10 Brendan McKay
10 - Brendan McKay
Height: 6-1
Weight: 202
Year: Junior
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Position: Forward
Major: Finance and Economics
Junior Team: Weyburn (SJHL)
Shoots/Catches: Left
gp 36
p 13
g 3
a 10
pim 12
+/- +6

Redshirt Junior (2018-19): Named Soo Blueliners Most Improved Player for the season...Also named Madigan Pingatore Athlete of the Week in January...Appeared in 36 games with two starts...Had 13 points (3-10--13) with a +6 rating...(1/5) at Alaska Anchorage, tallied one goal on two shots, and added one assist with a +2 rating...(1/25) vs. Bemidji State, accumulated two points (1-1--2) with a +2 rating and two shots...Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.

Redshirt Sophomore (2017-18): Appeared in 24 games, tallying a goal and an assist apiece. (10/28) vs. Michigan State recorded three shots in a 6-0 loss. (11/11) vs. Bowling Green recorded 4 shots in a 5-2 loss. 

Redshirt Freshman (2016-17): Appeared in 12 games ... Lone blocked shot of the season was against Ferris State (2/24) ... Had a personal game-best two shots versus Alabama-Huntsville (1/21) ... Registered one each at Northern Michigan (1/13) and against Alaska Anchorage (2/11) ... Totaled 15 minutes on two penalties in a game twice - at Minnesota State (1/28) and at Alaska (2/17).

Freshman (2015-16): Did not compete.

High School/Juniors: Competed for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) Weyburn (Saskatchewan) Red Wings under head coach Bryce Thoma in the 2014-15 season ... Posted a team-leading 39 points on a squad fourth-best 13 goals and team-most 26 assists to go along with eight power-play lamplighters and one short-handed marker in 56 games for the 2014-15 campaign ... Placed in a 21st tie on the 2014-15 SJHL points leaders list ... Chalked up four points on a goal with three assists in nine 2015 SJHL Playoff appearances ... Played for three teams in the 2013-14 season - Drayton Valley (Alberta) Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Dauphin (Manitoba) of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, and Weyburn ... Started 2013-14 campaign with Drayton Valley tallying a point (goal) in 10 outings before skating in six games with Dauphin registering four points on two goals and assists apiece ... Generated a squad seventh-best tying 24 points on a team fourth-most tying 12 points and 12 assists in 32 games at Weyburn to conclude the 2013-14 season ... Accumulated 15 goals and assists apiece for 30 points in 57 2012-13 season encounters as a member of the Drayton Valley Thunder ... Scored a point via a goal in four 2013 AJHL Playoff game matchups ... Graduated in 2012 from De La Salle College High School in Toronto, Ontario. 

Personal: The son of RoseAnne and Barry McKay ... Born in Toronto, Ontario ... His older brother (Austin McKay) played men's ice hockey at Lake Superior State from 2012-16 and served as a team captain ... Enjoys hockey ... Shoots: Left ... Majoring in finance and economics.

Recent Games
Mar 1 Ferris State W, 5-2
Mar 2 Ferris State L, 3-2
Mar 8 Bemidji State W, 4-2
Mar 9 Bemidji State W, 3-1
Mar 15 at Minnesota State L, 2-1
Mar 16 at Minnesota State L, 2-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 36 26
Points 13 11
Goals 3 3
Assists 10 8
PIM 12 10
+/- +6 +7
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 1 1
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 2 2
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 1 1
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 28 23
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 6 at Merrimack W, 5-4 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Merrimack W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Nipissing University W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 13 Nipissing University W, 4-0 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 26 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Michigan W, 5-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 3 Michigan L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 Alaska T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 Alaska L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 16 at Bowling Green W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 17 at Bowling Green L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 23 Northern Michigan W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 24 Northern Michigan L, 2-1 - 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 30 Minnesota State L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 1 Minnesota State L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 7 at Alaska W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 8 at Alaska W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 at USNTDP U-18 W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Michigan State W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 31 vs. Michigan Tech W, 6-3 - 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 4 at Alaska Anchorage W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 5 at Alaska Anchorage W, 3-1 - 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 11 Alabama-Huntsville W, 7-2 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 12 Alabama-Huntsville T, 1-1 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Jan 18 at Minnesota State L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 19 at Minnesota State W, 1-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 Bemidji State W, 5-2 1 1 1 2 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 2
Jan 26 Bemidji State L, 5-3 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 1 at Ferris State W, 6-3 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 2 at Ferris State W, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 Michigan Tech W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 16 Michigan Tech W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 at Northern Michigan L, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 23 at Northern Michigan L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1 Ferris State W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 2 Ferris State L, 3-2 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 8 Bemidji State W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 9 Bemidji State W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 15 at Minnesota State L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 at Minnesota State L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2016-17 12 0 0 0 32 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2017-18 24 1 1 2 10 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
2018-19 36 3 10 13 12 +6 0 1 0 0 1 0 28
2019-20 41 4 3 7 19 -5 0 2 0 0 0 0 42
Total 113 8 14 22 73 -9 0 3 0 0 1 0 99
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Total 36 3 10 13 12 +6 0 1 0 0 1 0 28
Conference 26 3 8 11 10 +7 0 1 0 0 1 0 23
Exhibition 2 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
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Home 18 2 6 8 2 +4 0 1 0 0 1 0 16
Away 16 1 3 4 8 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Neutral 2 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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Wins 21 2 6 8 10 +8 0 1 0 0 0 0 17
Losses 13 0 4 4 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Ties 2 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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October 2 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 9 0 3 3 6 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
December 5 0 1 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
January 8 3 3 6 2 +5 0 1 0 0 1 0 9
February 6 0 2 2 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
March 6 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3