In terms of ppg, McKenna has the 3rd-best mark (2.30) for U-18 players in WHL history (I don't count Dennis Holland who played 1 game with 5 points), and the second-best since Rob Brown put up 2.51 ppg in the 1985-86 season- behind only Bedard's 2.51 ppg (which ties Brown).
I know it's considered to be a useless stat, but his +60 was the best in the WHL last season, and tied for 21st-best all-time.
McKenna put up an incredible 38 points in just 16 playoff games, which is tied for 17th-most all-time in the WHL, and is the 6th-most in the last 35 years by a player of any age. His 2.38 ppg in the playoffs is the highest by a U-18 WHL player in that time, other than Bedard's 2.86 ppg in 7 games.
At the age of 16, McKenna attended the U-18's, where he posted the most points all-time by a U-17 player (20 points in 7 games), and the highest ppg (2.86) all-time by a U-17 player.
It's very disappointing that he's not a C (I know he filled in at that position when Lindstrom was injured, at least part-time), but if he isn't worthy of "generational player" status, then he's as close as one can get. I would take this kid over Bedard in a second- he's a game-breaker, a big game player, and will be good for well over 100 points/season when he hits his stride; I wouldn't worry at all about his point totals in college being lacklustre. There's no possible way he isn't taken first-overall next summer.
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