Kyle MacKinnon (born October 28, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Kyle MacKinnon
Born (1987-10-28) October 28, 1987 (age 36)
Walnut, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Providence Bruins
St. John's IceCaps
San Diego Gulls
Straubing Tigers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career edit

MacKinnon attended Providence College where he played four seasons (2007-2011) of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Providence Friars men's ice hockey team, scoring 70 points and registering 79 penalty minutes in 137 career games. He

MacKinnon made his professional debut during the 2010–11 season playing in the American Hockey League with the Providence Bruins.[1]

After solidifying his career in the AHL in two seasons with the St. John's IceCaps, MacKinnon signed as a free agent on a two-year contract with his third AHL club, the San Diego Gulls on July 8, 2015.[2]

MacKinnon's tenure with the Gulls was largely interrupted through injury, limiting him to just 32 games over two seasons. On June 7, 2017, MacKinnon left the AHL as a free agent and signed his first contract abroad with German club, Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on a one-year agreement.[3]

Career statistics edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 58 19 26 45 63 9 0 5 5 12
2006–07 Langley Chiefs BCHL 60 33 59 92 63 7 2 5 7 4
2007–08 Providence College HE 36 5 5 10 8
2008–09 Providence College HE 33 6 7 13 8
2009–10 Providence College HE 34 12 13 25 39
2010–11 Providence College HE 34 14 9 23 24
2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 5 1 2 3 2
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 67 14 7 21 21
2011–12 Reading Royals ECHL 2 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 70 13 15 28 10 12 1 2 3 6
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 71 12 27 39 32 21 2 3 5 12
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 47 6 21 27 22
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL 11 3 3 6 0 9 0 2 2 0
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 21 2 4 6 10
2017–18 Straubing Tigers DEL 45 5 14 19 44
AHL totals 292 51 79 130 97 42 3 7 10 18

References edit

  1. ^ "Kyle MacKinnon player profile". American Hockey League. December 1, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "San Diego Gulls sign five". San Diego Gulls. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Two-way forward for the Tigers" (in German). Straubing Tigers. June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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