MARK MACKAY

Mark Mackay, was born in Brandon, Manitoba. After moving to Winnipeg at the age of 5 he would start playing for Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame member Ralph Borger's St. Boniface Saints organization at the age of 10, playing on 5 Provincial championship teams.

 

After one season of junior with the MJHL Saints, Mackay joined the U of M Bisons where his teammates included future Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame members Mike Ridley, Barry Trotz and Vaughn Karpan. He would finish 2^nd in league scoring and was a 2^nd team all-star.

 

He then played the 1984/85 season as Captain of the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL with Mike Keane and Theo Fleury. His 66 goals and 74 assists earned him rookie-of-the-year honors.

 

Following his season with the Warriors, MacKay went on to a successful 17-year professional hockey career in Europe from 1985 through until 2001.  During that time, in 1995, he joined the German National Team playing in six World Championships, one World Cup of Hockey and the Winter Olympic Games in 1998 and 2002.  In all, he accumulated an impressive 2,000 points in his successful professional career.

 

While in Germany, MacKay founded a Children`s Foundation called `Goals for Kids` to help create a better life for underprivileged kids.