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
battle certainly early game goal plan pull
We wanted to get on them early but they got the first goal and that certainly wasn't our game plan but we were able to battle through and pull it off.
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.
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.
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 chills crowd game hard hearing ice locker loud relaxed room
I've been around the game long enough to be pretty relaxed in the locker room before the game. But, when I came out on the ice for the anthems, I got chills hearing how loud the crowd was. It was hard not to smile.
easy hits
Big hits like that don't come around too often. It's not easy or you'd see them every night.
california definitely money southern
To do it in Southern California would be much more costly. You definitely get more for your money in Phoenix.
deserved doors open played strong won
We didn't open any doors for them. I just think they got some bounces. I'm not going to say they won by chance. They played strong and deserved to win.
compares cup unless win
Obviously, there's nothing that compares to the '99 Cup run. Nothing will ever compare to that unless you win it all.
drop everybody hit league
I think everybody was. I think everybody around the league would like to drop a hit like that one.
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.
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.
dominated ice loss played playoffs team worst
That's the worst loss I've ever been a part of. We were dominated all over the ice in every area. We played like a team that is out of the playoffs and they played like a team that is comfortably in the playoffs.