![]() At the end of the season, Columbus re-signed MacKenzie to a two-year contract. Later in the season, he was re-called and scored his first career NHL goal against Mike Smith in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He made his Blue Jackets debut on December 10, 2007, against the Anaheim Ducks he was reassigned to Syracuse the following day. He began the season in the AHL playing for the Syracuse Crunch. In the off-season, MacKenzie was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to one-year, two-way contract. MacKenzie with the Blue Jackets in 2011 Columbus Blue Jackets He also set a franchise record for shorthanded goals with 21. He finished his Thrashers career with 2 assists and 20 penalty minutes (PIMs) in 28 NHL games, and 377 games played, 83 goals, and 184 points for Chicago. MacKenzie spent one more season in the Thrashers system before becoming a free agent. ![]() He finished the season playing 36 games and registering 10 goals and 22 points, while the Wolves finished with 86 points and missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. ![]() In the game, MacKenzie scored his third career hat-trick in the 7–3 victory over the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights. ![]() He returned later in the season and helped the Wolves to the franchise's 500th win. In the opening minutes of his first home game as captain, MacKenzie crashed into the opposing team's net and broke his ankle. The following season, he was named team captain. Over the next three seasons, MacKenzie played mainly with the Wolves, helping them back to the Calder Cup finals in 2005. In the playoffs, MacKenzie helped the Wolves win their first Calder Cup championship. By season's end, the Wolves finished with 86 points and qualified for the playoffs. He also made his NHL debut for the Thrashers during the season, against the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 12, 2002. MacKenzie taking a face-off in a game against Vancouver in 2011 Atlanta Thrashers įollowing his final season with Sudbury, MacKenzie joined the Thrashers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. He also finished with a face-off winning percent of 67%, winning both the OHL and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Face-off Awards. In his final season, he registered 40 goals and 89 points leading the Wolves in points and finishing sixth in the OHL. Following his second season, in which he increased his point production from 20 to 87, he was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fifth round, 128 overall, in the 1999 National Hockey League (NHL) entry draft. MacKenzie began his junior career playing for his hometown Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was the head coach of the Sudbury Wolves during the 2022-23 season, and was named an assistant coach for the Nashville Predators in June 2023. He served as an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers until the 2021-2022 NHL season, for whom he previously served as captain from 2016 to 2018. MacKenzie's father Ken is the assistant general manager of the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves. He set franchise records in career shorthanded goals for both AHL teams. While with the Wolves, MacKenzie was part of a Calder Cup championship team in 2002 and also spent time as the team's captain. He also played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for Columbus' and Atlanta's farm teams, the Syracuse Crunch and Chicago Wolves respectively. He was drafted 128th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He is currently an assistant coach for the NHL's Nashville Predators. Derek MacKenzie (born June 11, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most notably played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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