Bill Evo (born February 21, 1954) is an American lawyer and a former professional

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player and executive.

Hockey career

Evo played major junior hockey in the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overag ...

with the

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from 1971 to 1974. He was selected by the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

(NHL) in the third round (45th overall) of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, and was also drafted by the

Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers were an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979 and in the Central Hockey League during the 1979–80 season. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum. They are ...

in the second round (22nd overall) of the 1974 WHA Secret Amateur Draft. Between 1974 and 1976, Evo played 97 games in the

World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

, with the

Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the team folded, but the league immediately took over operation and moved ...

(team moved mid-season),

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

and

Cleveland Crusaders The Cleveland Crusaders were a professional ice hockey team from Cleveland. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1976. Their home ice was the Cleveland Arena from 1972 to 1974, and the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1976. T ...

, scoring 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points, while earning 85 penalty minutes. Evo was appointed the president of the Detroit Red Wings in September 1995, but resigned on July 23, 1996, after serving just 10 months at the Red Wing's helm.

Legal career

Evo graduated from the

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, and earned his

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degree from the

University of Detroit Law School The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is the law school of the University of Detroit Mercy and is located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan across from the Renaissance Center. Founded in 1912, Detroit Mercy Law is a private Roman Catholic law ...

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* * 1954 births American men's ice hockey centers Baltimore Blades players Cincinnati Stingers draft picks Cleveland Crusaders players Detroit Red Wings draft picks Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players Living people Michigan Stags players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL) players Sportspeople from Royal Oak, Michigan Ice hockey people from Oakland County, Michigan Syracuse Blazers players Ice hockey players from Michigan {{US-icehockey-center-stub