Kevin Evans (ice hockey)

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Kevin Evans
Born (1965-07-10) July 10, 1965 (age 59)
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 19852000

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.

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Early life

Evans was born in Peterborough, Ontario, the brother of NHL hockey players Paul Evans and Doug Evans.[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPPIM
1983–84 Peterborough Petes OHL 20000
1984–85 London Knights OHL52371014860008
1985–86 Victoria Cougars WHL 66163955441
1985–86 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 1135897630356
1986–87 Kalamazoo WingsIHL73193150648310124
1987–88 Kalamazoo WingsIHL5492837404511246
1988–89 Kalamazoo WingsIHL54223254328
1989–90 Kalamazoo WingsIHL7630548434610481286
1990–91 Kalamazoo WingsIHL1610122270
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 400019
1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL66103949342142131570
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL501125
1992–93 Kalamazoo WingsIHL4972431283
1993–94 Peoria Rivermen IHL6710293925440006
1994–95 Peoria RivermenIHL295914121
1994–95Kansas City BladesIHL2636919219246111
1995–96 Memphis Riverkings CHL 381132433566291148
1996–97 Mississippi Sea Wolves ECHL 63192746505311221
1997–98 Mississippi Sea WolvesECHL3881826234
1999–00 Tupelo T-Rex WPHL 2502213120114
1999–00 Memphis RiverkingsCHL705564
IHL totals517128271399308361172239399
NHL totals901144

References

  1. "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.