Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey)
Kevin Preston Maxwell (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils. Later Maxwell scouted for the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers.
| Kevin Maxwell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 30, 1960 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Colorado Rockies Minnesota North Stars New Jersey Devils | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
63rd overall, 1979 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1988 | ||
After playing junior hockey with the Penticton Vees and in college with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team, he represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid. In six games he scored 5 assists with 4 penalty minutes.
His NHL career spanned 3 seasons and 66 games, scoring 6 goals and 15 assists, with 61 penalty minutes. Perhaps his greatest contribution was during the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs and the North Stars finals run, when he played 16 games and contributed 3 goals, 4 assists and dogged defensive play.
As of 2011, he is the Director of Pro Scouting for the New York Rangers.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Penticton Vees | BCJHL | 67 | 63 | 82 | 145 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Penticton Vees | BCJHL | 43 | 53 | 65 | 118 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 57 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 31 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1981–82 | Nashville South Stars | CHL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 68 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 56 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 59 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36 | ||
| 1983–84 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mainers | AHL | 52 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 49 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 56 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 77 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | ||
| AHL totals | 245 | 59 | 98 | 157 | 494 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 57 | ||||
| AHL totals | 290 | 108 | 134 | 242 | 400 | 48 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 99 | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | ||||
References
- "Rangers announce personnel promotions". NHL.com. July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Greg Whyte |
WCHA Freshman of the Year 1978–79 |
Succeeded by Aaron Broten |