Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey)

For the British businessman, see Kevin Maxwell.

Kevin Maxwell
Born	(1960-03-30) March 30, 1960 (age 65) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Colorado Rockies Minnesota North Stars New Jersey Devils
National team	Canada
NHL draft	63rd overall, 1979 Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1976–1988

Kevin Preston Maxwell (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils. Later Maxwell scouted for the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. He was the director of Pro Scouting for the New York Rangers for 15 years before taking the General Manager position for the St. Louis Blues American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Early life

Maxwell was born in Edmonton. He played junior hockey with the Penticton Vees and in college with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team (now North Dakota Fighting Hawks).

Career

Maxwell represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid. In six games he scored 5 assists with 4 penalty minutes.

His NHL career spanned three seasons and 66 games, scoring six goals and 15 assists, with 61 penalty minutes. During the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs and the North Stars finals run, he played 16 games and contributed three goals, four assists, and dogged defensive play.

As of 2022, he is the general manager of the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL. ^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Penticton Vees	BCJHL		67	63	82	145	135		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Penticton Vees	BCJHL		43	53	65	118	101		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	University of North Dakota	WCHA		42	31	51	82	79		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Canadian National Team	Intl		57	31	51	82	79		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		31	8	13	21	38		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		6	0	3	3	7		16	3	4	7	24
1981–82	Nashville South Stars	CHL		5	4	2	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		12	1	4	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Colorado Rockies	NHL		34	5	5	10	44		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Wichita Wind	CHL		68	24	41	65	47		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Maine Mariners	AHL		56	21	27	48	59		17	5	11	16	36
1983–84	New Jersey Devils	NHL		14	0	3	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Maine Mainers	AHL		52	25	21	46	70		11	7	7	14	4
1985–86	Maine Mariners	AHL		49	14	17	31	77		5	2	1	3	9
1986–87	Hershey Bears	AHL		56	12	20	32	139		3	1	0	1	30
1987–88	Hershey Bears	AHL		77	36	49	85	55		12	3	5	8	20
AHL totals				245	59	98	157	494		23	5	6	11	57
AHL totals				290	108	134	242	400		48	18	24	42	99
NHL totals				66	6	15	21	61		16	3	4	7	24

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980	Canada	OLY		6	0	5	5	4
Senior totals				6	0	5	5	4

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1978–79	[2]
AHCA West All-American	1978–79	[3]

References

1. Thunderbirds, Springfield. "Kevin Maxwell Named T-Birds General Manager". www.springfieldthunderbirds.com. Springfield Thunderbirds. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
2. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
3. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.

External links

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

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Greg Whyte	WCHA Freshman of the Year 1978–79	Succeeded by Aaron Broten