Mark MacKay

Canadian-born ice hockey centre Mark MacKay was a member of the German squad at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics that was eliminated at the group stage. Four years later at Salt Lake City, the team was beaten by 5-0 by the USA in the quarter-finals. In total, MacKay won 97 international caps and scored 16 goals.

At club level, MacKay played in Canada with Moose Jaw Warriors until 1985, and then moved to Germany, where he played with Neusser SC (1985-88), Grefrather EV (1988-91), ETC Timmendorfer Strand (1991-95), and finally in the German pro league DEL with Schwenninger Wild Wings (1995-2002). In 1998 he was named DEL Player of the Year. MacKay later returned to Canada and became a hockey agent. His son Matt also became a hockey professional.