Randy McKay
| Randy McKay | |||
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| Born |
January 25, 1967 Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings (1988–1991) New Jersey Devils (1991–2002) Dallas Stars (2002) Montreal Canadiens (2002–2003) |
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| NHL Draft | 113th overall, 1985 Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 1988–2003 | ||
Hugh Randall McKay (born January 25, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional hockey player. Playing the right wing position, he played in the National Hockey League from 1988 to 2003, with the Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Dallas Stars, and Montreal Canadiens.
McKay was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in round six (113th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He split the 1987-88, 1988–89, and 1989–90 seasons between the Red Wings and their affiliate in the American Hockey League, the Adirondack Red Wings. McKay stuck with the Wings in the NHL for the 1990-91 season, ultimately appearing in 47 games. While showing a scoring touch in the AHL, McKay only accumulated 4 goals in 83 total games with the Red Wings, and was unable to find consistent playing time. Following the season, McKay and Dave Barr were sent by rule of an arbitrator to the New Jersey Devils as compensation for the Red Wings' signing of free agent Troy Crowder. The deal did not work out for the Wings, as Crowder only played in 7 games for the team before a serious injury. McKay developed into a solid third and fourth line player that the Wings would later covet in the latter part of the decade. It was a move that Red Wings Senior Vice President Jim Devellano resisted at the time, and regretted later.
Although a physical presence on the ice, McKay also contributed offensively, with double-digit goal totals and a positive plus/minus most seasons (including +30 in 1997-98, 4th in the league). He is perhaps best remembered among Devils fans for scoring the winning goal in game six of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers; the Devils won the game 4–2 and went on to win their first Stanley Cup by upsetting the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings in four games.
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