- Ken McRae
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 195
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|4|23|mf=y
birth_place =Winchester, Ontario
career_start = 1987
career_end = 1998
draft = 18th overall
draft_year = 1986
draft_team =Quebec Nordiques
played_for =Quebec Nordiques Toronto Maple Leafs Ken McRae (born
April 23 , 1968,Winchester, Ontario ) is the head coach of thePeterborough Petes in the OHL. McRae is also a former right winger who played in 137 games in theNational Hockey League with theQuebec Nordiques andToronto Maple Leafs . He was drafted by the Nordiques in the first round, 18th overall, in the1986 NHL Entry Draft .Playing career
McRae played his junior hockey with the
Sudbury Wolves andHamilton Steelhawks from 1984-1988, where he was a highly touted prospect. TheQuebec Nordiques drafted McRae in the first round of the1986 NHL Entry Draft , and he appeared in his first NHL game with the team in the 1987-88 season. McRae would appear in 126 with the Nordiques before being traded to theToronto Maple Leafs onJuly 21 ,1992 forLen Esau .He would appear in only 11 games with Toronto from 1992-94, as McRae spent most in the AHL with the
St. John's Maple Leafs . That would be his last action in the NHL, as McRae would spend the remainder of his career in the AHL and the IHL. McRae would end his career with 137 NHL games, scoring 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points, and 364 penalty minutes.Coaching career
Upon his retirement from playing, McRae would become an assistant coach with the
Austin Ice Bats of theWestern Professional Hockey League . McRae then became the head coach of theIndianapolis Ice of theCentral Hockey League in 2002, as he led the Ice to the best record in the Northeast Division with a 39-16-9 record in the 2002-03 season before losing in the second round of the playoffs. McRae returned to Indianapolis in 2003-04, as the team had a 37-23-4 record, finishing in second in the Northeast, however, the team lost in the first round of the playoffs.From 2004-08, McRae was the head coach of the
Corpus Christi Rayz , as he led the team to a 106-116-28 record in his four years with the team. His best season with the Rayz was in 2006-07, as the team had a 35-22-7 record.In the summer of 2008, the
Peterborough Petes of theOntario Hockey League hired McRae to become their new head coach.Career statistics
Coaching record
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