Kevin Hatcher

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United StatesUnited States  Kevin Hatcher Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 9, 1966
place of birth Detroit , Michigan , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 105 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1984 , 1st round, 17th position
Washington Capitals
Career stations
1983-1985 North Bay Centennials
1985-1994 Washington Capitals
1994-1996 Dallas Stars
1996-1999 Pittsburgh Penguins
1999-2000 New York Rangers
2000-2001 Carolina Hurricanes

Kevin John Hatcher (born September 9, 1966 in Detroit , Michigan ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 1275 games for the Washington Capitals , Dallas Stars , Pittsburgh Penguins , New York Rangers between 1983 and 2001 and Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League on the position of the defender has denied. Hatcher celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the national team of the United States by winning the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 . His younger brother Derian was also active in the NHL.

Career

Kevin Hatcher began his career in 1983 with the North Bay Centennials in the Ontario Hockey League and was active for the team for two years. Already there he stood out mainly due to his offensive strength and achieved 112 points in 125 games. Hatcher was selected in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals in the first round in 17th position. In the 1984/85 season he ran in three NHL games for the Capitals and scored one goal.

Just a year later, the American became an important player on the team and qualified with the team again for the play-offs. In ten years with the Capitals, he and the team always qualified for the play-offs, but never got past the second round. In 1994 he left the capital city and went to the Dallas Stars . There, too, his successes remained modest, once he made it to the finals, where the first round ended again.

This was followed by further positions with the Pittsburgh Penguins , New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes . 2001 Hatcher ended his career after 1,275 NHL games. In 2010, like his brother Derian, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1983/84 North Bay Centennials OHL 67 10 39 49 61 4th 2 2 4th 11
1984/85 North Bay Centennials OHL 58 26th 37 63 75 8th 5 8th 13 9
1984/85 Washington Capitals NHL 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1985/86 Washington Capitals NHL 79 9 10 19th 119 9 1 1 2 19th
1986/87 Washington Capitals NHL 78 8th 16 24 144 7th 1 0 1 20th
1987/88 Washington Capitals NHL 71 14th 27 41 137 14th 5 7th 12 55
1988/89 Washington Capitals NHL 62 13 27 40 101 6th 1 4th 5 20th
1989/90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 13 41 54 102 11 0 8th 8th 32
1990/91 Washington Capitals NHL 79 24 50 74 69 11 3 3 6th 8th
1991/92 Washington Capitals NHL 79 17th 37 54 105 7th 2 4th 6th 19th
1992/93 Washington Capitals NHL 83 34 45 79 114 6th 0 1 1 14th
1993/94 Washington Capitals NHL 72 16 24 40 108 11 3 4th 7th 37
1994/95 Dallas Stars NHL 47 10 19th 29 66 5 2 1 3 2
1995/96 Dallas Stars NHL 74 15th 26th 41 58 - - - - -
1996/97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 15th 39 54 103 5 1 1 2 4th
1997/98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74 19th 29 48 66 6th 1 0 1 12
1998/99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 66 11 27 38 24 13 2 3 5 4th
1999/00 New York Rangers NHL 74 4th 19th 23 38 - - - - -
2000/01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 57 4th 14th 18th 38 6th 0 0 0 6th
OHL total 125 36 76 112 126 12 7th 10 17th 20th
NHL overall 1157 227 450 677 1392 118 22nd 37 59 252

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1984 United States U20 World Cup 6th place 7th 1 0 1 0
1987 United States Canada Cup 5th place 5 0 0 0 4th
1991 United States Canada Cup 2nd place 8th 0 4th 4th 12
1996 United States World cup 1st place, gold 7th 0 3 3 4th
1998 United States Olympia 6th place 4th 0 2 2 0
Juniors overall 7th 1 0 1 0
Men overall 24 0 9 9 20th

( 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 Hatcher, Kevin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hatcher, Kevin John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan