10 Brendan McKay
10 - Brendan McKay
Height: 6-1
Weight: 202
Year: Senior
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Position: Forward
Major: Finance and Economics
Junior Team: Weyburn (SJHL)
Shoots/Catches: Left
gp 41
p 7
g 4
a 3
pim 19
+/- -5

Redshirt Senior (2019-20): Played in all 41 games while starting three… Set a career high in goals with four… Recorded three assists for a total of seven points…  Was tied for the team-lead in shorthanded goals with two and ranked tied for second among WCHA players in shorthanded goals this season… Ranked third on the Lakers with 189 face-off wins… Third on the team in face-off win percentage (.515)... Posted a multi-point game in the Lakers 7-3 win at Michigan Tech on Feb. 7 (1G, 1A)... Scored in the Lakers 4-3 loss at Michigan Tech on Feb. 8 to record goals in consecutive games for the first time in his career… Registered his second multi-point game of the season in the Lakers 6-1 win against Northern on Feb. 21 (1G, 1A)... Appeared in his 100th career game on Jan. 11 at Alaska... Named an alternate captain... Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.... Awarded the team's Most Improved Player.

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
Feb 22 Northern Michigan L, 5-1
Feb 28 at Ferris State W, 5-0
Feb 29 at Ferris State W, 4-2
Mar 6 at Bemidji State L, 2-0
Mar 7 at Bemidji State W, 5-3
Mar 8 at Bemidji State L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 41 31
Points 7 7
Goals 4 4
Assists 3 3
PIM 19 19
+/- -5 -1
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 2 2
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 3 1
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 42 34
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 5 Merrimack W, 6-2 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 6 Merrimack W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 11 Denver L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 12 Denver L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Michigan L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 19 at Michigan L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Notre Dame L, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 26 at Notre Dame L, 6-4 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Ferris State W, 5-4 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 2 Ferris State W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 8 at Bemidji State L, 7-1 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Bemidji State L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 15 Michigan Tech L, 4-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 16 Michigan Tech L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 at Bowling Green L, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Bowling Green W, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 29 Bemidji State L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 30 Bemidji State T, 2-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 at Minnesota State L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Minnesota State L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 13 Bowling Green L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 14 Bowling Green W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 28 vs. Providence L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 at Vermont L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 4 at Alaska Anchorage L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 5 at Alaska Anchorage W, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 10 at Alaska L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Alaska T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 24 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 Alaska Anchorage T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 31 at USNTDP U-18   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 at Michigan Tech W, 7-3 - 1 1 2 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 8 at Michigan Tech L, 4-3 - 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 14 Alabama-Huntsville T, 0-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 15 Alabama-Huntsville W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 21 Northern Michigan W, 6-1 - 1 1 2 0 +3 0 1 0 0 0 3
Feb 22 Northern Michigan L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 15 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 28 at Ferris State W, 5-0 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Feb 29 at Ferris State W, 4-2 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 6 at Bemidji State L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7 at Bemidji State W, 5-3 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 8 at Bemidji State L, 3-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  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 41 4 3 7 19 -5 0 2 0 0 0 0 42
Conference 31 4 3 7 19 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0 34
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 18 1 1 2 19 +1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18
Away 22 3 2 5 0 -6 0 1 0 0 0 0 24
Neutral 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
Wins 14 3 3 6 0 +5 0 2 0 0 0 0 17
Losses 23 1 0 1 19 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
Ties 4 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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October 8 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
November 10 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
December 6 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
January 6 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
February 8 4 2 6 15 +5 0 2 0 0 0 0 14
March 3 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4