Kevin McClelland

Kevin McClelland (born July 4, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was recently the head coach of the Wichita Thunder in the ECHL. Throughout his career, he was known as an enforcer.

Playing career As a youth, McClelland played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.

McClelland was drafted in the fourth round, 71st overall, by the Hartford Whalers during the 1980 NHL entry draft. The majority of his NHL career was served playing center ice with the Edmonton Oilers (1984–1989), with whom he won four Stanley Cups 1984-85-87-88. His most memorable playoff moment came in game one of the 1984 Stanley Cup Final when he scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders. McClelland retired from the NHL following 588 games, recording a total of 68 goals, 112 assists, 180 points, and 1672 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1978–79 Oshawa Legionaires MetJHL 64 50 74 124 — — — — — — 1979–80 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 67 14 14 28 71 10 6 3 9 49 1980–81 Niagara Falls Flyers OHL 68 36 72 108 186 12 8 13 21 42 1981–82 Niagara Falls Flyers OHL 46 36 47 83 184 5 5 5 10 14 1981–82 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 1 4 5 4 5 1 1 2 5 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 38 5 4 9 73 — — — — — 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24 2 4 6 62 — — — — — 1983–84 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 3 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers NHL 52 8 20 28 127 18 4 6 10 42 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers NHL 62 8 15 23 205 18 1 3 4 75 1985–86 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 11 25 36 266 10 1 0 1 32 1986–87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 72 12 13 25 238 21 2 3 5 43 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 10 6 16 281 19 2 3 5 68 1988–89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 6 14 20 161 7 0 2 2 16 1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10 1 1 2 13 — — — — — 1989–90 Detroit Red Wings NHL 61 4 5 9 183 — — — — — 1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 7 — — — — — 1990–91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 27 5 14 19 125 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 0 1 1 33 — — — — — 1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 34 7 15 22 199 5 0 1 1 9 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 55 7 20 27 221 1 0 0 0 7 1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 6 0 0 0 19 — — — — — 1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 39 3 5 8 233 1 0 0 0 2 1994–95 Rochester Americans AHL 22 0 2 2 93 — — — — — NHL totals 588 68 112 180 1672 98 11 18 29 281

Coaching career He served as the head coach of the Central Hockey League's Mississippi RiverKings for three years until he resigned on June 11, 2008. He also was the head coach of the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League from 2008 to 2010. On April 26, 2010, McClelland was introduced as the head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. He would serve as head coach of the Thunder through their transition to the ECHL but after the 2015–16 season, in which the team finished last in the league, his contract would not be renewed.

Coaching statistics Regular season Postseason Year Team League G W L T OTL Pts Finish G W L Result 1998–99 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 45 22 5 0 95 1st East 14 9 5 Lost in Round 3 1999–00 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 26 33 6 7 65 4th East 6 2 4 Lost in Round 1 2005–06 Memphis Riverkings CHL 64 22 37 0 5 49 4th Northeast Did not qualify 2006–07 Memphis Riverkings CHL 64 39 19 0 6 84 2nd Northeast 18 9 9 Lost in Round 3 2007–08 Mississippi RiverKings CHL 64 39 21 0 4 82 3rd Northeast 3 1 2 Lost in Round 1 2008–09 Colorado Eagles CHL 64 45 15 0 4 94 1st Northwest 15 9 6 Lost in Finals 2009–10 Colorado Eagles CHL 64 42 15 0 7 91 2nd Northern 4 0 4 Lost in Round 2 2010–11 Wichita Thunder CHL 66 34 26 0 6 74 5th Turner 5 2 3 Lost in Round 1 2011–12 Wichita Thunder CHL 66 44 19 0 3 91 1st Berry 16 9 7 Lost in Finals 2012–13 Wichita Thunder CHL 66 39 19 0 8 86 2nd Overall 15 11 4 Lost in Finals 2013–14 Wichita Thunder CHL 66 27 30 0 9 63 9th Overall Did not qualify 2014–15 Wichita Thunder ECHL 72 32 31 2 7 73 5th Central Did not qualify 2015–16 Wichita Thunder ECHL 72 18 41 7 6 49 4th Central Did not qualify

Awards and achievements 1983–84 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton) 1984–85 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton) 1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton) 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

Transactions June 11, 1980 - Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 71st overall. June 29, 1981 - Traded from Hartford Whalers with Pat Boutette to Pittsburgh Penguins for compensation for signing Greg Millen. December 5, 1983- Traded from Pittsburgh Penguins with a fourth round pick in 1984 to Edmonton Oilers for Tom Roulston. November 2, 1989 - Traded from Edmonton Oilers with Jimmy Carson and round 5 pick in the 1991 draft to Detroit Red Wings for Adam Graves, Petr Klima, Joe Murphy and Jeff Sharples. August 12, 1993 Traded from Toronto Maple Leafs to Winnipeg Jets for cash.