Ray McKay

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 183

| played_for = Chicago Black Hawks
Buffalo Sabres
California Golden Seals
Edmonton Oilers
Cleveland Crusaders
Birmingham Bulls
Minnesota Fighting Saints

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|8|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| career_start = 1967

| career_end = 1982

}}

Raymond Owen McKay (born August 22, 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, and California Golden Seals from 1968 to 1974. He also played in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers, Cleveland Crusaders, Birmingham Bulls, and Minnesota Fighting Saints from 1974 to 1978.

In his NHL career, McKay played in 140 games, scoring two goals and adding sixteen assists. In the WHA, McKay played in 212 games, scoring fourteen goals and adding forty-four assists.{{cite web | url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13651 | title=Ray Owen McKay | publisher=National Hockey League | accessdate=March 2, 2012}}

Ray currently runs "Ray McKay's Hockey Specialized Training" program, based in Ilderton, Ontario.{{cite web | url=http://raymckayhockey.com/MessageFromRay.htm | title=A Message from Ray | publisher=Ray McKay's Hockey Specialized Training | accessdate=March 2, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502031152/http://raymckayhockey.com/MessageFromRay.htm | archivedate=May 2, 2009 }}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

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! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1965–66

| Moose Jaw Canucks

| SJHL

| 57

32023103

| 5

0228
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| 1966–67

| Moose Jaw Canucks

| CMJHL

| 56

62228104

| 14

06634
1967–68

| Dallas Black Hawks

| CHL

| 58

25768

| 5

0009
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| 1968–69

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 9

01112

| —

1968–69

| Dallas Black Hawks

| CHL

| 61

41317164

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1969–70

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 17

00023

| —

1969–70

| Dallas Black Hawks

| CHL

| 12

03318

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1969–70

| Portland Buckaroos

| WHL

| —

| 2

00025
1970–71

| Chicago Black Hawks

| NHL

| 2

0000

| —

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| 1970–71

| Portland Buckaroos

| WHL

| 55

12526111

| 11

07710
1971–72

| Buffalo Sabres

| NHL

| 39

03318

| —

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| 1971–72

| Cincinnati Swords

| AHL

| 14

14539

| 10

04436
1972–73

| Buffalo Sabres

| NHL

| 1

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1972–73

| Cincinnati Swords

| AHL

| 70

53237123

| 15

08849
1973–74

| California Golden Seals

| NHL

| 72

2121449

| —

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| 1974–75

| Edmonton Oilers

| WHA

| 69

8202847

| —

1975–76

| Cleveland Crusaders

| WHA

| 68

3101344

| 3

0004
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| 1975–76

| Syracuse Blazers

| NAHL

| 3

1120

| —

1976–77

| Minnesota Fighting Saints

| WHA

| 42

291128

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1976–77

| Birmingham Bulls

| WHA

| 19

01111

| —

1977–78

| Edmonton Oilers

| WHA

| 14

1454

| 4

0114
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| 1977–78

| Diavoli HC Milano

| ITA

| —

| —

1978–79

| Springfield Indians

| AHL

| 69

2272942

| —

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| 1979–80

| Adirondack Red Wings

| AHL

| 5

00027

| —

1979–80

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 67

2283037

| 16

4101411
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| 1981–82

| HC Varese

| ITA

| —

| —

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! colspan="3" | WHA totals

! 212 !! 14 !! 44 !! 58 !! 134

! 7 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 8

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 140 !! 2 !! 16 !! 18 !! 102

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

Awards

  • CMJHL First All-Star Team – 1967

References

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