Kevin Haller

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CanadaCanada  Kevin Haller Ice hockey player
Date of birth 5th December 1970
place of birth Trochu , Alberta , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 88 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1989 , 1st round, 14th position
Buffalo Sabers
Career stations
1987-1988 Olds grizzlies
1988-1990 Regina Pats
1990-1992 Buffalo Sabers
1992-1994 Canadiens de Montréal
1994-1996 Philadelphia Flyers
1996-1997 Hartford Whalers
1997-1998 Carolina Hurricanes
1998-2000 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2000-2001 New York Islanders

Kevin Haller (born December 5, 1970 in Trochu , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 706 games for the Buffalo Sabers , Canadiens de Montréal , Philadelphia Flyers , Hartford Whalers , Carolina Hurricanes during his active career between 1989 and 2001 , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Haller celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Canadiens de Montréal by winning the Stanley Cup in 1993 .

Career

Kevin Haller began his career as a hockey player with the Regina Pats , where he was active from 1987 to 1990 in the Canadian Western Hockey League . During the NHL Entry Draft 1989 he was selected in the first round in 14th position by the Buffalo Sabers . After the defender had played a year with the Regina Pats and a year with the Rochester Americans - the then farm team of the Buffalo Sabers - he was accepted into the professional squad of the Buffalo Sabers in the 1990/91 season . He played 21 games in the National Hockey League , in which he scored nine points. Shortly before the trade deadline of the 1991/92 season , the defender was transferred to the Canadiens de Montréal in exchange for Petr Svoboda .

In the following two years he was part of the Canadiens' permanent staff and completed 73 and 68 games in the NHL in the 1992/93 and 1993/94 seasons, respectively. He also won the prestigious Stanley Cup with the team in 1993 . The management of the Canadiens gave him after the end of the season in June 1994 in exchange for Yves Racine to the Philadelphia Flyers . Kevin Haller played for the Flyers for around two and a half years, during which his team made it into the play-offs twice. After he played only 36 games there in the first season, he ran in 69 games for the Flyers in the 1995/96 season . In the following season he completed 27 more games with the Flyers before he was sent to the Hartford Whalers . With the Whalers he made 35 appearances and achieved a total of eight scorer points before the team was relocated and changed its name to Carolina Hurricanes .

In the Hurricanes, the defender played 65 games and scored eight points. At the beginning of the 1998/99 season , the Hurricanes gave the left-handed shooter together with Stu Grimson in exchange for Dave Karpa to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . Haller was able to establish himself at the Ducks and was part of the regular squad for the next two years. He played a total of 153 games in which he scored 15 points for the Californians. At the end of the 1999/2000 season he received no new contract from the Ducks and initially remained without a club. He found a new employer in July 2000 when he was signed to the New York Islanders . The Canadian played for the Islanders for two years and let his career end there. For the Islanders he only played 31 NHL games, as he was often out in the last two years of his career due to several injuries. After the end of the 2001/02 game year, he ended his active career.

International

Haller represented his home country Canada at the 1990 World Junior Championship and won the gold medal with the team. He himself recorded four scorer points and eight penalty minutes in seven tournament games. It was the only international tournament he took part in in his career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1987/88 Regina Pats WHL 5 0 1 1 2 4th 1 1 2 2
1988/89 Regina Pats WHL 72 10 31 41 99 - - - - -
1989/90 Regina Pats WHL 58 16 37 53 93 11 2 9 11 16
1989/90 Buffalo Sabers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1990/91 Rochester Americans AHL 52 2 8th 10 53 10 2 1 3 6th
1990/91 Buffalo Sabers NHL 21st 1 8th 9 20th 6th 1 4th 5 10
1991/92 Rochester Americans AHL 4th 0 0 0 18th - - - - -
1991/92 Buffalo Sabers NHL 58 6th 15th 21st 75 - - - - -
1991/92 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 8th 2 2 4th 17th 9 0 0 0 6th
1992/93 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 73 11 14th 25th 117 17th 1 6th 7th 16
1993/94 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 68 4th 9 13 118 7th 1 1 2 19th
1994/95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 36 2 7th 9 48 15th 4th 4th 8th 10
1995/96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 69 5 9 14th 92 6th 0 1 1 8th
1996/97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 0 5 5 37 - - - - -
1996/97 Hartford Whalers NHL 35 2 6th 8th 48 - - - - -
1997/98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 65 3 5 8th 94 - - - - -
1998/99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 82 1 6th 7th 122 4th 0 0 0 2
1999/00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 67 3 5 8th 61 - - - - -
2000/01 New York Islanders NHL 30th 1 5 6th 56 - - - - -
2001/02 New York Islanders NHL 1 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
WHL overall 135 26th 69 95 194 15th 3 10 13 18th
total 56 2 8th 10 71 10 2 1 3 6th
NHL overall 642 41 96 137 907 64 7th 16 23 71

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1990 Canada June World Cup 1st place, gold 7th 2 2 4th 8th
Juniors overall 7th 2 2 4th 8th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Haller, Kevin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th December 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Trochu , Alberta, Canada