| Position: | Left Wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Played For: | Los Angeles Kings Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs Whitley Warriors |
| Birth Date: | January 12, 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 178th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1980 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Kings |
| Career Start: | 1981 |
| Career End: | 1991 |
Daryl Thomas Evans (born January 12, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1982 and 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 1991, was spent in the minor leagues. He is currently the ice-side commentator for the Los Angeles Kings.
As a youth, Evans played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nats. Daryl and the Nats won the tournament that year.[1]
Evans was born in Toronto, Ontario. Drafted in 1980 by the Los Angeles Kings, Evans also played six games for the Washington Capitals and two games for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He scored the game winning goal in the 'Miracle on Manchester’, one of the most significant goals in Los Angeles Kings history.
Evans has been the radio color commentator for the Los Angeles Kings since 1998, alongside play-by-play voice Nick Nickson.[2]
Evans participates in many charity events for the Kings and teaches sponsored adult hockey Clinics at Toyota Center.[3] Evans is known to be an excellent skater, having built up his ability by skating without laces [4]
Evans resides in Redondo Beach, California and has two children.[5]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1977–78 | Toronto Nationals U18 | U18 AAA | 40 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 65 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 110 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | ||
| 1979–80 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OMJHL | 63 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 47 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 1980–81 | Niagara Falls Flyers | OHL | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 58 | 58 | 54 | 112 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1980–81 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1981–82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 41 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 69 | 51 | 34 | 85 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 59 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 69 | 40 | 52 | 92 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 74 | 27 | 46 | 73 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 57 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 64 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Gherdëina | ITA-2 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 97 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Whitley Warriors | BHL | 6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 6 | ||
| AHL totals | 433 | 212 | 236 | 448 | 129 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 113 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | ||||