Position Left Wing Salary 650,000 USD (2015) Name Curtis McKenzie Career start 2013 | Playing career Weight 95 kg Shoots Left Height 1.88 m | |
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Born February 22, 1991 (age 33) Golden, BC, CAN ( 1991-02-22 ) NHL team (P)Cur. team Dallas StarsTexas Stars (AHL) NHL Draft 159th overall, 2009Dallas Stars Similar People Brett Ritchie, Colton Sceviour, Patrick Eaves, Jamie Oleksiak, Patrik Nemeth Profiles | ||
Curtis McKenzie (born February 22, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). McKenzie was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round (159th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
McKenzie played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey for the Miami RedHawks of the CCHA. In 158 career NCAA games he registered 29 goals, 51 assists, and 285 penalty minutes.
Following his senior year at Miami University, on April 12, 2013, the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed McKenzie to a two-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2013–14 AHL season, but he made his professional debut near the end of the 2012–13 season with their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, on an amateur tryout contract.
In the early stages of the 2014–15 season, McKenzie made his NHL debut with the Dallas Stars on October 18, 2014 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored his first career goal on November 16, 2014, against Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks.