Jay McKee
| Jay McKee | |||
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McKee with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2010. | |||
| Born |
September 8, 1977 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Current OHL coach | Brantford Bulldogs | ||
| Coached for |
Rochester Americans Erie Otters Kitchener Rangers | ||
| NHL draft |
14th overall, 1995 Buffalo Sabres | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2010 | ||
Jay McKee (born September 8, 1977) is a Canadian coach and former professional ice hockey defenceman. He spent the majority of his career with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL), and has also played for the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins. Throughout his career, he has been noted among the NHL's best shot-blockers. McKee was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up in Loyalist, Ontario.
After his retirement from playing, he has served as an assistant coach for the NCAA's Niagara Purple Eagles, American Hockey League's (AHL) Rochester Americans, the Ontario Hockey League's (OHL) Erie Otters and the OHL's Kitchener Rangers. After one season in Kitchener, he was promoted to head coach of the Rangers, where he served for three-and-a-half seasons. He was then named the head coach of the OHL's Brantford Bulldogs.