Evander Kane
Evander Kane ( born August 2, 1991, Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since July 2011 the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Evander Kane began his career in the Western Hockey League, one of the three world-class junior leagues in Canada, at the Vancouver Giants. With this he won the 2007 Memorial Cup, where he was employed in two tournament games. In the following two years he played for the Giants in the WHL and was able to increase its yield point enormously - in the 2008 /09 season he scored in 61 games of the preliminary round 96 points scorer, another 15 in the playoffs. Due to the benefits shown, the Atlanta Thrashers selected him during the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the first round at a total fourth location.
In July 2009, he got his first professional contract with the Thrashers and managed in the NHL squad of franchises. Kane debuted on October 3, 2009 in the NHL, and scored his first Assist Five days later his first NHL goal.
Internationally
Evander Kane took with the Canadian national team in 2008 at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where he reached four points scorer in four games with the U18 team won the gold medal. In the same year he was part of the extended squad for the U20 national team, but was not initially intended for the U20 World Youth Championship 2009. Due to a violation of Dana Tyrell Kane was re-nominated and helped his team with six points in six tournament games for the fifth U20 World Champion title in a row. With the Canadian seniors selection Kane took part in the World Championships in 2010 and 2011.
Awards and achievements
- 2007 Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants win
- 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2009 WHL West First All-Star Team
Internationally
- 2009 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 World Junior Championships 2009
- World Cup 2010
- World Cup 2011
- World Cup 2012
( 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 )