Background
Klee was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. The son of an project engineer whose job required frequent moves, he spent portions of his childhood in Indianapolis, Denver, Colorado, and Kansas City, Missouri.
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Ken Klee
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Bowling Green State University.
Career
Klee was drafted 177th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Klee would not play for the Capitals until the 1994-1995 season, but it did not take him long to become a regular on the squad. Klee played with the Capitals until the end of the 2002-2003 season.
Klee had played in Washington for 9 seasons, and played in 604 games (regular season and playoffs) when he then became a free agent and signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 27, 2003.
In Klee"s first season in Toronto, he registered career highs in assists (25) and points (29) despite missing 16 games. On March 8, 2006, a day before the National Hockey League"s trading deadline, Klee was traded by the struggling Maple Leafs to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for winger Alexander Suglobov.
On July 24, 2006, Klee signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent for the 2006-2007 season. Klee finished the season leading the Avalanche with a plus/minus of 18.
On July 2, 2007, Klee signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers.
On September 26, 2008 into the final year of his contract with the Thrashers, Klee was dealt along with Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Mathieu Schneider. After starting the 2008-2009 season with the Ducks, Klee was claimed off re-entry waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes on October 28, 2008. After playing out the season with the Coyotes and as a free agent, Klee unofficially announced his retirement.
Though not known as a goal scorer, 13 of his 55 career goals were game winning goals, the highest percentage in National Hockey League history.
He is currently coaching the United States women"s national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.
