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Walt McKechnie

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: June 19, 1947 in London, Ontario

Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1967-68 20 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 1 3 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.25 0.0
1968-69 21 Minnesota North Stars NHL 58 5 9 14 0.24 5 0.09 19 3 27 1 -10 22 4 1 0 1 81 1.40 6.2
1969-70 22 Minnesota North Stars NHL 20 1 3 4 0.20 1 0.07 4 0 10 1 -5 21 1 0 0 0 16 0.80 6.3
1970-71 23 Minnesota North Stars NHL 30 3 1 4 0.13 2 0.06 7 2 13 1 -7 34 3 0 0 0 39 1.30 7.7
1971-72 24 California Golden Seals NHL 56 11 20 31 0.55 12 0.21 50 11 44 7 2 40 8 2 1 1 111 1.98 9.9
1972-73 25 California Golden Seals NHL 78 16 38 54 0.69 20 0.25 86 20 123 31 -26 58 11 4 1 0 182 2.33 8.8
1973-74 26 California Golden Seals NHL 63 23 29 52 0.83 20 0.32 65 18 69 8 -14 14 17 4 2 1 135 2.14 17.0
1974-75 27 2 Teams NHL 76 9 14 23 0.30 9 0.12 41 8 57 15 -9 14 7 1 1 2 77 1.01 11.7
1974-75 27 Boston Bruins NHL 53 3 3 6 0.11 2 0.05 15 2 33 14 -6 8 2 0 1 0 36 0.68 8.3
1974-75 27 Detroit Red Wings NHL 23 6 11 17 0.74 6 0.28 26 6 24 1 -3 6 5 1 0 2 41 1.78 14.6
1975-76 28 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 26 56 82 1.03 30 0.37 110 30 112 41 9 85 21 2 3 7 186 2.33 14.0
1976-77 29 Detroit Red Wings NHL 80 25 34 59 0.74 23 0.29 78 24 110 32 -24 50 19 3 3 1 189 2.36 13.2
1977-78 30 2 Teams NHL 69 16 23 39 0.57 15 0.22 52 13 87 26 -22 12 13 3 0 0 121 1.75 13.2
1977-78 30 Washington Capitals NHL 16 4 1 5 0.31 2 0.15 7 2 20 1 -14 0 3 1 0 0 24 1.50 16.7
1977-78 30 Cleveland Barons NHL 53 12 22 34 0.64 13 0.24 45 11 67 25 -8 12 10 2 0 0 97 1.83 12.4
1978-79 31 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 79 25 36 61 0.77 24 0.30 80 14 49 4 21 18 17 7 1 6 123 1.56 20.3
1979-80 32 2 Teams NHL 71 7 40 47 0.66 16 0.22 78 36 96 34 -20 6 6 1 0 0 112 1.58 6.3
1979-80 32 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 54 7 36 43 0.80 15 0.27 71 32 73 28 -6 4 6 1 0 0 77 1.43 9.1
1979-80 32 Colorado Rockies NHL 17 0 4 4 0.24 1 0.08 7 4 23 6 -14 2 0 0 0 0 35 2.06 0.0
1980-81 33 Colorado Rockies NHL 53 15 23 38 0.72 15 0.28 68 22 82 29 -7 18 11 2 2 2 92 1.74 16.3
1981-82 34 Detroit Red Wings NHL 74 18 37 55 0.74 20 0.28 86 16 80 9 -1 35 16 2 0 3 87 1.18 20.7
1982-83 35 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 14 29 43 0.67 16 0.25 57 12 80 36 1 42 8 3 3 0 73 1.14 19.2
Career 16 Seasons NHL 955 214 392 606 0.63 228 0.24 882 230 1042 275 -115 469 162 35 17 24 1633 1.71 13.1

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1967-68 20 Minnesota North Stars NHL 9 3 2 5 0.56 0 3 0 0 0
1978-79 31 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 6 4 3 7 1.17 7 3 0 1 1
Career 2 Seasons NHL 15 7 5 12 0.80 7 6 0 1 1

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1965-66 18 London Nationals OHA-Jr. 46 13 28 41 0.89 68
1966-67 19 London Nationals OHA-Jr. 48 13 46 59 1.23 125
1967-68 20 London Nationals OHA-Jr. 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
1967-68 20 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 67 24 30 54 0.81 24
1968-69 21 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 10 3 11 14 1.40 6
1969-70 22 Iowa Stars CHL 42 17 24 41 0.98 82
1970-71 23 Cleveland Barons AHL 35 16 31 47 1.34 28
1976-77 29 Canada WEC-A 10 1 6 7 0.70 28
1983-84 36 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 69 9 32 41 0.59 36
Career 1 Season AHL 35 16 31 47 1.34 28
Career 2 Seasons CHL 111 26 56 82 0.74 118
Career 3 Seasons OHA-Jr. 95 26 74 100 1.05 195
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 1 6 7 0.70 28
Career 2 Seasons WHL 77 27 41 68 0.88 30

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1966-67 19 London Nationals OHA-Jr. 6 7 10 17 2.83 2
1967-68 20 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 4 1 1 2 0.50 2
1969-70 22 Iowa Stars CHL 11 1 9 10 0.91 18
1970-71 23 Cleveland Barons AHL 8 2 4 6 0.75 10
Career 1 Season AHL 8 2 4 6 0.75 10
Career 1 Season CHL 11 1 9 10 0.91 18
Career 1 Season OHA-Jr. 6 7 10 17 2.83 2
Career 1 Season WHL 4 1 1 2 0.50 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games Played

1972-73 NHL 78 (3)
1975-76 NHL 80 (1)
 1976-77 NHL 80 (1)

Total Goals Against

1972-73 NHL 123 (9)

Short-Handed Goals

1976-77 NHL 3 (6)
Career NHL 17 (86)

Game-Winning Goals

1975-76 NHL 7 (9)

Transactions

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October 15, 1967: Traded to Phoenix (WHL) by Toronto for Steve Witiuk, October 15, 1967.

February 17, 1968: Traded to Minnesota by Phoenix (WHL) for future considerations (Leo Thiffault and Bob Charlebois, June, 1968), February 17, 1968.

May 20, 1971: Traded to California by Minnesota with Joey Johnson for Dennis Hextall, May 20, 1971.

June 10, 1974: Claimed by NY Rangers from California in Intra-League Draft, June 10, 1974.

June 12, 1974: Traded to Boston by NY Rangers for Derek Sanderson, June 12, 1974.

February 18, 1975: Traded to Detroit by Boston with Boston's 3rd round choice (Clarke Hamilton) in 1975 Amateur Draft for Hank Nowak and Earl Anderson, February 18, 1975.

August 17, 1977: Traded to Washington by Detroit with Detroit's 3rd round choice (Jay Johnston) in 1978 Amateur Draft and 2nd round choice (Errol Rausse) in 1979 Amateur Draft for the rights to Ron Low and Washington's 3rd round choice (Boris Fistric) in 1979 Amateur Draft, August 17, 1977.

December 9, 1977: Traded to Cleveland by Washington for Bob Girard and Cleveland's 2nd round choice (Paul MacKinnon) in 1978 Amateur Draft, December 9, 1977.

June 15, 1978: Placed on Minnesota Reserve List after Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft, June 15, 1978.

October 5, 1978: Traded to Toronto by Minnesota for Toronto's 3rd round choice (Randy Velischek) in 1980 Entry Draft, October 5, 1978.

March 3, 1980: Traded to Colorado by Toronto for Colorado's 3rd round choice (Fred Boimistruck) in 1980 Entry Draft, March 3, 1980.

October 1, 1981: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, October 1, 1981.