Don Mckenny and his wife, Magaret Ontario had three children. Two daughters, Valerie and Deborah and a son, Scot.
Scot used to play for the Huskies men’s hockey team in the early 1980s.
McKenny lived together with his children and wife in Braintree, Massachusetts until his death on December 19, 2022.
In 1970, McKenny joined longtime Bruins teammate, Fern Flaman in the coaching staff of the Northeastern University Huskies men’s hockey team. He served nearly two decades as an assistant coach and head recruiter.
He concluded his active life in hockey as a part-time scout for the NHL Colorado Avalanche.