“If I get down on myself, I have to pick myself right back up. I’ve got to keep my confidence in myself and my skills” –Kyle McLaren
“One day I will be a leader on the team. I cherish times with players such as Bourque, watching how they do it. I want to learn about that role so I will be prepared for it.” –Kyle McLaren
Kyle McLaren tries his luck at bat for Celebrities for Charity Foundation
Kyle McLaren combines a hard-nosed, gritty disposition with a killer instinct, and the formula has made him a steady fixture on National Hockey League blue lines. McLaren has achieved success by working hard and finding his niche.
Since his childhood in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, McLaren has achieved success off his opportunism. Instead of resting on his laurels after getting selected in the first round, ninth overall in the 1995 NHL Draft by the Bruins, McLaren set to work, and skipped minor league hockey completely, starting his career in Boston at age 18. During the 1996 season McLaren was the youngest player in the NHL.
McLaren, met his wife, Helga, while he was with Boston. The couple has three children (daughters Samantha and Madison and son Aidan), two dogs, and a fish, and the family is known for taking road trips in a customized RV.
“Kyle’s kind of a natural leader.” – Doug Wilson, General Manger San Jose Sharks
“What Kyle brings is just hard to find.” – Dean Lombardi, General Manager San Jose Sharks
“His work habits have steadily improved. He does work on his own that he’s not asked to do. He wants to become great.” – Steve Kaspar, Former Coach, Boston Bruins
Kyle McLaren….
- Played his 700th game in February 2008 while with the San Jose Sharks
- Scored goals in back to back games for the first time in career on November 4, 2006 and was voted 1st star of game vs. Pittsburgh
- Had the hardest shot (93.1 mph) at the Bruins Skills Competition in 1997
- Received the 7th Player Award (voted by the fans, awarded to the player that exceeds expectations) while playing for the Boston Bruins in 1995/96
