Boyd Kane
 Boyd Kane 
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| Date of birth | April 18, 1978 |
| place of birth | Swift Current , Saskatchewan , Canada |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 102 kg |
| position | Left wing |
| number | # 34 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1996 , 3rd lap, 72nd position Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1998 , 4th lap, 114th position New York Rangers |
| Career stations | |
| 1994-1998 | Regina Pats |
| 1998-2002 | Hartford Wolf Pack |
| 2002-2003 | Springfield Falcons |
| 2003-2005 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
| 2005-2006 | Hershey Bears |
| 2006-2009 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
| 2009-2013 | Hershey Bears |
| 2013-2014 | KHL Medveščak Zagreb |
Boyd Kane (born April 18, 1978 in Swift Current , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who was last under contract with the KHL Medveščak Zagreb from the Continental Hockey League .
Career
Boyd Kane began his career with the Regina Pats from the Western Hockey League , for which he played for a total of four years from 1994 to 1998. During the NHL Entry Draft 1996 he was selected in the third round as a total of 72 players by the Pittsburgh Penguins , but he never received a contract with the Penguins, so that he was available again in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft . This time the New York Rangers selected him in the fourth round as a total of 114th player. Although Kane was under contract with the Rangers from 1998 to 2002, he never played for them in the NHL. Instead, he ran for the Rangers farm team Hartford Wolf Pack from the American Hockey League , the Charlotte Checkers from the East Coast Hockey League , and the BC Icemen from the United Hockey League .
On October 10, 2002, Kane was given in exchange for Gordie Dwyer to the Tampa Bay Lightning , but he played exclusively for the Springfield Falcons in the AHL. After a year without service for Tampa's NHL team, the attacker received a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 14, 2003 as a free agent . Although he played in the 2003/04 season again almost exclusively in the AHL, in which he was on the ice in 73 games for the Flyers farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms . He also made his debut in the National Hockey League , in which he - without scoring a point - played seven times for the Flyers.
After he had won the Calder Cup with the Philadelphia Phantoms during the lockout in the NHL in the 2004/05 season , Kane went to the Washington Capitals as a free agent on August 12, 2005 . With their farm team, the Hershey Bears , he succeeded in winning the Calder Cup again in the 2005/06 season . He also played five times for the Capitals and scored his first point, an assist , in the NHL. On July 13, 2006, Kane returned as a free agent to his ex-club Philadelphia Flyers . Between 2006 and 2009 he played a few games for the Flyers, but was mostly used in their AHL farm team, the Philadelphia Phantoms.
In July 2009 he returned to the organization of the Washington Capitals and played in the following four game years for the Hershey Bears in the AHL. In July 2013 Kane was signed by KHL newcomer KHL Medveščak Zagreb .
Achievements and Awards
- 2005 Calder Cup win with the Philadelphia Phantoms
- 2006 Calder Cup win with the Hershey Bears
- 2010 Calder Cup win with the Hershey Bears
- 2012 AHL All-Star Classic
statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| NHL Regular Season | 4th | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| NHL playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AHL regular season | 11 | 647 | 142 | 206 | 348 | 1165 |
| AHL playoffs | 8th | 91 | 15th | 25th | 40 | 174 |
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| SURNAME | Kane, Boyd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Swift Current , Saskatchewan |