Blake Evans

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Blake Evans
Blake Evans.jpg
Evans with the Worcester IceCats during the 2004-05 season
Born (1980-07-02) July 2, 1980 (age 43)
Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)
Worcester IceCats (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen (AHL)
Milano Vipers (Serie A)
Vålerenga (GET)
Sparta Warriors (GET)
NHL draft 251st overall, 1998
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1996–2014

Blake Evans (born July 2, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who last played for Kyle Elks in the SVHL.

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Draft

Born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Evans was drafted 251st overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the National Hockey League.

Career

Early career

He started his career with the WHL team Spokane Chiefs in 1996. After one and a half season, he was traded to the Tri-City Americans (also in the WHL) along with Regan Darby for Zenith Komarniski on 6 October 1997. [1]

On 8 January 2001, he got traded to Regina Pats (WHL) along with Jeff Feniak for Shawn Belle, Joey Bastien, Justin Lucyshyn and future considerations. He made the WHL East Second All-Star Team the same year. A few months after he was re-signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on 11 April 2001, and assigned to the Worcester IceCats and later the Peoria Rivermen. [1]

Moving abroad

On 30 August 2006, he was signed as a free agent by the Milano Vipers of the Italian Serie A. [2]

On 20 May 2008, he joined former team mate Regan Kelly in the Norwegian club Vålerenga. [3]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
WHL
East Second Team All-Star 2001

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blake Evans – Player profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Blake Evans nuovo regista rossoblu". Vipers.mi.it (in Italian). 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Spets til Vålerenga". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 23 May 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2010.


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