Kevin Swanson (ice hockey) explained

Kevin Swanson
Played For:AHL
Manitoba Moose
ECHL
Columbia Inferno
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:181
Birth Date:18 May 1980
Birth Place:Alberta, Canada
Draft:189th overall
Draft Year:1999
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Career Start:2001
Career End:2003

Kevin Swanson (born April 18, 1980) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender.

Early life

Swanson played major junior hockey in the WHL with the Prince George Cougars and Kelowna Rockets. He was named to the 1999–2000 WHL West First All-Star Team after playing 68 games for the Rockets, to post a 25-40-3 record with seven shutouts and a 2.95 goals against average.

Career

Swanson was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh round (189th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the American Hockey League for the Manitoba Moose and in the ECHL for the Columbia Inferno. Since retiring as a player, Swanson has worked as a goaltending coach with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL West First Team All-Star1999–2000[2]
WHL West Second Team All-Star2000–01

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swift Current Broncos - Hockey Staff . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100929041832/http://www.scbroncos.com/page/hockey-staff . 2010-09-29 . scbroncos.com.
  2. Book: Jesse Watts . Western Hockey League 2014-2015 Official Guide . 242 . 2014 . August 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317104225/http://whl.uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/chl_whl/2014/10/24/2014_15_WHL_Official_Guide__Record_Book.pdf . March 17, 2015 . dead .