Evander Kane ( born August 2, 1991 , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada ) is a Canadian hockey player , left-handed forward of the San Jose Sharks National Hockey League (NHL) club. In the 2009 draft , he was selected in the 1st round under the general 4th number by the Atlanta Thrashers club. During a lockout in the NHL in the 2012/2013 season, he played for Dynamo Minsk from the Continental Hockey League (KHL) [1] .
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| Position | left hitter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 188 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | left | ||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2, 1991 (28 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | in 2009 selected in the 1st round under the general 4th number by the Atlanta Thrashers club | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kane spent his junior career in the Western Hockey League (WHL), playing for the Vancouver Giants team. As a Giants player, in the 2006/2007 season he won the Memorial Cup , and was also nominated for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy . Evander holds the record for scored goals in one season among Giants players - 48 goals in the 2008/2009 season. July 20, 2009 signed a three-year contract with Atlanta Thrashers and a few months later made his debut in the NHL. In September 2012, he signed a long-term contract with Winnipeg Jets [approx. 1] for a period of 6 years. In February 2015, he was exchanged for the Buffalo Sabers club [2] .
Kane won gold medals at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Canada . As part of the national team of Canada, he participated in three world championships : 2010 , 2011 and 2012 .
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Childhood and Youth
Kane was born on August 2, 1991, in the family of Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after the American boxer Evander Holyfield [3] . Perry Kane was an amateur boxer [4] and played hockey in the youth team Cole Harbor Colts [5] and in the hockey team of the University of St. Francis Xavier [3] . Evander’s mother was a professional volleyball player [3] . His uncle Leonard is a member of the Canadian Hall of Fame [5] . Kane has two sisters, Brea and Kyle, who are two and four years younger than him, respectively [6] . Kane attended John Oliver High School in eastern Vancouver [7] . At the age of fourteen, Kane scored 140 points in 66 games for the North Shore Winter Club. This was followed by 22 goals and 54 points for “Greater Vancouver Canadiens” in BCHMML (the British Columbia Junior League), which helped the club take fourth place in the season [8] . Kane also played hockey at the Vancouver club Thunderbirds, before becoming a junior [7] .
Club career
Kane was drafted by the Vancouver Giants Club of the Western Hockey League and made its debut in the 2006-2007 season. He scored one goal in eight games of the regular season, took part in five playoff games and gave one assists in two games of the Memorial Cup won by the Giants [9] . In the first full season, Kane scored 41 points in 65 games and was nominated for a prize for the newcomer of the year [10] . The season 2008-2009, Kane began with 22 games in a row, in each of which he scored at least a point [11] . As a result, in 61 games, Kane scored 48 goals (second result) and scored 96 points (fourth) [9] .
At the 2009 NHL Draft, Atlanta Thrashers selected Kane in the first round under a common fourth number. Kane made his debut in the NHL on October 3, 2009 against Tampa and scored the first point in this game [12] . On March 6, Kane, in a game against Tampa, blocking a shot, got a fracture [13] , due to which he missed 15 games. He finished the season with 14 goals and 26 points in 66 games. The following season, minor injuries resulted in a loss of a total of nine games, and Kane improved his performance to 19 goals and 43 points. Both seasons “Thrashers” did not go into the playoffs.
Before the 2011/12 season , the Thrashers changed ownership and moved to Winnipeg as Winnipeg Jets . In the first season for the Jets, despite missing three weeks due to a concussion, Kane scored 57 points, and at the end of the season signed a new contract for 6 years worth $ 31.5 million [14] .
During a lockout in the first half of next season, Kane signed a contract with Dynamo Minsk and spent 12 matches in the KHL regular season, in which he scored a single goal; the club and the player prematurely terminated the contract. In the shortened NHL season, Kane played all 48 games.
During the 2014/15 season, Kane missed several games by decision of head coach Paul Maurice , and in February finished the season ahead of schedule due to shoulder surgery. On February 11, Kane’s exchange at Buffalo Sabers was announced as part of a high-profile trade involving seven players. [14]
After playing in Buffalo for less than 3 seasons, on February 26, 2018 he was traded at San Jose Sharks for Danny O'Reegan and 2 draft picks. [15] [16] Together with the “San Jose” for the first time reached the playoffs of the NHL and in the very first match against Anaheim Ducks took a double (Sharks won 3-0). [17] [18]
After the end of the season, in May, he signed with San Jose a 7-year contract for $ 49 million.
International Career
Kane played in 2008 at the Ivan Glinka Memorial, winning gold from the Canadian national team under 18 years old [19] . He scored 4 points in four matches [20] , including a pass in the final match with the Russian team, ending 6–3 [21] . A year later, Kane was invited to the junior team of Canada to participate in the 2009 World Cup with teammate Tyson Sexmith [22] . Although he was not initially included in the final list, Dan Tyrell's knee injury freed up one vacant seat that Kane was selected as a replacement for [23] . As the youngest member of the team [24] , Evander scored 6 points in 6 matches, thereby helping Canada win the title for the fourth time in a row; Canadians beat Sweden with a score of 5: 1 in the final.
Statistics
Club career
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | ||
| 2006/2007 | Vancouver Giants | Whl | eight | one | 0 | one | eleven | five | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007/2008 | Vancouver Giants | Whl | 65 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 66 | ten | one | 2 | 3 | eight | ||
| 2008/2009 | Vancouver Giants | Whl | 61 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 89 | 17 | 7 | eight | 15 | 45 | ||
| 2009/2010 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 66 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/2011 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 72 | nineteen | 24 | 43 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/2012 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 74 | thirty | 27 | 57 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/2013 | Dynamo Minsk | KHL | 12 | one | 0 | one | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/2013 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 48 | 17 | sixteen | 33 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013/2014 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | nineteen | 22 | 41 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014/2015 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 37 | ten | 12 | 22 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015/2016 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 65 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016/2017 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 70 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017/2018 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 61 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| San Jose Sharks | NHL | 17 | 9 | five | 14 | 25 | 9 | four | one | five | 23 | |||
| 2018/19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 75 | thirty | 26 | 56 | 153 | 20 | 2 | 6 | eight | 61 | ||
| Total in the NHL | 649 | 216 | 194 | 410 | 824 | 29th | 6 | 7 | 13 | 84 | ||||
| Total in WHL | 134 | 73 | 65 | 138 | 166 | 32 | eight | ten | 18 | 53 | ||||
International Tournaments
| Year | National team | Tournament | A place | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canada (mol.) | MFM (up to 20) | 6 | 2 | four | 6 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Canada | World Cup | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | four | 6 |
| 2011 | Canada | World Cup | five | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | four |
| 2012 | Canada | World Cup | five | eight | four | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Total (mol.) | 6 | 2 | four | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total (main team) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | |||
Rewards
Club
- Canadian Hockey League
| Reward | Year |
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| Memorial Cup ( Waekuver Giants ) | 2007 |
- Western Hockey League
| Reward | Year |
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| Nominated for Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year) | 2008 [25] |
| First All-Star Team | 2009 |
International
| Reward | Year |
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| Ivan Glinka Memorial - First Place | 2008 |
| MFM - first place | 2009 |
Records
- The Vancouver Giants record for the number of goals for the season is 48 in the 2008-2009 season.
Comments
- ↑ Thrashers changed their hometown to Winnipeg and were renamed the Jets after the team got a new owner in May 2011
Notes
- ↑ news: Evander Kane left Dynamo Minsk
- ↑ NHL. Winnipeg - Buffalo: Kane and Bogosyan exchanged for Myers (Inaccessible link) . Archived February 11, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Evander Kane Draft Prospect Card . National Hockey League . Date of appeal May 27, 2009.
- ↑ Perry Kane will be a proud father on Draft day . National Hockey League (June 16, 2009). Date of treatment June 17, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Kane recalls Nova Scotia roots (unavailable link) . Chronicle Herald (January 7, 2009). Date of treatment January 11, 2009. Archived July 1, 2009.
- ↑ The kid from Vancouver returns as the man from Atlanta . The Province (December 10, 2009). Date of treatment December 10, 2009. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 Giants bank on Kane . Vancouver Sun (May 5, 2006). Date of treatment November 16, 2008. Archived on November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Major Midget League Statistics - 2006-07 . BC Hockey Major Midget League . Date of appeal May 27, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 Kimelman, A. Confident Kane continues to grow his game . nhl.com (June 18, 2009). Date of treatment April 26, 2016.
- ↑ Giants find more ignition trouble at Tri-City's Toyota Center . Vancouver Sun (March 20, 2008). Date of treatment April 26, 2016. Archived November 6, 2012.
- ↑ Vancouver Giant nominated for WHL rookie of the year . Vancouver Province (November 30, 2008). Date of treatment April 26, 2016. Archived March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Vivlamore, Ch. Thrashers open season with victory . The Atlanta Journal (October 4, 2009). Date of treatment April 26, 2016.
- ↑ Vivlamore, Ch. Thrashers lose Kane, Schubert to injuries . The Atlanta Journal (March 9, 2010). Date of treatment April 26, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Peaslee, E. A timeline of Evander Kane 'episodes' with Jets . Sportsnet.ca (February 11, 2015). Date of treatment April 26, 2016.
- ↑ NHL. San Jose acquired Evander Kane from Buffalo (Russian) , Sports.ru . Date of treatment February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Sharks rented a player with the reputation of a bad guy (Russian) , Sports.ru . Date of treatment February 28, 2018.
- ↑ Kane's first playoff goal . NHL.com. Date of appeal April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Kane's second of the game . NHL.com. Date of appeal April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Giants' Kane recalled to replace top liner . Vancouver Sun (December 22, 2008). Date of treatment December 22, 2008. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 2008 Under-18 Statistics . Hockey Canada . Date of treatment December 22, 2008.
- ↑ First period outburst helps Canada claim under-18 gold . Hockey Canada . Date of treatment December 22, 2008.
- ↑ Giants Sexsmith, Kane win Team Canada invite . Vancouver Sun (December 3, 2008). Date of treatment December 3, 2008. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Kane added to Canadian world junior roster . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (December 21, 2008). Date of treatment December 7, 2009.
- ↑ 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada Roster . Hockey Canada . Date of treatment January 11, 2009.
- ↑ Vancouver Giant nominated for WHL rookie of the year . Vancouver Sun (March 20, 2008). Date of treatment December 31, 2008. Archived November 6, 2012.
Links
- Evander Kane - Stats at Eliteprospects.com