Jim McKenzie

James P. McKenzie (born November 3, 1969) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the USHL Muskegon Lumberjacks after being hired midway through the 2011/12 season.

Selected 73rd overall in the 1989 NHL entry draft by the Hartford Whalers, McKenzie primarily played as an enforcer throughout his career, which combined with his height at 6 feet 4 inches, earned him the nickname "Big Jim". He also played for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, and Nashville Predators. In his 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, McKenzie played 880 regular season games, scoring 48 goals and 52 assists for 100 points, and collecting 1,739 penalty minutes. He also played in 51 playoff games, scoring no points and collecting 38 penalty minutes, holding the record for most games without a point among forwards in an NHL playoff career. He won the Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 2003.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Moose Jaw Warriors AAA SMHL 36 18 26 44 89 — — — — — 1985–86 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1986–87 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 65 5 3 8 125 9 0 0 0 7 1987–88 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 62 1 17 18 134 — — — — — 1988–89 Victoria Cougars WHL 67 15 27 42 176 8 1 4 5 30 1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 56 4 12 16 149 — — — — — 1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1990–91 Springfield Indians AHL 24 3 4 7 102 — — — — — 1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 41 4 3 7 108 6 0 0 0 8 1991–92 Hartford Whalers NHL 67 5 1 6 87 — — — — — 1992–93 Hartford Whalers NHL 64 3 6 9 202 — — — — — 1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 26 1 2 3 67 — — — — — 1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL 34 2 3 5 63 — — — — — 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 0 0 0 16 3 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 39 2 1 3 63 5 0 0 0 4 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 73 4 2 6 202 1 0 0 0 2 1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 65 5 3 8 200 7 0 0 0 2 1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 64 3 4 7 146 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 73 5 4 9 99 4 0 0 0 4 1999–2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 31 3 3 6 48 — — — — — 1999–2000 Washington Capitals NHL 30 1 2 3 16 1 0 0 0 0 2000–01 New Jersey Devils NHL 53 2 2 4 119 3 0 0 0 2 2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 67 3 5 8 123 6 0 0 0 2 2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 4 8 12 88 13 0 0 0 14 2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 61 1 3 4 88 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 880 48 52 100 1739 51 0 0 0 38