Kevin Evans (ice hockey)
Kevin Robert Evans (born July 10, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played briefly for the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks of the NHL.
| Kevin Evans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 10, 1965 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1985–2000 | ||
Early life
Evans was born in Peterborough, Ontario, the brother of NHL hockey players Paul Evans and Doug Evans. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough.[1]
Career
Evans is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the IHL with 3,083, And until being surpassed by Dennis Bonvie in the 2008 season, he was the career leader in penalty minutes in all of professional hockey, and still holds the single season professional hockey mark of 648, recorded in the 1987 season with the Kalamazoo Wings of the International Hockey League.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | London Knights | OHL | 52 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1985–86 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 66 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 97 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 56 | ||
| 1986–87 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 73 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 648 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 54 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 404 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 54 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 76 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 346 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 86 | ||
| 1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 16 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 66 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 342 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 70 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 49 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 67 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 192 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 111 | ||
| 1995–96 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 38 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 356 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 48 | ||
| 1996–97 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 63 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 505 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 1997–98 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 38 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tupelo T-Rex | WPHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 517 | 128 | 271 | 399 | 3083 | 61 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 399 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database