Sean McKenna (ice hockey)
# Sean McKenna (ice hockey)

Sean Michael McKenna (born March 7, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

## Early life

McKenna was born in Asbestos, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 and 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Asbestos.

## Career

McKenna was drafted in the third round, 56th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the National Hockey League with the Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1982 and 1989.

In his NHL career, McKenna appeared in 414 games. He scored 82 goals and added 80 assists.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1978–79 | Montréal Juniors | QMJHL | 66 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1979–80 | Montréal Juniors | QMJHL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 43 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| 1980–81 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 71 | 57 | 47 | 104 | 112 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 |
| 1981–82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 59 | 57 | 35 | 92 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 28 |
| 1982–83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 26 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 18 |
| 1983–84 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 78 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984–85 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 65 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 45 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 61 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1989–90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 73 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Windsor Papetiers | QSPHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 414 | 82 | 80 | 162 | 181 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
