Yukon's Gavin McKenna breaks Canada Games scoring record

Yukon's 15-year-old hockey phenom Gavin McKenna has made history at the Canada Games, having set a new record for points scored in a men's tournament at the games.

McKenna had already taken the games on P.E.I. by storm this week, helping the Team Yukon men's squad rack up more wins than ever at the event.

Then on Thursday, McKenna's first-period goal against Newfoundland and Labrador put him in the history books. It was his 29th point of the week.

"It's unbelievable," McKenna said after the game. 

"It's a cool thing for sure, and obviously couldn't have done it without my teammates. They were unbelievable. Coaching, trainers, it was unbelievable."

The previous record was 27 points, set by Quebec's Francois Methot in 1997, and then repeated by New Brunswick's Kelsey Tessier in 2007 — the year McKenna was born, and in his hometown of Whitehorse.

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McKenna was selected as first pick by the Medicine Hat Tigers in the 2022 Western Hockey League Draft — a first for any Yukon player. Scouts say he's already seen as a potential top pick when he's eligible for the NHL draft in 2026.

"Hopefully my career keeps going," he said.

Back in Whitehorse, Gavin's parents have been following the excitement from afar. It's always "nerve-wracking," to watch him play, said mom Krystal McKenna.

Gavin is a Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation citizen who grew up in Whitehorse and got hooked on the game at