Jay McKee
Jay McKee
Jay McKeeis a retired ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, and was previously with the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues. Throughout his career he has been noted among the NHL's best shot-blockers. He later served as an assistant coach for the Rochester Americans. McKee was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up in Loyalist, Ontario. He is currently the head coach of the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth8 September 1977
extra kept lead letting past pushing rewarding sit sitting teams
That's something new. It was rewarding that once we got the lead we didn't sit back. We kept pushing forward. In the past we've been sitting back and letting teams get that extra goal.
bruise knee large orange size
I've got a bruise right now the size of a large orange on my knee from a Jaromir Jagr shot.
adds fans game good
It's good to see the fans get into it. It adds something to the game to see that many fans here.
happy mixed point points pull rival start
It's a mixed feeling. We're happy with a point on the road, but it's a divisional rival we don't want to give any points up against. But after the start we had, to pull off another point, was a big achievement.
good known level physical pushed team
It really showed that this team won't be intimidated and pushed around. It was good that we, being known as the smaller, speedier team, were able to keep up with their level of physical play.
against credit guys hard hottest huge league penalties penalty team
Our penalty kill has done an exceptional job. All the guys involved, forwards included, are working together. To kill off as many penalties as we did against the hottest team in the league right now is a huge credit to how hard the guys are working.
absolutely acceptable game gets guy momentum paid reason
They got momentum off that. The whole game could have been different. It's not acceptable for them not to see it. A guy gets paid to do that job. There's absolutely no reason that should be a goal.
came certainly chance game gave momentum ourselves third
As disappointing as it is to lose, there was a positive, and it was the third period. We gave ourselves a chance to win, just came up a little short, but that's certainly the momentum we wanted to end this game with.
brian great thinking winning
I think Brian did a great job. A big part of us winning like we did was because they were sidetracked with still thinking about that hit. If we can use that to our advantage, we will.
believing good matter record team
Our record is 44-19 for a good reason. We have a team in here that can play and can play with a record like that. It's a matter of believing in each other and going out and executing.
bit fact five gained good hard lost momentum power shut solid special work
Some games, momentum can be gained or lost through special teams. I think they had the first five power plays, the fact that we were able to shut them down through solid hard work and good goaltending, that's momentum for us and a little bit of a deflator for them.
buffalo deal exciting forward free hit hoping looks open player positives term tunnel
At the same time, while I was hoping to get a term deal and didn't, there's are some positives with that, too. If I don't renegotiate with Buffalo during the season, then I'll hit the open market. At the end of the tunnel is unrestricted free agency, and that's something every player looks forward to. That could be a very exciting time.
bit great hope leave memories playing sour taste
Great memories for them. But we hope to leave them with a little bit of sour taste after playing this year.
playing
I'm just going to concentrate on playing hockey,