Jim McKenny

James Claude "Howie" McKenny, born December 1, 1946, in Ottawa, Ontario, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and broadcaster. A defenceman, he played in the National Hockey League from 1966 to 1978, primarily for the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with a short tenure with the Minnesota North Stars.

McKenny began his junior career with the Neil McNeil Maroons of the Metro Junior A league in 1962–63. When the league folded in 1963, he transferred to the Ontario Hockey Association's Toronto Marlboros, who won the Memorial Cup in 1964. As a junior, he was considered by many scouts to be the second-best defenceman prospect after Bobby Orr.

His nickname "Howie" derived from a resemblance to Howie Young. McKenny was known for witty one-liners, once saying of professional ice hockey that "half the game is mental, the other half is being mental." In later years, he spoke openly about how periods of alcoholism negatively affected his personal life and career.

After retiring as a player, McKenny settled in Toronto and began a career in broadcasting, most notably working as a local television sports reporter on Citytv from 1984 until 2010.