36-year-old unrestricted free agent Mike McKenna has decided to call it a career. The goalie, who most recently played for the Philadelphia Flyers, posted a lengthy message to Twitter announcing his retirement, saying he wanted to walk away from the game on his own terms; healthy and excited.
The St. Louis native was selected in the 6th round by Nashville in the 2002 entry draft. He never did play for the Predators, but saw action with several NHL teams, including Tampa Bay, New Jersey, Columbus, Arizona, Dallas, Ottawa and, finally, the Flyers. He spent most of his time, however, with the aforementioned teams' AHL affiliates, only managing 35 NHL games in total, posting a 7-17-3 record. Throughout his professional career, he dressed for a total of 13 AHL teams, playing 477 regular season games and adding another 67 playoff games.
In his retirement statement, McKenna said moving may have been a burden at times, but he truthfully feels lucky to have played in so many different cities, getting to meet so many wonderful people along the way.
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