Kevin Kerr (ice hockey)

Kevin Kerr
Born	(1967-09-18) September 18, 1967 (age 58) North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Rochester Americans Utica Devils Portland Pirates
NHL draft	56th overall, 1986 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1987–2005

Kevin Kerr (born September 18, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional hockey player and former head coach of the Flint Generals of the United/International Hockey League.

Career

Kerr was drafted in the third round, 56th overall of the 1986 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

On February 4, 2015, Kerr was named the inaugural head coach of the Macon Mayhem of the Southern Professional Hockey League. ^[1] The club played their first game in October 2015. In his second season as Macon's head coach he won the SPHL's coach of the year, ^[2] and went on to win the league championship, giving Macon its first professional sports title since the 1962 Macon Peaches baseball team. ^[3]

Kerr left the Mayhem after the 2017–18 season ^[4] and was named the head coach of the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in the ECHL. ^[5] The Swamp Rabbits did not renew his contract after the 2019–20 season and he returned to Macon, ^[6] where he then won his second SPHL coach of the year for the abbreviated 2020–21 season after he led the team to a regular season championship. ^[7] Kerr resigned following the season due to personal and family reasons. ^[8]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	North Bay Centennials	OHL		66	7	19	26	138		4	1	1	2	18
1984–85	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	OHL		57	5	16	21	189		4	0	0	0	22
1985–86	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	OHL		59	21	51	72	266		16	6	8	14	55
1986–87	Windsor Compuware Spitfires	OHL		63	27	41	68	264		14	3	8	11	45
1987–88	Rochester Americans	AHL		72	18	11	29	352		5	1	3	4	42
1988–89	Rochester Americans	AHL		66	20	18	38	306		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		6	0	0	0	25		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		43	11	16	27	219		5	0	1	1	33
1989–90	Rochester Americans	AHL		8	0	1	1	22		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		36	25	34	59	228		4	0	6	6	23
1990–91	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		13	1	6	7	32		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL		37	27	18	45	203		9	4	9	13	64
1991–92	Utica Devils	AHL		19	3	3	6	25		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Birmingham Bulls	ECHL		39	30	34	64	217		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		39	18	23	41	93		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Flint Generals	CoHL		45	57	55	112	299		7	7	6	13	79
1993–94	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		12	2	4	6	9		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Portland Pirates	AHL		4	2	0	2	2		8	0	3	3	21
1994–95	Flint Generals	CoHL		62	63	56	119	284		4	6	1	7	2
1995–96	Flint Generals	CoHL		66	53	47	100	204		15	11	15	26	24
1996–97	Flint Generals	CoHL		68	72	53	125	200		13	10	6	16	35
1997–98	Flint Generals	UHL		67	63	48	111	208		16	9	12	21	62
1998–99	Quad City Mallards	UHL		49	32	36	68	108		16	5	6	11	29
1998–99	Mobile Mysticks	ECHL		12	6	8	14	57		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Quad City Mallards	UHL		68	49	49	98	162		10	2	5	7	24
2000–01	Phoenix Mustangs	WCHL		34	18	9	27	45		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Flint Generals	UHL		30	18	23	41	97		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Toledo Storm	ECHL		61	27	27	54	120		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Elmira Jackals	UHL		33	11	9	20	51		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Rockford IceHogs	UHL		18	14	12	26	12		3	2	0	2	8
2003–04	Flint Generals	UHL		53	22	25	47	90		3	0	2	2	0
2004–05	Flint Generals	UHL		26	8	11	19	39		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Kalamazoo Wings	UHL		13	7	8	15	22		6	1	0	1	4
AHL totals				169	43	33	76	707		13	1	6	7	63
ECHL totals				185	115	121	236	825		13	4	15	19	87
UHL totals				357	224	221	445	789		54	19	25	44	127

References

1. "Macon Mayhem hire first head coach | Peach State Sports Blog | Macon.com". www.macon.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
2. "Macon's Kevin Kerr named SPHL Coach of the Year". SPHL. April 19, 2017. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
3. "Raising Mayhem: Macon brings home SPHL title". macon. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
4. "Kevin Kerr steps down from Mayhem, accepting coaching opportunity". SPHL. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
5. "Kevin Kerr Takes Over as Swamp Rabbits Head Coach". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
6. "Coach Kevin Kerr back with Macon Mayhem". WMGT-TV . July 20, 2020.
7. "Macon's Kevin Kerr named SPHL Coach of the Year". SPHL. May 25, 2021.
8. "Head Coach Kevin Kerr Steps Down". OurSports Central. August 9, 2021.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database