Kevyn Adams

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Kevyn Adams
Born (1974-10-08) October 8, 1974 (age 49)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Columbus Blue Jackets
Florida Panthers
Carolina Hurricanes
Phoenix Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks
DEG Metro Stars
National team  United States
NHL Draft 25th overall, 1993
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1996–2008

Kevyn William Adams (born October 8, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey center and current general manager of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Throughout his career, Adams played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks, and was also a former Associate Coach for the Sabres.

Playing career

Adams played at Miami University and was drafted in the 1st round, 25th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Adams has also played for the Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Toronto Maple Leafs. His best season was 2000–01 when he had 29 points. The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Adams, Bret Hedican, and Tomas Malec on January 16, 2002 from the Panthers for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie. During the NHL lockout season in 2004–05, Adams played a short stint for the DEG Metro Stars in Düsseldorf, Germany. With the return of the NHL in 2005–06, he returned to Carolina, where he was an alternate captain on the Hurricanes Stanley Cup winning team that season. On January 8, 2007 he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Dennis Seidenberg. On August 11, 2007, Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Radim Vrbata. On October 7, 2008, Adams was released from the Blackhawks. On January 6, 2009, Adams retired to become a player-agent.[1]

Coaching and Management career

On August 3, 2011, he was named Assistant Coach of the Buffalo Sabres.[2] He was fired on May 9, 2013, two days after the Sabres named Ron Rolston as their new head coach.[3] Adams was named the Senior Vice President of Business Administration for the Sabres in 2019 and on June 16, 2020 he was named General Manager.[4]

Personal life

Adams was the second player in NHL history, after Bill Nyrop to be born in the District of Columbia. Despite being born in the D.C. area, Adams grew up in Clarence, New York, and keeps a second home in Bemus Point, New York.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Niagara Scenics NAHL 55 17 20 37 24
1991–92 Niagara Scenics NAHL 40 25 33 58 51
1992–93 Miami Redskins CCHA 40 17 15 32 18
1993–94 Miami Redskins CCHA 36 15 28 43 24
1994–95 Miami Redskins CCHA 38 20 29 49 30
1995–96 Miami Redskins CCHA 36 17 30 47 30
1996–97 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 82 22 25 47 47 5 1 1 2 4
1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 0 0 7
1997–98 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 59 17 20 37 99 4 0 0 0 4
1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 7 7 0 2 2 14
1998–99 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 80 15 35 50 85 5 2 0 2 4
1999–00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 23 6 11 17 24
1999–00 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 52 5 8 13 39 12 1 0 1 7
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 66 8 12 20 52
2000–01 Florida Panthers NHL 12 3 6 9 2
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 44 4 8 12 28
2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 33 2 3 5 15 23 1 0 1 4
2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 77 9 9 18 57
2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 73 10 12 22 43
2004–05 DEG Metro Stars DEL 9 1 2 3 4
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 15 8 23 36 25 0 0 0 14
2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 35 2 2 4 17
2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 33 1 7 8 8
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 27 0 2 2 13
NHL totals 540 59 77 136 317 67 2 2 4 39

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
1994 United States WJC 6th 7 4 3 7 2
2005 United States WC 6th 1 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 7 4 3 7 2
Senior totals 1 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-CCHA Second Team 1994–95
Stanley Cup Carolina Hurricanes 2005–06

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Boston Bruins first round draft pick
1993
Succeeded by
Evgeni Ryabchikov
Preceded by General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres
2020–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent