John Stevens (ice hockey)
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| Born |
May 4, 1966 Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada |
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Ice hockey coach, player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching career |
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General manager | Rob Blake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Los Angeles Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous team(s) |
Philadelphia Phantoms Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Years as NHL player | 1984–1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as a coach | 1999–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years as an NHL coach | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years with current team | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ice hockey career
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
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| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Hartford Whalers |
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| NHL Draft | 47th overall, 1984 Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Playing career | 1986–1999 | ||
John A. Stevens (born May 4, 1966) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the current head coach for the Los Angeles Kings, and the former head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Stevens played as a defenceman and was part of the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers during his playing career. Stevens was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, but grew up in Turkey Point in Norfolk County, Ontario.
Stevens was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round, 47th overall, of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Stevens followed up a junior career with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) by playing four seasons for the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He was called up to the NHL level at times during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons, playing in a total of 9 games with the Flyers. He was signed by the Hartford Whalers in 1990 and reassigned to the Whalers' AHL team, the Springfield Indians. Stevens was named team captain that year and went on to win the Calder Cup with the team that same year for the franchise's seventh Championship title. With the Indians' franchise moving to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1994, Stevens became the first captain of the successor franchise, the Springfield Falcons, where he played for two additional years.
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