Tony McKegney










































Tony McKegney
Born
(1958-02-15) February 15, 1958 (age 60)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height
6 ft 01 in (185 cm)
Weight
200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position
Left Wing
Shot
Left
Played for
Buffalo Sabres
Quebec Nordiques
Minnesota North Stars
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Varese HC
National team
 Canada
NHL Draft
32nd overall, 1978
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career
1978–1991

Anthony Syiid McKegney[1] (born February 15, 1958) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player, who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1978–79 until 1990–91. Tony is the brother of Ian McKegney.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Achievements and awards


  • 3 Career statistics


    • 3.1 Regular season and playoffs


    • 3.2 International




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Career


McKegney was drafted 32nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.


McKegney was born in Montreal, but was adopted soon thereafter, and raised by a white family in Sarnia, Ontario. As a teenager he played Jr. 'B' hockey in Sarnia. He was following in the footsteps of his older brother Ian, who had been a star with the Sarnia Legionnaires before moving on to the pros. At age twenty, Tony McKegney signed a contract with the now defunct World Hockey Association’s (WHA) Birmingham Bulls, only to see the owner illegally renege on the deal after fans threatened to boycott the team for having added a black player to its roster.[2] However, the WHA’s loss became the NHL’s gain, as McKegney would go on to score over 300 career goals, including 40 in the 1987-88 season. His total of 78 points in one season would remain the highest ever recorded by a black player until Jarome Iginla's breakout 2001-2002 campaign. He registered nine 20-goal seasons in a career that lasted over 900 games.


After finishing the 1990-91 with the Chicago Blackhawks, McKegney would spend a season in Italy with HC Varese, as well as three games with the Canadian National Team. He would play 23 games with the San Diego Gulls in 1992-93 before retiring.


McKegney currently does periodic work on behalf of the Red Wings Alumni Association and the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team.



Achievements and awards




  • OMJHL First All-Star Team (1977)

  • OMJHL Second All-Star Team (1978)



Career statistics



Regular season and playoffs












































































































































































































































































































































































































































 
 

Regular season
 

Playoffs

Season
Team
League
GP

G

A

Pts

PIM
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM

1974–75

Kingston Canadians

OMJHL
52
27
48
75
36
8
5
7
12
0

1975–76
Kingston Canadians
OMJHL
65
24
56
80
20
7
5
6
11
2

1976–77
Kingston Canadians
OMJHL
66
58
77
135
30
14
13
10
23
14

1977–78
Kingston Canadians
OMJHL
55
43
49
92
19
5
3
3
6
0

1978–79

Hershey Bears

AHL
24
21
18
39
4
1
0
0
0
0

1978–79

Buffalo Sabres

NHL
52
8
14
22
10
2
0
1
1
0

1979–80
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
80
23
29
52
24
14
3
4
7
2

1980–81
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
80
37
32
69
24
8
5
3
8
2

1981–82
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
73
23
29
52
41
4
0
0
0
2

1982–83
Buffalo Sabres
NHL
78
36
37
73
18
10
3
1
4
4

1983–84

Québec Nordiques
NHL
75
24
27
51
23
7
0
0
0
0

1984–85
Québec Nordiques
NHL
30
12
9
21
12





1984–85

Minnesota North Stars
NHL
27
11
13
24
4
9
8
6
14
0

1985–86
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
70
15
25
40
48
5
2
1
3
22

1986–87
Minnesota North Stars
NHL
11
2
3
5
16





1986–87

New York Rangers
NHL
64
29
17
46
56
6
0
0
0
12

1987–88

St. Louis Blues
NHL
80
40
38
78
82
9
3
6
9
8

1988–89
St. Louis Blues
NHL
71
25
17
42
58
3
0
1
1
0

1989–90

Detroit Red Wings
NHL
14
2
1
3
8





1989–90
Québec Nordiques
NHL
48
16
11
27
45






1990–91
Québec Nordiques
NHL
50
17
16
33
44





1990–91

Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
9
0
1
1
4
2
0
0
0
4

1991–92

Varese HC

ITA
16
15
13
28
70
6
8
2
10
12

1991–92
Varese HC

Alp
17
18
14
32
55





1991–92

Canada
Intl
3
2
2
4
6






1992–93

San Diego Gulls

IHL
23
8
5
13
38
3
0
1
1
4
NHL totals
912
320
319
639
517
79
24
23
47
56


International
























Year
Team
Event
 
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM

1978

Canada

WJC
6
2
6
8
0


References





  1. ^ Tony McKegney at Legends of Hockey


  2. ^ Tony McKegney




External links



  • Tony McKegney career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database



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