Kevin Evans (ice hockey)

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	1985–2000

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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	P	PIM
1983–84	Peterborough Petes	OHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	London Knights	OHL		52	3	7	10	148		6	0	0	0	8
1985–86	Victoria Cougars	WHL		66	16	39	55	441		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		11	3	5	8	97		6	3	0	3	56
1986–87	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		73	19	31	50	648		3	1	0	1	24
1987–88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		54	9	28	37	404		5	1	1	2	46
1988–89	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		54	22	32	54	328		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		76	30	54	84	346		10	4	8	12	86
1990–91	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		16	10	12	22	70		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		4	0	0	0	19		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Kansas City Blades	IHL		66	10	39	49	342		14	2	13	15	70
1991–92	San Jose Sharks	NHL		5	0	1	1	25		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		49	7	24	31	283		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		67	10	29	39	254		4	0	0	0	6
1994–95	Peoria Rivermen	IHL		29	5	9	14	121		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Kansas City Blades	IHL		26	3	6	9	192		19	2	4	6	111
1995–96	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		38	11	32	43	356		6	2	9	11	48
1996–97	Mississippi Sea Wolves	ECHL		63	19	27	46	505		3	1	1	2	21
1997–98	Mississippi Sea Wolves	ECHL		38	8	18	26	234		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Tupelo T-Rex	WPHL		25	0	2	2	131		2	0	1	1	4
1999–00	Memphis Riverkings	CHL		7	0	5	5	64		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				517	128	271	399	3083		61	17	22	39	399
NHL totals				9	0	1	1	44		—	—	—	—	—

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.

External links

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