McKenna to Tend Goal in Ottawa
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators
announced today the club has signed former St. Lawrence goaltender
Mike McKenna to a one-year, two-way contract.
McKenna, 28, spent his second consecutive season with the New
Jersey Devils organization in 2010-11, appearing in 39 games with
the American Hockey League’s Albany Devils and playing two
games in the National Hockey League. With Albany, he posted a
14-20-2 record with a 3.61 goals-against average and .866 save
percentage while recording one shutout. In two games with New
Jersey, he had one loss, a 3.05 goals-against average and an .893
save percentage.
Prior to joining the Devils, the native of St. Louis, Mo., spent
the 2008-09 season in the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. He
played 15 NHL games with the Lightning, posting a 4-8-1 record with
a 3.56 goals-against average, .887 save percentage and one
shutout.
The 6-3, 195-pound McKenna has played in six professional seasons,
including 164 AHL games with the Norfolk Admirals, Milwaukee
Admirals, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Portland Pirates, Lowell Devils
and Albany.
McKenna was originally Nashville’s sixth-round selection
(172nd overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to being
drafted, he played four seasons with St. Lawrence.
