Kevin Schamehorn Explained

Birth Date:July 28, 1956
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:185
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Kings
Draft:58th overall
Draft Year:1976
Draft Team:Detroit Red Wings
Wha Draft:70th overall
Wha Draft Year:1976
Wha Draft Team:Houston Aeros
Career Start:1976
Career End:1990

Kevin Dean Schamehorn (July 28, 1956 – December 8, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played in 10 National Hockey League games with the Detroit Red Wings and the Los Angeles Kings between 1976 and 1980. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1990, was spent in various minor leagues. As a youth, he played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Borden.[1]

Schamehorn died on December 8, 2022, at the age of 66.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1973–74New Westminster BruinsWCHL2 1 1 2 74 0 0 0 0
1973–74Bellingham BlazersBCJHL56 18 8 24 293
1974–75Bellingham BlazersBCJHL
1974–75New Westminster BruinsWCHL37 14 6 20 17518 7 11 18 73
1974–75New Westminster BruinsM-Cup3 0 3 3 14
1975–76New Westminster BruinsWCHL62 32 42 74 27617 8 9 17 68
1975–76New Westminster BruinsM-Cup4 0 0 0 24
1976–77Detroit Red WingsNHL3 0 0 0 9
1976–77Kalamazoo WingsIHL77 27 32 59 31410 3 9 12 76
1977–78Kansas City Red WingsCHL36 5 3 8 113
1977–78Kalamazoo WingsIHL39 18 14 32 1447 1 3 4 65
1978–79Kalamazoo WingsIHL80 45 57 102 24515 15 9 24 60
1979–80Detroit Red WingsNHL2 0 0 0 4
1979–80Adirondack Red WingsAHL60 10 13 23 1455 0 0 0 13
1980–81Los Angeles KingsNHL5 0 0 0 4
1980–81Rochester AmericansAHL27 6 10 16 44
1980–81Houston ApollosCHL26 7 9 16 43
1981–82Kalamazoo WingsIHL75 38 27 65 1135 1 2 3 25
1982–83Kalamazoo WingsIHL59 38 29 67 789 6 3 9 24
1983–84Kalamazoo WingsIHL76 37 31 68 1543 0 2 2 9
1984–85Kalamazoo WingsIHL80 35 43 78 15411 4 3 7 31
1985–86Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL82 47 34 81 1015 1 3 4 4
1986–87Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL82 35 35 70 1026 3 3 6 6
1987–88Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL57 17 19 36 122
1987–88Flint SpiritsIHL19 3 11 14 32
1989–90Kalamazoo WingsIHL9 1 2 3 0
IHL totals735 341 334 675 155971 34 37 71 300
NHL totals10 0 0 0 17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-08. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Former K Wing great Kevin Schamehorn passes away at 66.