Evan Rodrigues

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Evan Rodrigues
Evan Rodrigues (cropped).jpg
Rodrigues with the Rochester Americans in 2015
Born (1993-07-28) July 28, 1993 (age 30)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present

Evan Rodrigues (born July 28, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre/winger for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche.

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Playing career

Junior

Rodrigues played two seasons for the Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). He scored 105 points (41 goals, 64 assists) in 94 contests during the two seasons, and led his team to the playoffs in both seasons to advance to the 2010–2011 league semifinals. Rodrigues was named to the Team Canada East and earned All-Star Honours after scoring seven points (3 goals, 4 assists). [1]

College

Rodrigues attended Boston University, where he played four seasons (2011–2015) with the Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team, which competes in the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference. A two time Hockey East Second-Team All-Star, Rodrigues tallied 121 points (42 goals, 79 assists) in 146 contests throughout his career as a BU Terrier. During his senior year, Rodrigues finished second in the nation in scoring with 61 points and was named Hockey East Player of the Month in both January and April 2015. [2] Rodrigues was second only to teammate Jack Eichel.

Professional

On April 22, 2015, Rodrigues agreed to a two-way, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. [3] He played most of the season with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League before receiving his first NHL call-up and playing his first game on April 8, 2016. [4] He scored his first NHL goal and first NHL assist the following night in a game against the New York Islanders. [5]

On July 27, 2017, the Sabres re-signed Rodrigues to a two-year, $1.3 million contract worth $650,000 annually. [6]

Rodrigues joined the Sabres full-time during the 2018–19 season. In 74 games, he recorded nine goals and 20 assists.

Rodrigues as a member of the Colorado Avalanche battles for position against Jamie Oleksiak (left) in 2023. Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken - 2023-04-24 - Round 1 Game 4 - Jamie Oleksiak, Evan Rodrigues and Philipp Grubauer (52852174486).jpg
Rodrigues as a member of the Colorado Avalanche battles for position against Jamie Oleksiak (left) in 2023.

On July 25, 2019, the Sabres re-signed Rodrigues to a one-year, $2 million contract extension. [7] In the following 2019–20 season, Rodrigues struggled to replicate his previous offensive totals with the Sabres, posting just 5 goals and 9 points through 38 games. At the trade deadline, Rodrigues was dealt by the Sabres, along with Conor Sheary to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Dominik Kahun on February 24, 2020. [8]

On August 25, 2020, Rodrigues was traded by the Penguins to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with David Warsofsky, Filip Hållander and the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren and Pontus Åberg. [9] However, on October 9, 2020, unable to come to terms with Maple Leafs and having not received a qualifying offer, Rodrigues returned to Pittsburgh as a free agent on a one-year, $700,000 contract. [10] He would be re-signed by the Penguins to a one year, $1 million contract. On January 2, 2022, Rodrigues and Bryan Rust each recorded a hat-trick in the third period to lift the Penguins 8–5 over the San Jose Sharks. This was the first time since 2008 that the Penguins had two players record hat tricks in a single game. [11] On September 12, 2022, Rodrigues as a free agent was signed to a one-year, $2 million deal with the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. [12] [13]

Following his successful lone season with the Avalanche, Rodrigues left as a free agent and was signed to a four-year, $12 million contract with the Florida Panthers on July 2, 2023. [14]

Personal life

Evan married his wife, Christina, on July 15, 2017, whom he met while attending Boston University. They had their first child in October 2018. [15]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Georgetown Raiders OJHL 5620315122114262
2010–11Georgetown RaidersOJHL372133544251340
2011–12 Boston University HE 362101224—————
2012–13 Boston UniversityHE3814203428—————
2013–14 Boston UniversityHE31591420—————
2014–15 Boston UniversityHE4121406131—————
2015–16 Rochester Americans AHL 729213039—————
2015–16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 21120—————
2016–17 Rochester AmericansAHL489213027—————
2016–17 Buffalo SabresNHL304264—————
2017–18 Rochester AmericansAHL855102—————
2017–18 Buffalo SabresNHL487182514—————
2018–19 Buffalo SabresNHL749202925—————
2019–20 Buffalo SabresNHL3854910—————
2019–20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL71014—————
2020–21 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL357714620110
2021–22 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL821924431473254
2022–23 Colorado Avalanche NHL691623393071452
NHL totals38569991681071647116
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Penticton

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Canada East WJAC Silver medal icon.svg53472
Junior totals53472

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References

  1. ↑ "RODRIGUES NAMED HEA PLAYER OF WEEK – Ontario Junior A Hockey League – Pointstreak Sites". pointstreaksites.com. April 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Evan Rodrigues Bio – GoTerriers.com – Official Home of Boston University Athletics". goterriers.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres sign BU forward Evan Rodrigues to entry level contract". nesn.com. NESN. April 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sabres call up forwards Rodrigues, Schneider from minors". Associated Press. April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gionta scores twice to lead Sabres over Islanders". Yahoo! Sports . April 9, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, James (July 27, 2017). "Sabres re-sign Eichel's buddy Rodrigues for two years". nbcsports.com. NBC. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ DiBiase, Joe (July 25, 2019). "Arbitrator awards $2M contract to Evan Rodrigues". WGR 550. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Penguins acquire Sheary and Rodrigues from Sabres in exchange for Kahun". Pittsburgh Penguins. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Maple Leafs trade Kapanen to Pengiuns". The Sports Network. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Penguins agree to terms with Evan Rodrigues". Pittsburgh Penguins. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Evan Rodrigues, Bryan Rust author hat tricks as Pittsburgh Penguins outlast San Jose Sharks". ESPN. January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche sign Evan Rodriques". ESPN. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Avalanche signs Evan Rodrigues". Colorado Avalanche. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Panthers agree to terms with Forward Evan Rodrigues on a 4-year contract". Florida Panthers. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Evan Rodrigues back after son's birth; Jake McCabe's status uncertain". Buffalo News. Mike Harrington. October 29, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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