Kevin Robert Evans (born July 10, 1965) is a

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former professional

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winger who played briefly for the

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and

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of the

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Early life

Evans was born in

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, the brother of NHL hockey players Paul Evans and Doug Evans. As a youth, he played in the 1978

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with a

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team from Peterborough.

Career

Evans is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the IHL with 3,083, And until being surpassed by

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in the 2008 season, he was the career leader in penalty minutes in all of professional hockey, and still holds the single season professional hockey mark of 648, recorded in the 1987 season with the

Kalamazoo Wings The Kalamazoo Wings, nicknamed the K-Wings, are a mid-level professional ice hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A member of the ECHL's Western Conference, Central Division, they play in the 5,113-seat Wings Event Center. They are the affiliate ...

of the International Hockey League.

Career statistics

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* 1965 births Living people Canadian ice hockey left wingers Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Kansas City Blades players Memphis RiverKings players Minnesota North Stars players Mississippi Sea Wolves players Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players San Jose Sharks players Ice hockey people from Peterborough, Ontario Tupelo T-Rex players Undrafted National Hockey League players Victoria Cougars (WHL) players {{canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub