Kevin Young (ice hockey)

Kevin Young
Born	(1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42) White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	AHL Worcester Sharks ECHL Colorado Eagles Allen Americans Reading Royals CHL Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Wichita Thunder Europe Hull Stingrays Nijmegen Devils EV Landsberg Lausitzer Füchse ETC Crimmitschau Eindhoven Kemphanen Étoile Noire de Strasbourg
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2005–2016

Kevin Young (born July 16, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career

A native of White Rock, British Columbia, Young spent five seasons of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. He then went to play CIS hockey with the University of New Brunswick, where in his rookie season he was recognized for his outstanding play when he was awarded the 2004 Clare Drake Award as the CIS Rookie of the Year.

Prior to moving to college, Don Cherry was quoted as saying," Kevin Young is the greatest prospect to come from the Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association in recent history."

As a professional, Young has played in both North America and Europe, with locations including the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, and France.

During the 2012–13 season Young played in the Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Wichita Thunder where he scored 24 goals and 35 assists for 59 points, and was named the CHL's Most Outstanding Defenceman.^[1]

On August 29, 2013, the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL signed Young for the 2013–14 season. In 56 games with the Eagles, Young produced 6 goals and 35 points from the blueline before suffering a first round defeat in the playoffs.

On June 12, 2014, Young opted to sign a one-year contract with the Allen Americans of the ECHL.^[2] In the 2014–15 season, Young contributed with 8 goals and 44 points from the blueline, ranking 8th in the league amongst defenseman and later helped the American capture their first Kelly Cup Championship.

In the following 2015–16 season, Young was traded after 3 games with the Americans to the Reading Royals in exchange for Jonathan Parker on October 19, 2015.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		58	1	13	14	19		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		51	4	21	25	60		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		54	4	20	24	108		14	1	4	5	24
2001–02	Kelowna Rockets	WHL		24	5	14	19	43		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		13	4	5	9	23		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Brampton Battalion	OHL		47	13	30	43	34		11	0	10	10	6
2003–04	University of New Brunswick	U Sports		28	14	15	29	16		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	University of New Brunswick	U Sports		12	6	2	8	26		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Nijmegen Emperors	Netherlands		40	15	29	44	62		9	4	9	13	14
2006–07	Hull Stingrays	EIHL		30	6	8	14	55		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	EV Landsberg 2000	Germany2		17	8	5	13	56		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Lausitzer Füchse	Germany2		41	7	17	24	80		10	3	7	10	6
2009–10	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	Germany2		38	5	16	21	42		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Eindhoven Kemphanen	Netherlands		40	17	48	65	50		3	0	1	1	2
2010–11	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	CHL		8	0	6	6	4		14	0	2	2	4
2011–12	Étoile Noire de Strasbourg	France		23	8	15	23	34		5	0	2	2	6
2011–12	Wichita Thunder	CHL		8	2	2	4	4		16	3	6	9	4
2012–13	Wichita Thunder	CHL		66	24	35	59	65		15	4	13	17	4
2013–14	Colorado Eagles	ECHL		56	6	29	35	36		6	1	3	4	2
2014–15	Allen Americans	ECHL		71	8	36	44	42		25	0	12	12	18
2015–16	Allen Americans	ECHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Reading Royals	ECHL		53	7	25	32	21		7	0	1	1	6
ECHL totals				183	21	90	111	99		38	1	16	17	26

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Clare Drake Award - CIS Rookie of the Year	2003–04	[4]
Netherlands Best Defenceman	2010–11	[5]
All-CHL Team (First Team All-Star)	2012–13	[6]
CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman	2012–13	[7]

References

1. "CHL awards announced". Wichita Thunder. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
2. "Americans sign former CHL outstanding defenseman winner Kevin Young". Allen Americans. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
3. "Royals sign forward Riley Armstrong, acquire Young". Reading Royals. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
4. "CIS Rookie of the Year "Clare Drake Award"". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
5. Netherlands Best Defenceman
6. "All-CHL Team Announced | Minor League Hockey Report". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
7. "All-CHL Team Announced | Minor League Hockey Report". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database