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Ken McRae

Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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Born
April 23, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1968

About Ken McRae

Kenneth Duncan McRae is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. McRae is the former head coach of the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. McRae is also a former right wing who played 137 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted by the Nordiques in the first round, 18th overall, in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. McRae returned to Indianapolis in 2003–04, as the team had a 37–23–4 record, finishing in second in the Northeast, however, the team lost in the first round of the playoffs. From 2004–08, McRae was the head coach of the Corpus Christi Rayz, as he led the team to a 106–116–28 record in his four years with the team. The Quebec Nordiques drafted McRae in the first round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, and he appeared in his first NHL game with the team in the 1987–88 season.

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Ken McRae timeline

  1. The Quebec Nordiques drafted McRae in the first round of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, and he appeared in his first NHL game with the team in the 1987–88 season.
  2. McRae returned to Indianapolis in 2003–04, as the team had a 37–23–4 record, finishing in second in the Northeast, however, the team lost in the first round of the playoffs.
  3. From 2004–08, McRae was the head coach of the Corpus Christi Rayz, as he led the team to a 106–116–28 record in his four years with the team.

The world when Ken McRae was born

Ken McRae was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ken McRae's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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