Kevin Dineen
| Kevin Dineen | |||
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| Born |
October 28, 1963 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Hartford Whalers Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Ottawa Senators Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 56th overall, 1982 Hartford Whalers |
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| Playing career | 1984–2002 | ||
Kevin William Dineen (born October 28, 1963) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Dineen is currently an assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dineen previously served as the head coach for the Florida Panthers of the NHL. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec.
As a seventeen-year-old, Dineen played with the St. Michael's Buzzers in Junior "B" hockey, where in 40 games he scored 15 goals and 43 points, while getting 167 penalty minutes in 1980–81.
Dineen began his college career in 1981–82, with the University of Denver Pioneers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. In his first season with the Pioneers, Dineen had 10 goals and 20 points in 27 games. He was then selected in the third round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers.
Dineen returned to the Pioneers for the 1982–83 season, where he was named captain as a sophomore and saw his numbers increase to 16 goals and 29 points in 36 games. Dineen played both forward and defense for the Pioneers during his two-year college career.
Dineen's spent the 1983–84 hockey season with the Canadian national hockey team, where he scored five goals and 16 points in 52 games. Dineen also played in the 1984 Winter Olympics, however, he was held pointless in seven games for Team Canada.
Dineen began the 1984–85 season with the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL, where he played in 25 games, scoring 15 goals and 23 points. He was then promoted to the Hartford Whalers, as he made his NHL debut on December 3, 1984, against the Montreal Canadiens. He finished the season in the NHL, scoring 25 goals and 41 points in 57 games with Hartford, however, the team failed to make the playoffs.
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