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#2 Phoenix Coyotes / NHL - 08/09

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Ken Klee Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 24, 1971
Position
D
Age
53
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1990 round 9 #177 overall by Washington Capitals
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1

Sons: David Klee, Garrett Klee & Mason Klee

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Ken Klee Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL 40* 9* 23* 32* 64* -* | Playoffs 27 5 12 17 54 -
1989-90 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 41* 0* 5* 5* 56* -* |
1990-91 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 37* 7* 28* 35* 50* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1991-92 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 10* 0* 1* 1* 14* -* |
USA WC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1992-93 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 77* 4* 14* 18* 93* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 15 -
1993-94 Portland Pirates AHL 65* 2* 9* 11* 87* 0* | Playoffs 17 1 2 3 14 3
1994-95 Washington Capitals NHL 23* 3* 1* 4* 41* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 4 1
Portland Pirates AHL 49* 5* 7* 12* 89* 12* |
1995-96 Washington Capitals NHL 66* 8* 3* 11* 60* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1996-97 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 3* 8* 11* 115* -5* |
USA WC 8* 1* 0* 1* 12* -7* |
1997-98 Washington Capitals NHL 51* 4* 2* 6* 46* -3* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 10 2
1998-99 Washington Capitals NHL 78* 7* 13* 20* 80* -9* |
1999-00 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 7* 13* 20* 79* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 10 -1
2000-01 Washington Capitals NHL 54* 2* 4* 6* 60* -5* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 8 0
2001-02 Washington Capitals NHL 68* 8* 8* 16* 38* 4* |
2002-03 Washington Capitals NHL 70* 1* 16* 17* 89* 22* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 2
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66* 4* 25* 29* 36* -1* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 6 -1
2004-05 USA WCup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56* 3* 12* 15* 66* -1* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 18* 0* 0* 0* 14* -3* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 6 -1
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81* 3* 16* 19* 68* 18* |
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 72* 1* 9* 10* 60* -5* |
2008-09 Anaheim Ducks NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
Phoenix Coyotes NHL 68* 1* 10* 11* 24* 9* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 USA WC (W) Head Coach
2015-16 USA WC (W) Head Coach
2016-17 Colorado Jr. Avalanche QC Int PW Head Coach
2017-18 Syracuse Crunch AHL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Syracuse Crunch AHL Asst. Coach
2020-21 Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA T1EHL 16U Asst. Coach
2021-22 Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA T1EHL 16U Head Coach
2023-24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL (W) Head Coach Hired 12/27/23
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Ken Klee Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 191* 11* 30* 41* 0.21* 269* 14* | 2 24 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.17 * 29 * 3 *
MetJBHL 1 40* 9* 23* 32* 0.80* 64* -* | 1 27 5 * 12 * 17 * 0.63 * 54 * - *
NCAA 3 88* 7* 34* 41* 0.47* 120* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 14 934* 55* 140* 195* 0.21* 880* 30* | 8 51 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.08 * 50 * 2 *
WC 2 10* 1* 0* 1* 0.10* 12* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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Ken Klee Connections

Player Period Teams
Steve Konowalchuk (F) 1992-2005 12 Baltimore Skipjacks, Portland Pirates, USA (WCup), Washington Capitals
Olaf Kölzig (G) 1993-2003 10 Portland Pirates, Washington Capitals
Calle Johansson (D) 1994-2004 10 Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals
Sergei Gonchar (D) 1993-2003 10 Portland Pirates, Washington Capitals
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/04/2009
08/04/2009 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Retired

Ken Klee Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Baltimore Skipjacks

Cult/Star player for Bowling Green State Univ.

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

Career transactions
- 2009-08-04 • Announced his retirement
- 2008-10-28 • Claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2008-09-26 • Traded to the Anaheim Ducks with Brad Larsen & Chad Painchaud for Mathieu Schneider
- 2007-02-07 • Signed by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2006-07-24 • Signed by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2006-03-08 • Traded to the New Jersey Devils for Alexander Suglobov
- 2003-09-27 • Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs

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