Kevin Stevens | |||
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Born |
Brockton, MA, USA |
April 15, 1965 ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–1995) Boston Bruins (1995–1996) Los Angeles Kings (1996–1997) New York Rangers (1997–2000) Philadelphia Flyers (2000–2001) Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–2002) |
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National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | 108th overall, 1983 Los Angeles Kings |
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Playing career | 1987–2002 |
Kevin "Artie" Stevens (born April 15, 1965) is an American retired ice hockey player and former NHL scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played left wing on a line with Mario Lemieux during the Penguins' Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992. During his career, he played with the Penguins, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers. Stevens was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts.
While attending Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Massachusetts, Kevin Stevens played both hockey and baseball. He was invited to try out for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies; however, admitting that he wasn't a great hitter in baseball, he decided to play hockey instead. Stevens accepted a full scholarship to play hockey for Boston College, and was drafted in the sixth round (108th overall) in the 1983 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Several months later, his rights would be traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Anders Håkansson, a left winger from Sweden who had recently been traded to the Penguins along with Ron Meighan from the Minnesota North Stars for the Penguins' first round pick of the 1983 draft (Brian Lawton).