Andrew Harry McKim (born July 6, 1970) is a
Canadian
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former
ice hockey
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centre
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. He played in the
National Hockey League
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for the
Boston Bruins
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and the
Detroit Red Wings
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, playing a total of 38 regular season games.
Career
McKim's lone NHL goal occurred when he was playing for Boston. It came in the Bruins' 9-4 victory over the Hartford Whalers on December 26, 1992. He won the scoring title at the
1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
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and won the bronze medal with Team Canada.
McKim spent three seasons in
Germany
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's
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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for the
Eisbären Berlin
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and two seasons in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
's
Nationalliga A for the
Kloten Flyers
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and the
ZSC Lions
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before retiring in 2001. He is now the technical director of Paradise Minor Hockey Blades And coach of the junior warriors in Newfoundland and Labrador. He also runs and helps coach the Xtreme Hockey School in the same province.
Personal life
McKim lives in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with his wife Anne McKim and four children.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
External links
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1970 births
Adirondack Red Wings players
Boston Bruins players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Detroit Red Wings players
Eisbären Berlin players
Genève-Servette HC players
Hull Olympiques players
Ice hockey people from New Brunswick
EHC Kloten players
Living people
Sportspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick
Providence Bruins players
St. John's Maple Leafs players
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Verdun Junior Canadiens players
ZSC Lions players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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