Derek MacKenzie
| Derek MacKenzie | |||
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| Born |
June 11, 1981 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| NHL Draft | 128th overall, 1999 Atlanta Thrashers |
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| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2001 Moscow | |
Derek MacKenzie (born June 11, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who is the captain of the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers. He was drafted 128th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He also played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for Columbus' and Atlanta's farm teams the Syracuse Crunch and Chicago Wolves respectively. While with the Wolves, MacKenzie was part of a Calder Cup championship team in 2002 and also spent time as the team's captain. He set franchise records in career shorthanded goals for both AHL teams. His father, Ken MacKenzie, is the assistant general manager of the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves.
MacKenzie began his junior career playing for his hometown Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Following his second season, in which he increased his point production from 20 to 87, he was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fifth round, 128 overall, in the 1999 National Hockey League (NHL) entry draft. In his final season he registered 40 goals and 89 points leading the Wolves in points and finishing sixth in the OHL. He also finished with a face-off winning percent of 67%, winning both the OHL and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Face-off Awards.
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