| Kevin Evans | |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 182 |
| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars San Jose Sharks |
| League: | NHL |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1985 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
Kevin Robert Evans (born July 10, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played briefly for the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks of the NHL.
Evans was born in Peterborough, Ontario, the brother of NHL hockey players Paul Evans and Doug Evans. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough.[1]
Evans is the all-time leader in penalty minutes for the IHL with 3,083, And until being surpassed by Dennis Bonvie 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 of the International Hockey League.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | London Knights | OHL | 52 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1985–86 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 66 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 97 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 56 | ||
| 1986–87 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 73 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 648 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 1987–88 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 54 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 404 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 54 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 76 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 346 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 86 | ||
| 1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 16 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 66 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 342 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 70 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 49 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 67 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 192 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 111 | ||
| 1995–96 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 38 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 356 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 48 | ||
| 1996–97 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 63 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 505 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 1997–98 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 38 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tupelo T-Rex | WPHL | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Memphis Riverkings | CHL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 517 | 128 | 271 | 399 | 3083 | 61 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 399 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||