Kevin Saurette (born June 27, 1980) is a

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former professional

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. Saurette began his professional career in 2006 in the

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for the

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where his spell also included two loan spells with the

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sens w ...

of the

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. In 2008, Saurette moved to Germany and played for

ESV Kaufbeuren ESV Kaufbeuren (ESVK) is a professional ice hockey team based in Kaufbeuren, Germany. They currently play in DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ah ...

of the third-tier Oberliga where he scored 98 points in 59 games. In 2009 he moved to

ETC Crimmitschau ETC Crimmitschau, also known as Eispiraten Crimmitschau, is an ice hockey team in Crimmitschau, Germany. They currently play in DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the '' Deutsche Eishockey L ...

in the 2nd Bundesliga and stayed for two seasons before moving to the

Fischtown Pinguins The Fischtown Pinguins, also known as REV Bremerhaven, are a professional ice hockey team based in Bremerhaven, Germany. From 2004 to 2016 the team played at the second level of ice hockey in Germany, until the 2012–13 season the 2nd Bundesliga ...

in 2011. He then returned to Kaufbeuren in 2012, who were now played in the 2nd Bundesliga, but left after 25 games and signed for the

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cham ...

in the

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. Saurette has worked as executive for the

Manitoba Junior Hockey League The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). The MJHL consists of thirteen teams all based ...

since 2016 and been the league's commissioner since June 2020.

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* 1980 births Living people Belfast Giants players Binghamton Senators players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey forwards ETC Crimmitschau players ESV Kaufbeuren players Fischtown Pinguins players Ice hockey people from Manitoba Manitoba Bisons ice hockey players Manitoba Junior Hockey League executives Reading Royals players Regina Pats players Sportspeople from Winnipeg University of Manitoba alumni {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub