Blake Evans
| Blake Evans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Evans with the Worcester IceCats during the 2004-05 season | |||
| Born |
July 2, 1980 Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) Worcester IceCats (AHL) Peoria Rivermen (AHL) Milano Vipers (Serie A) Vålerenga (GET) Sparta Warriors (GET) | ||
| NHL draft |
251st overall, 1998 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1996–2014 | ||
Blake Evans (born July 2, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who last played for Kyle Elks in the SVHL.
Draft
[edit]Born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Evans was drafted 251st overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the National Hockey League.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]He started his career with the WHL team Spokane Chiefs in 1996. After one and a half season, he was traded to the Tri-City Americans (also in the WHL) along with Regan Darby for Zenith Komarniski on 6 October 1997.[1]
On 8 January 2001, he got traded to Regina Pats (WHL) along with Jeff Feniak for Shawn Belle, Joey Bastien, Justin Lucyshyn and future considerations. He made the WHL East Second All-Star Team the same year. A few months after he was re-signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues on 11 April 2001, and assigned to the Worcester IceCats and later the Peoria Rivermen.[1]
Moving abroad
[edit]On 30 August 2006, he was signed as a free agent by the Milano Vipers of the Italian Serie A.[2]
On 20 May 2008, he joined former team mate Regan Kelly in the Norwegian club Vålerenga.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East Second Team All-Star | 2001 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Blake Evans – Player profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Blake Evans nuovo regista rossoblu". Vipers.mi.it (in Italian). 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Spets til Vålerenga". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 23 May 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Italy
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Norway
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- HC Milano players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
- Regina Pats players
- Sparta Sarpsborg players
- Spokane Chiefs players
- Tri-City Americans players
- Vålerenga Ishockey players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Worcester IceCats players
- Sportspeople from Kindersley
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1980s births stubs