Playing career

McClelland was drafted in the fourth round, 71st overall, by the Hartford Whalers during the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The majority of his NHL career was served playing center ice with the Edmonton Oilers (1984-1989), with whom he won four Stanley Cups 1984-85-87-88. His most memorable playoff moment came in Game 1 of the 1984 Stanley Cup Finals when he scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders. McClelland retired from the NHL following 588 games, recording a total of 68 goals, 112 assists, 180 points, and 1672 penalty minutes.

Playing statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979-80	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHA		67	14	14	28	71		—	—	—	—	—
1980-81	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		68	36	72	108	184		—	—	—	—	—
1981-82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		10	1	4	5	4		5	1	1	2	5
1981-82	Niagara Falls Flyers	OHL		46	36	47	83	184		5	5	5	10	14
1982-83	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		38	5	4	9	73		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		24	2	4	6	62		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		52	8	20	28	127		18	4	6	10	42
1984-85	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		62	8	15	23	205		18	1	3	4	75
1985-86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		79	11	25	36	266		10	1	0	1	32
1986-87	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		72	12	13	25	238		21	2	3	5	43
1987-88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		74	10	6	16	281		19	2	3	5	68
1988-89	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		79	6	14	20	161		7	0	2	2	16
1989-90	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		10	1	1	2	13		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	4	5	9	183		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		27	5	14	19	125		—	—	—	—	—
1990-91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	0	0	7		—	—	—	—	—
1991-92	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		34	7	15	22	199		5	0	1	1	9
1991-92	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		18	0	1	1	33		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		55	7	20	27	221		1	0	0	0	7
1993-94	Moncton Hawks	AHL		39	3	5	8	233		1	0	0	0	2
1993-94	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		6	0	0	0	19		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Rochester Americans	AHL		22	0	2	2	93		—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals				588	68	112	180	1672		98	11	18	29	281

Coaching career

He served as the head coach of the Central Hockey League's Mississippi RiverKings for three years until he resigned on June 11, 2008. He also was the head coach of the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League from 2008 to 2010. On April 26, 2010, McClelland was introduced as the head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. He would serve as head coach of the Thunder through their transition to the ECHL but after the 2015-16 season, in which the team finished last in the league, his contract would not be renewed.

Coaching statistics

				Regular season								Post season
Year	Team	League		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish		G	W	L	Result
1998-99	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		72	45	22	5	0	95	1st East		14	9	5	Lost in Round 3
1999-00	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		72	26	33	6	7	65	4th East		6	2	4	Lost in Round 1
2005-06	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		64	22	37	0	5	49	4th Northeast		Did not qualify
2006-07	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		64	39	19	0	6	84	2nd Northeast		18	9	9	Lost in Round 3
2007-08	Mississippi RiverKings	CHL		64	39	21	0	4	82	3rd Northeast		3	1	2	Lost in Round 1
2008-09	Colorado Eagles	CHL		64	45	15	0	4	94	1st Northwest		15	9	6	Lost in Finals
2009-10	Colorado Eagles	CHL		64	42	15	0	7	91	2nd Northern		4	0	4	Lost in Round 2
2010-11	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	34	26	0	6	74	5th Turner		5	2	3	Lost in Round 1
2011-12	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	44	19	0	3	91	1st Berry		16	9	7	Lost in Finals
2012-13	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	39	19	0	8	86	2nd Overall		15	11	4	Lost in Finals
2013-14	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	27	30	0	9	63	9th Overall		Did not qualify
2014-15	Wichita Thunder	ECHL		72	32	31	2	7	73	5th Central		Did not qualify
2015-16	Wichita Thunder	ECHL		72	18	41	7	6	49	4th Central		Did not qualify

Awards and achievements

• 1983-84 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
• 1984-85 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
• 1986-87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
• 1987-88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)

Transactions

• June 11, 1980 - Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the fourth round, 71st overall.
• June 29, 1981 - Traded from Hartford Whalers with Pat Boutette to Pittsburgh Penguins for compensation for signing Greg Millen.
• November 2, 1989 - Traded from Edmonton Oilers with Jimmy Carson and round 5 pick in the 1991 draft to Detroit Red Wings for Adam Graves, Petr Klima, Joe Murphy and Jeff Sharples.
• August 12, 1993 Traded from Toronto Maple Leafs to Winnipeg Jets for cash.

2014 30th Anniversary Reunion

McClelland was invited to the Edmonton Oilers 30th Anniversary Reunion of their 1983-84 Stanley Cup Championship, held on October 10, 2014, at Edmonton's Rexall Place but was the only absent player from the 1983-84 Stanley Cup winning team. McClelland is deathly afraid of flying, but stated he would "find a way to get ." He did not attend, citing a previous engagement. He recorded a segment for the ceremony, however.

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