John Barry MacKenzie (born August 16, 1941) is a Canadian retired

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player. He played for

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at the

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and

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, winning one bronze medal in 1968, as well as in three World Championships, winning a further two more bronzes. He would also play 6 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1968–69 season. After his retirement, MacKenzie became the first coach hired by the

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of the

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and became principal and coach at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He eventually worked with the Minnesota Wild as a player development coordinator. He was inducted into the

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in 1999.

Career

At the age of 15, MacKenzie played for the Weston Dukes with the goal of joining the Toronto Marlies before he was encouraged by Father David Bauer to attend St. Michael's College School. He played at St. Michael during the 1960–61 season where they captured the Memorial Cup. After the teams Memorial Cup run, Father David Bauer became the head coach of the University of British Columbia men's ice hockey team, the UBC Thunderbirds. For the 1962–1963 season, MacKenzie, along with Ken Broderick,

Dave Chambers Dave Chambers (born May 7, 1940) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach. Chambers coached the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1990 until 1991. Born in Leaside, Ontario, Chambers played junior hockey in the Ontario ...

, and

Terry O'Malley Terrence M. "Terry" O'Malley (born October 21, 1940 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, currently serving as an assistant coach to the Regina Cougars women's ice hockey team of the University of Regina, a position he ...

enrolled at the University of British Columbia where they played for the UBC Thunderbirds. From there he joined the Canadian National Team for the

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and

, winning one bronze medal. He earned the chance to turn professional by playing six games with the Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League but failed to make the roster full-time. He joined the

of the

as a coach but lasted only half a season. In 1974, he moved to Japan for three seasons to play with the Seibu Ice Hockey Club but eventually returned to Canada to coach the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame hockey team. Alongside Terry O'Malley, MacKenzie redefined their midget hockey program and guided them to the 1988 Air Canada Cup Championship. In 1992, MacKenzie was named president of Notre Dame College. MacKenzie eventually left Notre Dame to work with the Minnesota Wild as their player development coordinator. In 1999, MacKenzie was inducted into the

. In 2016, he was inducted into The Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder.

Personal life

MacKenzie earned his Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Science from Eastern Michigan University. The 1962–63 University of British Columbia men's ice hockey team was inducted into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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IIHF Hockey Hall of Fame bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackenzie, Barry 1941 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Ontario Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Eastern Michigan University alumni Japan Ice Hockey League players Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Memphis South Stars players Minnesota North Stars players Minnesota Wild executives IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Sportspeople from Toronto Toronto St. Michael's Majors players University of British Columbia alumni UBC Thunderbirds ice hockey players