Drafted by the Dallas Stars in the sixth round (159th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft.
2010-11
Played in 37 games for the RedHawks on the year...tallied 12 points on seven goals and five assists...scored two power play goals (Oct. 9 vs. UNH and Mar. 19 vs. WMU) and two game winning goals (Jan. 14 vs. Bowling Green and Feb. 26 vs. LSSU)...earned a +1 rating...called for 23 penalties totaling 57 minutes ...recorded 12 blocked shots.
2009-10
Named to the All-Midwest Regional Team... played in 42 games, missing just the Feb. 26 game vs. Ohio State and March 20 vs. Ferris State... led all freshman RedHawks with 27 points (6-21-27)... ranked sixth in the CCHA in rookie scoring... was fifth on the team in assists with 21... tallied a goal and three assists at the Midwest Regional... had a power-play goal and an assist vs. Alabama-Huntsville (3/27) and two assists vs. Michigan (3/28)... scored his first career goal in his first collegiate game against St. Cloud State (Oct. 9)... the goal was also the first RedHawk goal of the 2009-10 season... recorded the first of 10 multiple-point games against UNH (Oct. 16) with two assists and had a goal and assist against UNH the next night... half of his multi-point games came in his last 13 contests... tallied a career-high three assists in a win over Ohio State (Dec. 11)... netted the first game-winning goal of his career against Bowling Green (Feb. 13)... had a team-high 88 PIM on 44 penalties.
Prior to Miami
Played two seasons with Penticton of the British Columbia Hockey League... helped the Vees to a league championship in 2007-08... totaled 74 points during his career, including 64 (30 goals, 34 assists) in 2008-09... participated in the 2008 Prospects Game for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League... was a member of the honor roll in all of his high school terms.
Personal
Son of Bruce McKenzie and Sandra Beckett... an accounting major.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 3, at Ohio State, Dec 11, 2009
Goals: 1, 17 times
Assists: 3, at Ohio State, Dec 11, 2009
Shots: 6, Ferris State, Nov 13, 2009
Power-play goals: 1, 5 times
Penalties: 5, at Michigan, Nov 07, 2009
Penalty minutes: 17, at Ferris State, Oct 22, 2011
Plus/minus: 2, 7 times