Ken McRae

Kenneth Duncan McRae (born April 23, 1968) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. McRae is the former head coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. McRae is also a former right wing who played 137 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted by the Nordiques in the first round, 18th overall, in the 1986 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Born in Winchester, Ontario, McRae played his junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves and Hamilton Steelhawks from 1984–88, where he was a highly touted prospect. The Quebec Nordiques drafted McRae in the first round of the 1986 NHL entry draft, and he appeared in his first NHL game with the team in the 1987–88 season. McRae played in 126 with the Nordiques before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 21, 1992 for Len Esau.

McRae only played 11 games with Toronto from 1992–94, as he spent most of his time in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the St. John's Maple Leafs and McRae spent the remainder of his career in the AHL and the International Hockey League (IHL). McRae ended 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 became an assistant coach with the Austin Ice Bats of the Western Professional Hockey League. McRae then became the head coach of the Indianapolis Ice of the Central 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 was named CHL coach of the year for 2002-03. 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 the Ontario Hockey League hired McRae to become their new head coach.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 51 38 50 88 77 — — — — — 1985–86 Sudbury Wolves OHL 66 25 40 65 127 4 2 1 3 12 1986–87 Sudbury Wolves OHL 21 12 15 27 40 — — — — — 1986–87 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 20 7 12 19 25 7 1 1 2 12 1987–88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 62 30 55 85 158 14 13 9 22 35 1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 8 1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 41 20 21 41 87 — — — — — 1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 37 6 11 17 68 — — — — — 1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 66 7 8 15 191 — — — — — 1990–91 Halifax Citadels AHL 60 10 36 46 193 — — — — — 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 0 0 0 36 — — — — — 1991–92 Halifax Citadels AHL 52 30 41 71 184 — — — — — 1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 10 0 1 1 31 — — — — — 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 64 30 44 74 135 9 6 6 12 27 1992–93 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1993–94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 65 23 41 64 200 — — — — — 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 1 1 2 36 6 0 0 0 4 1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 24 4 9 13 38 — — — — — 1994–95 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 2 2 0 2 0 9 3 8 11 21 1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 45 11 14 25 102 4 1 1 2 24 1996–97 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 72 25 28 53 190 — — — — — 1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL 9 5 5 10 26 10 1 3 4 17 1997–98 Houston Aeros IHL 78 22 32 54 192 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 137 14 21 35 364 6 0 0 0 4 AHL totals 291 118 188 306 825 22 7 9 16 52 IHL totals 221 64 83 147 522 14 4 9 13 45

Coaching record Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T OTL Pts Finish ResultIND2002–03643916-9871st in NortheastLost in second roundIND2003–04643723-4782nd in NortheastLost in first roundCOR2004–05602825-7632nd in SoutheastMissed playoffsCOR2005–06642236-6504th in SoutheastMissed playoffsCOR2006–07643522-7772nd in SoutheastLost in second roundCOR2007–08642234-8523rd in SoutheastMissed playoffsPBO2008–09682837-3593rd in EastLost in first roundPBO2009–10682935-4623rd in EastLost in first round