team Media Guide. Retrieved 26 Nov 2006.