Kevyn Adams

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Kevyn Adams
Born (1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 49)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Columbus Blue Jackets
Florida Panthers
Carolina Hurricanes
Phoenix Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks
DEG Metro Stars
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 25th overall, 1993
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1996–2008

Kevyn William Adams (born October 8, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey center and current general manager of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. During his career, Adams played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks, and was also a former associate coach for the Sabres.

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Playing career

Adams grew up in Clarence, New York and played his youth hockey for the Wheatfield Blades organization at a rink then known as Sabreland, where the Buffalo Sabres used to practice. [1] Adams played collegiately for Miami University and was drafted in the 1st round, 25th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Adams has also played for the Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Toronto Maple Leafs. His best season was 2000–01 when he had 29 points. The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Adams, Bret Hedican, and Tomas Malec on January 16, 2002 from the Panthers for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie. During the NHL lockout season in 2004–05, Adams played a short stint for the DEG Metro Stars in Düsseldorf, Germany. With the return of the NHL in 2005–06, he returned to Carolina, where he was an alternate captain on the Hurricanes Stanley Cup winning team that season. On January 8, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Dennis Seidenberg. On August 11, 2007, Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Radim Vrbata. On October 7, 2008, Adams was released from the Blackhawks. On January 6, 2009, Adams retired to become a player-agent. [2]

Coaching and management career

On August 3, 2011, Adams was named Assistant Coach of the Buffalo Sabres. [3] He was fired on May 9, 2013, two days after the Sabres named Ron Rolston as their new head coach. [4] Adams was named the Senior Vice President of Business Administration for the Sabres in 2019. [5] On June 16, 2020, he was named the team's general manager, replacing the recently-fired Jason Botterill. [6]

On March 25, 2021, Adams filled in as head coach of the Sabres when head coach Don Granato and assistant coach Matt Ellis entered the NHL's COVID protocol. [7] The Sabres lost the game, 4-0, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, extending the Sabres winless streak to sixteen games.

Personal life

Adams was the second player in NHL history, after Bill Nyrop, to be born in the District of Columbia. Despite being born in the D.C. area, Adams grew up in Clarence, New York, and keeps a second home in Bemus Point, New York. [8] He was inducted into the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011. [9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Niagara Scenics NAHL 5517203724—————
1991–92Niagara ScenicsNAHL4025335851—————
1992–93 Miami Redskins CCHA 4017153218—————
1993–94 Miami RedskinsCCHA3615284324—————
1994–95 Miami RedskinsCCHA3820294930—————
1995–96 Miami RedskinsCCHA3617304730—————
1996–97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 822225474751124
1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50007—————
1997–98 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 591720379940004
1998–99 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10007702214
1998–99 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL801535508552024
1999–00 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL236111724—————
1999–00 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL52581339121017
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL668122052—————
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL123692—————
2001–02 Florida PanthersNHL44481228—————
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL3323515231014
2002–03 Carolina HurricanesNHL77991857—————
2003–04 Carolina HurricanesNHL7310122243—————
2004–05 DEG Metro Stars DEL 91234—————
2005–06 Carolina HurricanesNHL8215823362500014
2006–07 Carolina HurricanesNHL3522417—————
2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL331788—————
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL2702213—————
NHL totals54059771363176722439
AHL totals144386710520892028

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1994 United States WJC 6th74372
2005 United States WC 6th10000
Junior totals74372
Senior totals10000

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Second Team 1994–95
Stanley Cup champion 2006

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References

  1. ↑ "Kevyn Adams (2006) on his Career and Stanley Cup". YouTube . Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kevyn Adams in limbo no more, as he jumps to player-agent role". ESPN.com. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres name Kevyn Adams assistant coach". Buffalo Sabres. August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sabres fire assistant coaches Patrick, Adams". TSN. May 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sabres name Kevyn Adams Senior VP of Business Administration". Buffalo Sabres. September 23, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Botterill fired as Sabres general manager, replaced by Adams". National Hockey League . June 16, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "GM Kevyn Adams to coach Sabres as Granato, Ellis enter COVID protocols". NBC Sports . March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Stanley Cup Journals". Hockey Hall of Fame. 2006. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  9. ↑ "2011 Hall of Fame Inductees".
Sporting positions
Preceded by Boston Bruins first round draft pick
1993 		Succeeded by
Preceded by General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres
2020–present		Incumbent
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