Kyle McLaren

Canadian professional ice hockey player Kyle McLaren most recently played for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. McLaren was waived by the Sharks in October of 2008.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Kyle Edgar McLaren
2. Born: June 18, 1977
3. Birthplace: Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada
4. Position: Defenseman
5. Color blind
6. Played his first NHL season in 1996 at the age of 18, he was the youngest player on an NHL roster that year
7. Noted for having one of the best hip checks in hockey

Career Highlights

McLaren was drafted out of the Tacoma Rockets of the Western Hockey League in the 1995 NHL draft ninth overall by the Boston Bruins. He joined the full roster of the Bruins in the 1995-96 NHL season, playing 74 games, and earning a spot on the NHL All-Rookie Team. He continued with the Bruins for the next seven years. On January 23, 2003, McLaren was traded from the Bruins to the San Jose Sharks. The following season he helped the Sharks reach the 2004 Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals, where they fell to the Calgary Flames. McLaren did not play during the 2004-05 NHL Lockout, then re-signed with the Sharks on August 11, 2005, to a reported three year, $7.5 million contract.

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