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Steve signed with the Kings On May 17 1996. He played most of his first year with Roadrunners.
He recorded 11 points in 66 games with the IHL club,(6g-5a) and 187 PIM's. Then on March 23
1997 The kings called McKenna Up from the miners. On March 24 In Vancouver He made His
NHL debut. He played 8 other games that season (team-PIM's) Ana-5 a fight with Karpa dal-5
NJ-0 Pit-17 Col-0 Stl-0 Sj-10 Pho-0. In 9 Games he had 37 PIM's and a plus one to start his
career. After that season he talked with Helene Elliott of the hockey news. It Said: This is no tall
tale. Steve McKenna of the Los Angeles Kings insists he's a legitimate 6-foot-8, Unlike some
NHL players who would have to stand on a stack of phone books to reach the height that's listed
next to there name on the roster. "On skates and with a bucket on my head, I may be tipping
7feet" said McKenna, who weighs 245 pounds and who was promoted from the Phoenix
Roadrunners of the IHL And is believed to be the tallest player in IHL and NHL history.
McKenna, a Toronto Native, signed with the Kings as a free agent last May after playing at
Merrimack College. He's one of the many youngsters who got ample playing time as the Kings,
long eliminated from the playoffs, wound down there season. It's an on-the-job audition for next
season for McKenna, who played defense for the Roadrunners before being shifted to left with
3weeks before he was called up. With the Kings, he only played the left side up front and did a
decent job of providing the toughness the team lost when enforcer Matt Johnson suffered a back
strain. McKenna has 37 PIM's in his first 9 games, including a fighting major for battling with
Anaheim's David Karpa. "He has done everything we asked him to do" said kings Larry
Robinson "At least he sticks his nose in there, which I wish a few more guys would do. His next
year of 1997-1998 he played 62 games and had career high of 4goald and 8 points and 150pim
and 12 fights also played 6 games with 3 points (2-1) and 48 PIM's. 1998-1999 He played only
20 games due to an abdominal injury he had a Goal and 36 PIM's and 6 fighting majors. With his
last season with the Kings In 1999-2000 he played in 46 games had 5 assists was a +3 had 125
PIM's with 15 fights. Played 137 games with Los Angeles from 1997-2000, recording 14 points
(5+9) and 348 penalty minutes and 38 fights. In 2000, the Minnesota Wild picked McKenna up
from the Kings, witched ended his career with the Kings. He played in 20 games had 2 points
(1-1) 19 PIM's and 3 fights. He also made his debut in the WCW as a guest referee "Right before
I started to running down the stage, one of the wrestlers said, 'Don't trip.' Then he said go! I'm
like, 'Great, now all I can think about is not tripping.' But it was a great time. It was awesome."
Like most Characters in the wrestling world, McKenna needs a nickname. One teammate
suggested "Body by Neglect". McKenna prefers "Clean Living Steve McKenna". The Next day
he was sent to the Pens to add toughness to the team, to watch Lemieux and Jagr. In 19games he
has 74 PIM's 6 fight majors. So far, in his 5 year career, he has
gp g a p +/- pp gt s sp%
TOTAL 5 NHL SEASONS 176 6 10 16 -11 1 0 0 1 90 6.7
pim fm mc mn
441 47 10 53
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