Kevin Cheveldayoff

Kevin Cheveldayoff ( born February 4, 1970 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current - functionary. Since June 2011 he has been general manager of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

Career

Kevin Cheveldayoff began his professional career in 1986 at the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. Already in his debut season with the Wheat Kings succeeded the defenders of the breakthrough in the WHL, as he stood in 70 games of the regular season on the ice. In the following season, he improved his offensive stats and scored 32 points scorer in 71 games of the regular season. Cheveldayoff, who was regarded as an unobtrusive defensive defender, was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1988 in the first round to 16th position of the New York Islanders. A few weeks earlier, he had been awarded following the WHL season as a WHL Scholastic Player of the Year, an award which is given annually to the player who is athletic success and academic achievement best united. The Canadians went two years for the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL on the ice while he / 90 first experience with the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League gathered in the course of the 1989 season.

Following Cheveldayoff was three seasons for the farm team of the New York Islanders, the Capital District Islanders, active in the AHL and was in these works from 1991 to 1993 as an assistant captain. Although in the AHL, he was in many meetings on the ice, the defensive player remained a commitment to the New York Islanders in the NHL denied. It was followed by a season with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the International Hockey League before the actor ended his playing career due to a knee injury.

The Canadians struck end of his career as an active player on a career as a coach and official one. He initially served from 1995 to 1997 with the Utah Grizzlies in the IHL as an assistant coach under Butch Goring behind the gang and was his right hand. From 1997 he was active in the organization of the Chicago Wolves as General Manager. Under his 12-year leadership, the team won two times the Turner Cup and Calder Cup. For the 2009/10 season the Canadians was promoted to assistant general manager for the Chicago Blackhawks, the position he held for two years. In his debut season, the Canadians won with the Blackhawks the prestigious Stanley Cup. In June 2011, he was introduced as the general manager of the Winnipeg Jets.

Awards and achievements

Career Stats

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )