Evander Kane
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Kane with the Winnipeg Jets in October 2014
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| Born |
August 2, 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets HC Dinamo Minsk |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 2009 Atlanta Thrashers |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2009 Ottawa | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2008 Pardubice | |
Evander Frank Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kane was selected fourth overall in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.
During his major junior career, Kane won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) 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, 2011, 2012 and 2014 IIHF World Championships.
Kane was born on August 2, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after American boxer Evander Holyfield (he later met Holyfield at age 18). Kane has two sisters, Brea and Kyla, who are two and four years younger, respectively.
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