Kyle MacKinnon
| Kyle MacKinnon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 28, 1987 Walnut, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Providence Bruins St. John's IceCaps San Diego Gulls Straubing Tigers | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–2018 | ||
Kyle MacKinnon (born October 28, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey player who advanced as far as the American Hockey League and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He is currently a professional scout with the Detroit Red Wings .
Playing career
[edit]MacKinnon attended Providence College where he played four seasons (2007-2011) of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Providence Friars men's ice hockey team, scoring 70 points and registering 79 penalty minutes in 137 career games.
MacKinnon made his professional debut during the 2010–11 season playing in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins.[1]
After solidifying his career in the AHL in two seasons with the St. John's IceCaps, MacKinnon signed as a free agent on a two-year contract with his third AHL club, the San Diego Gulls on July 8, 2015.[2]
MacKinnon's tenure with the Gulls was largely interrupted through injury, limiting him to just 32 games over two seasons. On June 7, 2017, MacKinnon left the AHL as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad with German club, Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on a one-year agreement.[3]
Post-playing career
[edit]On August 16, 2019, MacKinnon was hired by the Detroit Red Wings as a professional scout, a position he has held ever since.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 58 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Langley Chiefs | BCHL | 60 | 33 | 59 | 92 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Providence College | HE | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Providence College | HE | 33 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Providence College | HE | 34 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Providence College | HE | 34 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 67 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 70 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 71 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 47 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 45 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 292 | 51 | 79 | 130 | 97 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kyle MacKinnon player profile". American Hockey League. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "San Diego Gulls sign five". San Diego Gulls. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Two-way forward for the Tigers" (in German). Straubing Tigers. June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ John Beiser (August 16, 2019). "Red Wings Announce Several Promotions and Hires". Wings Nation. Retrieved November 14, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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