Kevin Evans (ice hockey)

Kevin Robert Evans (born July 10, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played briefly for the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks of the NHL.

Kevin Evans
Born (1965-07-10) July 10, 1965
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

Biography

Evans was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and is the brother of NHL hockey players Paul Evans and Doug Evans. As a youth, Evans played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough.[1]

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.

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
NHL totals 9 0 1 1 44
IHL totals 517 128 271 399 3083 61 17 22 39 399

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.


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