Kevin Doell

Kevin G. Doell (born July 15, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers.

Kevin Doell
Doell with the Chicago Wolves in 2012
Born (1979-07-15) July 15, 1979
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Atlanta Thrashers
Leksands IF
Tappara Tampere
EC KAC
VIK Västerås HK
SG Cortina
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2014

Playing career

Doell grew up in Saskatoon playing his last year of minor hockey for the AAA Saskatoon Blazers Midgets of the SMHL. He then moved onto play for the Melfort Mustangs Jr.A. team of the SJHL.

Undrafted, Doell played for the University of Denver Pioneers, where he was an All-WCHA selection in 2003. After completing his collegiate career Doell was invited to the Atlanta Thrashers training camp on September 12, 2003. Reassigned from the Thrashers training camp to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Doell signed a one-year contract at the start of the 2003–04 season.

After his first professional season within Atlanta's affiliate teams, Doell was selected in the ECHL All-Rookie Team and named the ECHL's Rookie of the year after posting 74 points in 63 games with the Gwinnett Gladiators.[1] He was then signed by the Thrashers to his first NHL contract on June 30, 2004. Although primarily an AHL player, Doell briefly played in the National Hockey League, playing his first NHL game for the Atlanta Thrashers on January 4, 2008 against the Carolina Hurricanes.[2] He played eight games for the Thrashers before returning to the AHL Chicago Wolves.[3]

In 2008–09, Doell played for the Swedish team Leksands IF in the second tier HockeyAllsvenskan League.[4] Finishing an impressive fourth on the team with 49 points Kevin returned to play again with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL for the 2009–10 season.

After spending the 2010–11 season abroad in Finland with Tappara of the SM-liiga, Doell signed a one-year contract to return for his third stint with the Chicago Wolves on June 21, 2011.[5] Following the 2011–12 season with the Wolves, Doell returned to Europe for a further two seasons before closing out his professional career.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Melfort Mustangs SJHL 62 20 24 44 156 4 1 0 1 4
1998–99 Melfort Mustangs SJHL 66 54 87 141 169 — — — — —
1999–00 University of Denver WCHA 40 8 15 23 18 — — — — —
2000–01 University of Denver WCHA 36 9 10 19 26 — — — — —
2001–02 University of Denver WCHA 41 20 23 43 28 — — — — —
2002–03 University of Denver WCHA 41 25 26 51 34 — — — — —
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL 8 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 63 33 41 74 88 13 1 6 7 12
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 45 4 8 12 69 — — — — —
2004–05 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 11 6 9 15 14 8 2 1 3 14
2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 78 17 34 51 72 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 80 14 19 33 107 15 2 4 6 14
2007–08 Chicago Wolves AHL 68 16 17 33 75 24 4 5 9 41
2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 8 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Leksands IF Allsv 37 22 27 49 105 10 4 4 8 18
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 79 16 21 37 69 9 3 0 3 2
2010–11 Tappara SM-l 58 18 20 38 105 — — — — —
2011–12 Chicago Wolves AHL 17 1 6 7 16 5 2 4 6 2
2012–13 EC KAC EBEL 32 9 6 15 58 2 1 0 1 0
2013–14 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 17 3 3 6 16 — — — — —
2013–14 SG Cortina ITL 7 1 4 5 12 10 3 7 10 2
AHL totals 375 69 106 175 414 54 11 13 24 59
NHL totals 8 0 1 1 4 — — — — —

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-WCHA Third Team 2002–03

References
  1. "Former Gladiator Doell happy to be back". ECHL. September 18, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. "Kevin Doell - Atlanta Thrashers - Sportsnet.ca". Rogers Sportsnet. 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  3. Scott J. Powers, "Wolves' Doell enjoyed a taste of NHL action," 1/26/2008 Daily Herald
  4. "Kevin Doell signs contract with Swedish club". letsgoDU.com. July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  5. "Wolves bring back Doell". Chicago Wolves. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
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