Kevin Doell Explained

Played For:Atlanta Thrashers
Leksands IF
Tappara Tampere
EC KAC
VIK Västerås HK
SG Cortina
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:15 July 1979
Birth Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:2003
Career End:2014

Kevin G. Doell (born July 15, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers.

Playing career

Doell grew up in Saskatoon playing his last year of minor hockey for the AAA Saskatoon Blazers Midgets of the SMHL. He then moved onto play for the Melfort Mustangs Jr.A. team of the SJHL.

Undrafted, Doell played for the University of Denver Pioneers, where he was an All-WCHA selection in 2003. After completing his collegiate career Doell was invited to the Atlanta Thrashers training camp on September 12, 2003. Reassigned from the Thrashers training camp to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, Doell signed a one-year contract at the start of the 2003–04 season.

After his first professional season within Atlanta's affiliate teams, Doell was selected in the ECHL All-Rookie Team and named the ECHL's Rookie of the year after posting 74 points in 63 games with the Gwinnett Gladiators.[1] He was then signed by the Thrashers to his first NHL contract on June 30, 2004. Although primarily an AHL player, Doell briefly played in the National Hockey League, playing his first NHL game for the Atlanta Thrashers on January 4, 2008 against the Carolina Hurricanes.[2] He played eight games for the Thrashers before returning to the AHL Chicago Wolves.[3]

In 2008–09, Doell played for the Swedish team Leksands IF in the second tier HockeyAllsvenskan League.[4] Finishing an impressive fourth on the team with 49 points Kevin returned to play again with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL for the 2009–10 season.

After spending the 2010–11 season abroad in Finland with Tappara of the SM-liiga, Doell signed a one-year contract to return for his third stint with the Chicago Wolves on June 21, 2011.[5] Following the 2011–12 season with the Wolves, Doell returned to Europe for a further two seasons before closing out his professional career.

Career statistics

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Melfort MustangsSJHL6220244415641014
1998–99Melfort MustangsSJHL665487141169
1999–00University of DenverWCHA408152318
2000–01University of DenverWCHA369101926
2001–02University of DenverWCHA4120234328
2002–03University of DenverWCHA4125265134
2003–04Chicago WolvesAHL8112610000
2003–04Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL63334174881316712
2004–05Chicago WolvesAHL45481269
2004–05Gwinnett GladiatorsECHL11691514821314
2005–06Chicago WolvesAHL7817345172
2006–07Chicago WolvesAHL801419331071524614
2007–08Chicago WolvesAHL68161733752445941
2007–08Atlanta ThrashersNHL80114
2008–09Leksands IFAllsv372227491051044818
2009–10Chicago WolvesAHL791621376993032
2010–11TapparaSM-l58182038105
2011–12Chicago WolvesAHL17 1671652462
2012–13EC KACEBEL3296155821010
2013–14VIK Västerås HKAllsv1733616
2013–14SG CortinaITL7145121037102
AHL totals 375691061754145411132459
NHL totals 80114

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Gladiator Doell happy to be back . . 2009-09-18 . 2010-07-17.
  2. Web site: Kevin Doell - Atlanta Thrashers - Sportsnet.ca . Rogers Sportsnet . 2008 . 2008-01-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080118205109/http://www2.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/players/Kevin_Doell/ . January 18, 2008 . mdy-all .
  3. Scott J. Powers, "Wolves' Doell enjoyed a taste of NHL action," 1/26/2008 Daily Herald http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=121667&src=163
  4. Web site: letsgoDU.com. Kevin Doell signs contract with Swedish club . 2008-07-31 . 2010-07-17.
  5. Web site: Wolves bring back Doell . . 2011-06-21 . 2011-06-25 . June 23, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623161312/http://www.chicagowolves.com/releases/2624-wolves-bring-back-doell . dead .