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Evander Kane

Evander Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... More »Evander Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Selected fourth overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers, he was drafted from the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL). During his major junior career, he won the Memorial Cup with the Giants in 2007, finished as runner-up for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year in 2008 and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 2009. Kane also set the Giants' franchise record for single-season goals in 2008–09. Internationally, Kane has won gold medals with Team Canada at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and 2009 World Junior Championships. He has also competed in the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Kane was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 2, 1991, to Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after American boxer Evander Holyfield (he later met Holyfield at age 18). Kane has two sisters,... [ Wikipedia ]

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Winnipeg Jets vs. Buffalo Sabres Recap April 22, 2013

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Having eked out a win over the Buffalo Sabres, Evander Kane and the Winnipeg Jets were already looking ahead to the next big test in their late-season bid to make the playoffs: Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. "This game means nothing now," said ...

Winnipeg Jets vs. Carolina Hurricanes Recap March 26, 2013

Evander Kane had a goal and three assists to lead Winnipeg to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Jets earned their 10th road victory of the season and increased their division lead to six points over Carolina. "We're trying to forget about that Washington miniseries ...

Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Rangers Recap February 26, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) -- Olli Jokinen scored twice and Evander Kane had a goal and assist in the second period for the surging Winnipeg Jets, who completed a dominant road trip with a 4-3 victory over the injury-riddled and slumping New York Rangers on Tuesday night. After a scoreless first ...

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Winnipeg Jets Recap April 06, 2013

Evander Kane, Grant Clitsome, Kyle Wellwood and Bryan Little scored for the Jets, who dropped from first place in the Southeast Division to 10th in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Ondrej Pavelec made 30 saves. "We are woefully inconsistent," Jets coach Claude Noel said. Ruslan ...

Winnipeg Jets vs. New Jersey Devils Recap March 10, 2013

The 39-year-old made a snow-angel save Blake Wheeler, a glove stop on Evander Kane and a pad save on Andrew Ladd on the final try. "He deserves this, because he's the hardest worker we have every day," Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk said. "It was a great thing for us to be able to get him ...

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Winnipeg Jets

Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler, with a late empty-net goal, also scored for the Jets. It didn't start that well for Winnipeg after Sidney Crosby put on a scoring clinic in the first with two goals to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead. But it was all Jets in the second, as ...

Winnipeg Jets vs. Washington Capitals

Evander Kane and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and an assist in the Jets' 4-2 win.Tags: NHL, Capitals, Jets, highlight Winnipeg's Evander Kane and Blake Wheeler each provided a goal and an assist Tuesday night, and the Jets suddenly transformed into an offensive juggernaut...

Boston Bruins vs. Winnipeg Jets Recap February 17, 2013

Alexandre Burmistrov had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg (5-8-1), while Evander Kane recorded his fourth goal of the season and first in nine games. Ondrej Pavelec made 23 saves for the Jets, who lost their third straight and fourth in a row at home - the longest home losing streak for ...

Tavares goes to Switzerland, Evander Kane joins KHL – USATODAY.com

Dinamo Minsk announced Friday that it had reached an agreement with Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane. Kane, from Vancouver, led his team with 30 goals last season. He had signed a six-year, $31.5 million deal an hour before the lockout began. Meanwhile, John Tavares will be ...

Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets Recap February 19, 2012

Evander Kane had a goal and an assist, Kyle Wellwood and Andrew Ladd also scored and Blake Wheeler had four assists. Gabriel Landeskog scored for Colorado. The Jets improved to 18-9-2 in the always-raucous MTS Centre. Kane opened the scoring at 1:45 of the second period, beating ...

Winnipeg Jets vs. Minnesota Wild Recap February 16, 2012

Evander Kane had two goals in regulation and the winner in the fourth round of a shootout, giving the Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. "I thought it was a really good test of character for us," Jets coach Claude Noel said, adding: "I thought the guys were ...

Stanley Cup shouldn’t go to Canadian amateur teams; Winnipeg media vs. Evander Kane (Trending Topics...

As you probably know by now, Evander Kane posted a genuinely stupid photo of himself pretending a bunch of money was a Zack Morris-sized cellphone, and people got all up in arms about it. For one thing, no one likes it when rich people actually flaunt their wealth, especially if they do ...

Evander Kane, Jets agree to new contract

Evander Kane played in 74 games with the Jets last season, recording 57 points and 53 penalty minutes. (Marianne Helm/Getty Images) The Winnipeg Jets agreed to a new contract with star forward Evander Kane on Saturday night. The club issued a statement, which did not release ...

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Winnipeg Jets Recap March 12, 2013

" Nik Antropov, Kyle Wellwood and Evander Kane also scored for the Jets, who have won three of their past four games. Dustin Byfuglien had three assists and Antropov had two. Phil Kessel scored both goals for Toronto, which is winless in three straight. Noel had high praise in particular ...

Ottawa Senators vs. Winnipeg Jets Recap March 26, 2012

Evander Kane gave the Jets hope at 17:03 of the third period after the puck went in off his arm as he was pushed into the net. The goal was reviewed, but stood to tie the game at 4-4. But Alfredsson scored his second goal of the game just 24 seconds later. Chris Neil, Kaspars Daugavins ...

Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames Recap March 09, 2012

Evander Kane, Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom scored for Winnipeg. The Jets, coming off a loss Thursday night in Vancouver, are tied with Washington for eighth in the Eastern Conference. Winnipeg also is three points behind Southeast Division-leading Florida. "We outshot them, we had ...

On this particular night — Sept. 22, the seventh day of the NHL lockout — more than 150 fans packed the Langley Twin Rinks to see the newest member of the Fraser Valley Wireless Ice : Evander Kane, a forward for the Winnipeg Jets. Dressed in a sky-blue jersey featuring the Fraser Valley ...

Evander Kane on negativity: 'A good portion of it is because I'm black'

Evander Kane is 21 years old, a 30-goal scorer and signed a team-friendly contract after last season. The Winnipeg Jets forward has also taken more than his share of heat for, among other things, his hair, dining practices and, most relevantly, a Twitter photo featuring him with huge ...

Winnipeg media scrutiny of Evander Kane reaches new levels of absurdity

Getty ImagesAs you know, Evander Kane is a star forward for the Winnipeg Jets. Sometimes the media uses words like “ brash ” and “flashy” and “ immature ” to describe him. He’s also very well spoken. When we last saw the Winnipeg media slamming Kane’s behavior, it was over a joke ...

No Kane as Jets brace for Hurricanes

Another victory over the last-place Carolina Hurricanes would be a nice start to their six-game road swing, though they'll have to do it without leading goal scorer Evander Kane. Winnipeg seeks its fourth win over Carolina in 2011-12 when the Southeast Division rivals meet Monday night ...

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