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| image = Evander Kane Sabres.jpg
 
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| caption = Kane with the [[Winnipeg Jets]] in October 2014
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|left wing]]
 
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| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]]
 
| shoots = Left
 
| shoots = Left
| team = [[Winnipeg Jets]]
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| team = [[Buffalo Sabres]]
 
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
 
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| former_teams = [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
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| former_teams = [[Atlanta Thrashers]]<br>[[Winnipeg Jets]]<br>[[HC Dinamo Minsk]]
 
| height_ft = 6
 
| height_ft = 6
 
| height_in = 2
 
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 195
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| weight_lb = 204
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|08|02}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|2}}
| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia|BC]], [[Canada|CAN]]
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| birth_place = [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
| ntl_team = Canada
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| ntl_team = CAN
 
| draft = 4th overall
 
| draft = 4th overall
 
| draft_team = [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
 
| draft_team = [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
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'''Evander Kane''' (born August 2, 1991) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left wing]] with the [[Winnipeg Jets]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Selected fourth overall in the [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]] by the Thrashers, he was drafted from the [[Vancouver Giants]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL).
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'''Evander Frank Kane''' (born August 2, 1991) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] currently playing for the [[Buffalo Sabres]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Kane was selected fourth overall in the first round of the [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]].
   
During his major junior career, he won the [[Memorial Cup]] with the Giants in [[2007 Memorial Cup|2007]], finished as runner-up for the [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]] as WHL rookie of the year in [[2007–08 WHL season|2008]] and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in [[2008–09 WHL season|2009]]. Kane also set the Giants' franchise record for single-season goals in 2008–09.
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During his [[junior ice hockey#Major junior|major junior]] career, Kane won the [[Memorial Cup]] with the [[Vancouver Giants]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL) in [[2007 Memorial Cup|2007]], finished as runner-up for the [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]] as WHL rookie of the year in [[2007–08 WHL season|2008]] and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in [[2008–09 WHL season|2009]]. Kane also set the Giants' franchise record for single-season goals in 2008–09.
   
Internationally, Kane has won gold medals with [[Hockey Canada|Team Canada]] at the [[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament]] and [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Junior Championships]]. He has also competed in the [[2010 IIHF World Championship]].
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Internationally, Kane has won gold medals with [[Hockey Canada|Team Canada]] at the [[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament]] and [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Junior Championships]]. He has also competed in the [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]], [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]], [[2012 IIHF World Championship|2012]] and [[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014 IIHF World Championships]].
   
 
==Early life==
 
==Early life==
Kane was born in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], on August 2, 1991, to Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after American boxer Evander Holyfield.<ref name=prospect>{{Cite web|title=Evander Kane Draft Prospect Card|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectdetail.htm?dpid=5376&sort=lastName|accessdate=2009-05-27|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> Kane has two sisters, Brea and Kyla, who are two and four years younger, respectively.<ref>{{citenews|title=Kane takes unique route to be a top pick|url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/print.aspx?postid=357847|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2009-06-21|publisher=''The Province''|author=Steve Ewen}}</ref>
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Kane was born on August 2, 1991, in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], to Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after American boxer Evander Holyfield (he later met Holyfield at age 18).<ref name="prospect">{{Cite web|title=Evander Kane Draft Prospect Card|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectdetail.htm?dpid=5376&sort=lastName|accessdate=2009-05-27|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref><ref name="bangs">{{cite news|title=Jets' Evander Kane bangs, buries his way into limelight|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/jets-evander-kane-bangs-buries-his-way-into-limelight/article2259667/|accessdate=2011-12-17|date=2011-12-05|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|author=Waldie, Paul}}</ref> Kane has two sisters, Brea and Kyla, who are two and four years younger, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kane takes unique route to be a top pick|url=http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/print.aspx?postid=357847|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2009-06-21|publisher=''The Province''|author=Steve Ewen}}</ref>
   
Coming from an athletic lineage, his father was an amateur boxer<ref>{{cite web|title=Perry Kane will be a proud father on Draft day|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=425814|accessdate=2009-06-17|date=2009-06-16|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> and hockey player. He played with the [[Yarmouth Mariners|Cole Harbour Scotia Colts]] and [[Dartmouth Arrows]] of the [[Maritime Junior A Hockey League|Metro Valley Junior Hockey League]] (MVJHL) in [[Nova Scotia]],<ref name=foundation>{{citenews|title=Family the Foundation for Evander Kane|url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/mobilenews.htm?id=434528|accessdate=2010-03-30|date=2009-06-29|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Ben Wright|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5tzAoQp2W|archivedate=2010-11-04}}</ref> as well as with [[St. Francis Xavier University]].<ref name=prospect/> Kane's mother was a professional volleyball player.<ref name=prospect/> His uncle, Leonard Kane, is a member of the Canadian Ball Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref name=leonard>{{cite web|title=Leonard Kane|url=http://cbha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110|accessdate=2010-04-11|publisher=Canadian Ball Hockey Association}}</ref> Kane's cousin, Dwayne Provo, played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven years and spent one season with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).<ref name=foundation/> Another cousin, Kirk Johnson, boxed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and later fought John Ruiz for the 2007 World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight title.<ref name=foundation/>
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Coming from an athletic lineage, his father was an amateur boxer<ref>{{cite web|title=Perry Kane will be a proud father on Draft day|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=425814|accessdate=2009-06-17|date=2009-06-16|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> and hockey player. Kane's mother was a college volleyball player.<ref name="prospect" /> His uncle, Leonard Kane, is a member of the Canadian Ball Hockey Hall of Fame.<ref name="leonard">{{cite web|title=Leonard Kane|url=http://cbha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110|accessdate=2010-04-11|publisher=Canadian Ball Hockey Association}}</ref> Kane's cousin, Dwayne Provo played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven years and spent one season with the New England Patriots of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref name="foundation">{{cite news|title=Family the Foundation for Evander Kane|url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/mobilenews.htm?id=434528|accessdate=2010-03-30|date=2009-06-29|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|author=Ben Wright|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5tzAoQp2W?url=http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/mobilenews.htm?id%3D434528|archivedate=2010-11-04}}</ref> Another cousin, Kirk Johnson, boxed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in [[Barcelona]] and later fought John Ruiz for the 2002 World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight title.<ref name="foundation" />
   
Growing up in East Vancouver, Kane attended high school at John Oliver Secondary.<ref name=bank>{{cite web|title=Giants bank on Kane|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=6b2c69ce-d1da-43db-8abe-d66b9fe5b4c7|accessdate=2008-11-16|date=2006-05-05|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> In addition to hockey, he played baseball, basketball and soccer growing up.<ref name=foundation/> At fourteen-years-old, Kane recorded 140 points in 66 games with the bantam North Shore Winter Club,<ref name=impressed/> followed by a 22-goal, 54-point campaign to finish fourth in league scoring with the Greater Vancouver Canadians of the BC Hockey Major Midget League (BCMML).<ref name=midget>{{cite web|title=Major Midget League Statistics - 2006-07|url=http://www.bchockey.net/MML/MML_Stats.aspx|accessdate=2009-05-27|publisher=[[BC Hockey Major Midget League]]}}</ref> Kane also played minor hockey with the Vancouver Thunderbirds, prior to bantam and midget.<ref name=bank/>
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Growing up in [[East Vancouver]], Kane attended high school at John Oliver Secondary.<ref name="bank">{{cite web|title=Giants bank on Kane|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=6b2c69ce-d1da-43db-8abe-d66b9fe5b4c7|accessdate=2008-11-16|date=2006-05-05|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> In addition to hockey, he played baseball, basketball and soccer growing up.<ref name="foundation" /> After beginning to skate at the age of three, he began playing minor hockey at eight. His father instructed him in his early years and initially wanted to keep him out of organized hockey until Kane was ten.<ref>{{cite news|title=Busting loose|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/Busting-loose-134959413.html|accessdate=2011-12-17|date=2011-12-03|work=[[Winnipeg Free Press]]|author=Tait, Ed}}</ref> At the age of 14 years, Kane recorded 140 points in 66 games with the bantam North Shore Winter Club,<ref name="impressed" /> followed by a 22-goal, 54-point campaign to finish fourth in league scoring with the Greater Vancouver Canadians of the [[BC Hockey Major Midget League]] (BCMML).<ref name="midget">{{cite web|title=Major Midget League Statistics 2006–07|url=http://www.bchockey.net/MML/MML_Stats.aspx|accessdate=2009-05-27|publisher=[[BC Hockey Major Midget League]]}}</ref> Kane also played minor hockey with the Vancouver Thunderbirds, prior to bantam and midget.<ref name="bank" />
   
 
==Playing career==
 
==Playing career==
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[[Image:Evander Kane 2009.jpg|thumb|Kane during the 2009 WHL playoffs.|alt=A black, teenage hockey player as seen from the side, cut off below the shoulders. He is looking towards the left intently during a game. He wears a white, visored helmet and a white, black and red jersey with "Kane" written on his upper back and a maple leaf on his upper arm.]]
 
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===Amateur===
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[[Image:Evander Kane 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Kane during the 2009 [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] playoffs|alt=A black, teenage hockey player as seen from the side, cut off below the shoulders. He is looking towards the left intently during a game. He wears a white, visored helmet and a white, black and red jersey with "Kane" written on his upper back and a maple leaf on his upper arm.]]
   
 
===Vancouver Giants (2006–09)===
 
===Vancouver Giants (2006–09)===
Kane was drafted 19th overall in the [[2006 WHL Bantam Draft]] by the [[Vancouver Giants]] and immediately played eight games for the Giants in the [[2006–07 WHL season|2006–07 season]].<ref name=impressed/> He received his first WHL call-up for a game against the [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] on December 13, 2006, due to other Giants players international commitments in the [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]].<ref name=impressed>{{cite web|title=Hay impressed by 15-year-old winger|url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=cad38f69-35a2-4e5b-a137-a05c61508f52|accessdate=2009=05-27|date=2006-12-13|publisher=''[[The Province]]''|author=Steve Ewen|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5uxlAYEB0|archivedate=2010-12-13}}</ref> Kane scored his first WHL goal, a game-tying marker, on March 25, 2007, the last game of the regular season.<ref name=callup>{{cite web|title=Giants turn to callup to fill hole|url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=b6ff20e5-7241-4afb-8e88-a8c837c9e0de|accessdate=2009-05-27|date=2007-03-27|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> He also suited up for five WHL post-season games, being originally called up for the playoffs after Giants forward [[Tim Kraus]] was suspended for game three of the opening round.<ref name=callup/> He later appeared in two Memorial Cup games, tallying an assist,<ref name=grow/> as part of the Giants' [[2007 Memorial Cup]] championship.<ref name=rookie>{{cite web|title=Vancouver Giant nominated for WHL rookie of the year|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=fc7b3ae2-16af-4d64-85f6-004b37d04b47&k=4015|accessdate=2008-12-31|date=2008-03-20|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> Kane's gritty play (he accumulated 150 [[penalty minutes]] in 30 games during midget)<ref name=midget/> earned him an early comparison to [[Darcy Tucker]] from Giants head coach [[Don Hay]], who had coached Tucker as a junior with the [[Kamloops Blazers]].<ref name=impressed/><ref name=mono/>
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Kane was drafted 19th overall in the [[2006 WHL Bantam Draft]] by the [[Vancouver Giants]].<ref name="impressed" /> He received his first WHL call-up for a game against the [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] on December 13, 2006, due to other Giants players international commitments in the [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|World Junior Championships]].<ref name="impressed">{{cite web|title=Hay impressed by 15-year-old winger |url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=cad38f69-35a2-4e5b-a137-a05c61508f52 |accessdate=2009-05-27 |date=2006-12-13 |publisher=''[[The Province]]'' |author=Steve Ewen |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426205818/http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=cad38f69-35a2-4e5b-a137-a05c61508f52 |archivedate=2012-04-26 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> Kane scored his first WHL goal, a game-tying marker, on March 25, 2007, the last game of the regular season.<ref name="callup">{{cite web|title=Giants turn to callup to fill hole|url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=b6ff20e5-7241-4afb-8e88-a8c837c9e0de|accessdate=2009-05-27|date=2007-03-27|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> He also suited up for five WHL post-season games, being originally called up for the playoffs after Giants forward [[Tim Kraus]] was suspended for game three of the opening round.<ref name="callup" /> He later appeared in two Memorial Cup games, tallying an assist,<ref name="grow" /> as part of the Giants' [[2007 Memorial Cup]] championship.<ref name="rookie">{{cite web|title=Vancouver Giant nominated for WHL rookie of the year|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=fc7b3ae2-16af-4d64-85f6-004b37d04b47&k=4015|accessdate=2008-12-31|date=2008-03-20|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref>
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Set to begin his rookie campaign with the Giants the following season, Kane experienced a minor setback, as he was forced to miss the start of training camp with a case of [[Infectious mononucleosis|mononucleosis]].<ref name="mono">{{Cite web|title=Prospect Kane to miss Giants camp with mono|url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=fe11902c-d562-40e9-ba53-2a0909a8d91d|accessdate=2009-05-27|date=2007-08-25|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> He nevertheless recovered and joined the Giants full-time to tally 24 goals – third in team scoring –<ref>{{Cite web|title=2007–08 Regular Season – Vancouver Giants|url=http://whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=21&season_id=229&leagueId=26&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0|accessdate=2009-12-15|publisher=[[Western Hockey League]]}}</ref> and 41 points in his first WHL season. Finishing tenth in rookie scoring, he was nominated for the [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]] as WHL rookie of the year, which was awarded to [[Brayden Schenn]] of the [[Brandon Wheat Kings]].<ref name="rookie" />
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Kane emerged with an impressive start to the [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09 season]], registering at least a point in each of his first 22 games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giants find more ignition trouble at Tri-City's Toyota Center|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=30506ad5-b898-44a3-ae9c-fb0693b8ab44|accessdate=2008-12-03|date=2008-11-30|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> After recording his first WHL [[hat-trick]] on October 10, 2008, against the [[Kelowna Rockets]], he was named WHL Player of the Week on October 12, succeeding linemate [[Casey Pierro-Zabotel]], who had been chosen the previous week.<ref name="pow">{{Cite web|title=Giants' Evander Kane named Boston Pizza WHL Player of the Week|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3727956|accessdate=2010-09-20|date=2008-10-13|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> Kane earned a spot as an injury replacement at the [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Junior Championships]] with [[Canada national junior hockey team|Team Canada]]. Upon returning with a gold medal, Kane was named player of the week for the second time in the season on January 12, 2009, after scoring six points in two games immediately following the World Juniors.<ref name="pow2">{{Cite web|title=Sensational season continues for World Junior giant, Evander Kane|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090112/bc_evander_kane_whl_kathy_20090112/20090112/?hub=BritishColumbiaSports|accessdate=2009-01-12|date=2009-01-12|publisher=[[CTV BC]]}}</ref> Later that month, he participated in the 2009 [[CHL Top Prospects Game]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Evander Kane chosen for Top Prospects Game|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081219/bc_evanderkane_kathy_topprospects_20081219/20081219/?hub=BritishColumbiaSports|accessdate=2008-12-20|date=2008-12-19|publisher=[[CTV BC]]}}</ref> as [[captain (ice hockey)|captain]] for Team Cherry.<ref name="grow">{{Cite web|title=Confident Kane continues to grow his name|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=414203|accessdate=2009-03-23|date=2009-03-17|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>
   
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Kane finished his second WHL season with 48 goals and 96 points, fourth in League scoring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Scorers: 2008–09 Regular Season, All Players|url=http://www.whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers|accessdate=2009-03-15|publisher=[[Western Hockey League]]|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080309174802/http://whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers |archivedate = March 9, 2008}}</ref> He surprassed [[Adam Courchaine (ice hockey b. 1984)|Adam Courchaine]]'s team record of 43 goals in a single season, set in [[2002–03 WHL season|2002–03]].<ref name="goalsrecord">{{cite news|title=Giants Win 5–4 in OT over Blazers|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3780857|accessdate=2010-11-04|date=2009-02-21|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> Second in team scoring to Pierro-Zabotel's 115 points, the linemates finished one-two in all-time Giants' single-season scoring as Pierro-Zabotel and Kane both surpassed [[Gilbert Brulé]]'s previous 87-point mark.<ref>{{cite web|title=WHL:Vancouver Giants defeat Medicine Hat in come-from-behind win|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Vancouver+Giants+defeat+Medicine+come+from+behind/1228884/story.html|accessdate=2009-01-29|date=2009-01-28|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> Kane received WHL West First Team All-Star honours along with teammates Pierro-Zabotel and [[Jonathon Blum]].<ref name="whlfirstteam">{{Cite web|title=Six Giants Named to WHL All-Star Teams or Awards Finalists|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3791516|accessdate=2009-03-18|date=2009-03-18|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> In the subsequent 2009 playoffs, after the Giants swept the [[Prince George Cougars]] in the first round, Kane scored a double-[[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] [[game winning goal|game-winner]] to force a seventh game in the second round against the [[Spokane Chiefs]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Giants Earn Double OT Win – Force Game Seven|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3805049|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2009-04-13|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> After eliminating the Chiefs in the seventh game, the Giants were then defeated by the Kelowna Rockets in six games in the semi-finals. In 17 post-season games, Kane accumulated 15 points.
Set to begin his rookie campaign with the Giants the following season, Kane experienced a minor setback as he was forced to miss the start of training camp with a case of [[Infectious mononucleosis|mononucleosis]].<ref name=mono>{{Cite web|title=Prospect Kane to miss Giants camp with mono|url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=fe11902c-d562-40e9-ba53-2a0909a8d91d|accessdate=2009-05-27|date=2007-08-25|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> He nevertheless recovered and joined the Giants full-time to tally 24 goals – third in team scoring –<ref>{{Cite web|title=2007-08 Regular Season - Vancouver Giants|url=http://whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=skaters&subType=21&season_id=229&leagueId=26&lastActive=&singleSeason=&confId=0|accessdate=2009-12-15|publisher=[[Western Hockey League]]}}</ref> and 41 points in his first WHL season. Finishing tenth in rookie scoring, he was nominated for the [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]] as league rookie of the year, which was awarded to [[Brayden Schenn]] of the [[Brandon Wheat Kings]].<ref name=rookie/>
 
   
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===Professional===
Kane emerged with an impressive start to the [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09 season]], registering at least a point in each of his first 22 games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giants find more ignition trouble at Tri-City's Toyota Center|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=30506ad5-b898-44a3-ae9c-fb0693b8ab44|accessdate=2008-12-03|date=2008-11-30|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> After recording his first WHL [[hat-trick]] on October 10, 2008, against the [[Kelowna Rockets]], he was named WHL Player of the Week on October 12, succeeding linemate [[Casey Pierro-Zabotel]] who had been chosen the previous week.<ref name=pow>{{Cite web|title=Giants' Evander Kane named Boston Pizza WHL Player of the Week|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3727956|accessdate=2010-09-20|date=2008-10-13|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, the WHL selected Kane to represent the league at the 2008 [[ADT Canada-Russia Challenge]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WHL Announces Rosters and Coaching Staff for 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge|url=http://www.bchockey.com/story.aspx?c=2&id=2182|publisher=Hockey Now|date=2008-10-31|accessdate=2008-11-16}}</ref> However, due to a bruised heel suffered on November 15 in a game against the Kelowna Rockets,<ref>{{cite web|title=Blum paces Giants past Chilliwack|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=10c6faf2-39cb-4596-bae0-4991b3b9a651|accessdate=2008-11-20|date=2008-11-20|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> Kane was not able to compete for Team WHL.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kane out of Canada-Russia games|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=31a9072b-f2f2-47e6-ae28-c0a5061ff62|accessdate=2008-11-25|date=2008-11-25|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> Kane recovered and earned a spot as an injury replacement at the [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Junior Championships]] with [[Canada national junior hockey team|Team Canada]]. Upon returning with a gold medal, Kane was named player of the week for the second time in the season on January 12, 2009, after scoring six points in two games immediately following the World Juniors.<ref name=pow2>{{Cite web|title=Sensational season continues for World Junior giant, Evander Kane|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090112/bc_evander_kane_whl_kathy_20090112/20090112/?hub=BritishColumbiaSports|accessdate=2009-01-12|date=2009-01-12|publisher=[[CTV BC]]}}</ref> Later that month, he participated in the 2009 [[CHL Top Prospects Game]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Evander Kane chosen for Top Prospects Game|url=http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081219/bc_evanderkane_kathy_topprospects_20081219/20081219/?hub=BritishColumbiaSports|accessdate=2008-12-20|date=2008-12-19|publisher=[[CTV BC]]}}</ref> as [[captain (ice hockey)|captain]] for Team Cherry.<ref name=grow>{{Cite web|title=Confident Kane continues to grow his name|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=414203|accessdate=2009-03-23|date=2009-03-17|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>
 
   
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===Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets (2009–2015)===
He finished his second WHL season with 48 goals and 96 points, fourth in league scoring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Scorers: 2008-09 Regular Season, All Players|url=http://www.whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers|accessdate=2009-03-15|publisher=[[Western Hockey League]]|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080309174802/http://whl.ca/stats/statdisplay.php?type=top_scorers |archivedate = March 9, 2008}}</ref> He surprassed [[Adam Courchaine (ice hockey b. 1984)|Adam Courchaine]]'s team record of 43 goals in a single season, set in [[2002–03 WHL season|2002–03]].<ref name=goalsrecord>{{citenews|title=Giants Win 5-4 in OT over Blazers|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3780857|accessdate=2010-11-04|date=2009-02-21|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> Second in team scoring to Pierro-Zabotel's 115 points, the linemates finished one-two in all-time Giants' single-season scoring as Pierro-Zabotel and Kane both surpassed [[Gilbert Brulé]]'s previous 87-point mark.<ref>{{cite web|title=WHL:Vancouver Giants defeat Medicine Hat in come-from-behind win|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Vancouver+Giants+defeat+Medicine+come+from+behind/1228884/story.html|accessdate=2009-01-29|date=2009-01-28|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> Kane received WHL West First Team All-Star honours along with teammates Pierro-Zabotel and [[Jonathon Blum]].<ref name=whlfirstteam>{{Cite web|title=Six Giants Named to WHL All-Star Teams or Awards Finalists|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3791516|accessdate=2009-03-18|date=2009-03-18|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> In the subsequent 2009 playoffs, after the Giants swept the [[Prince George Cougars]] in the first round, Kane scored a double-[[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]] [[game winning goal|game-winner]] to force a seventh game in the second round against the [[Spokane Chiefs]].<ref>{{Citenews|title=Giants Earn Double OT Win - Force Game Seven|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3805049|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2009-04-13|publisher=OurSports Central}}</ref> After eliminating the Chiefs in the seventh game, the Giants were then defeated by the Kelowna Rockets in six games in the semi-finals. In 17 post-season games, Kane accumulated 15 points.
 
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Kane was selected fourth overall by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]]. Less than a month later, the Thrashers signed Kane to an entry-level contract on July 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrashers sign first-rounder Kane to entry-level contract|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=285185|accessdate=2009-07-20|date=2009-07-20|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]}}</ref>
   
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[[File:Evander Kane Thrashers.png|thumb|left|200px|Kane as a member of the [[Winnipeg Jets|Atlanta Thrashers]]]]
Preliminary rankings by NHL Central Scouting Services (CSS) listed Kane as the second-best draft-eligible WHL skater, behind Spokane Chiefs [[defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] [[Jared Cowen]] for the [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Western Hockey League Preliminary Rankings - Fall 2008|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=28181|accessdate=2008-11-18|date=2008-11-18|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> International Scouting Services (ISS) ranked Kane at eighth overall among all draft-eligible skaters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009 ISS Top 30|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11679|accessdate=2008-11-20|date=2008-11-17|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]}}</ref> Following Kane's performance at the 2009 World Junior Championships, he rose to third overall among North American skaters, behind [[John Tavares (ice hockey)|John Tavares]] and [[Matt Duchene]], and first in the WHL in the NHL CSS's midseason and final rankings.<ref name=finalranking>{{Cite web|title=No surprise, Tavares is No. 1 on CSS final list|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=418128|accessdate=2009-04-14|date=2009-04-14|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tavares, Hedman highlight NHL mid-season rankings|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262962|accessdate=2009-01-12|date=2009-01-12|publisher=TSN}}</ref> Accordingly, Kane was selected by the NHL CSS as the WHL's nominee for the [[CHL Top Draft Prospect Award]] (the award was given to Tavares, the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL) nominee).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hodgdson named CHL player of the year, Tavares top prospect|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/05/23/sp-hodgson-chl-awards.html|accessdate=2009-12-15|date=2009-05-23|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> Leading up to the 2009 draft, the ISS listed Kane fifth overall in their April rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duchene moves up to second in ISS rankings|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=276184|accessdate=2009-04-23|date=2009-04-23|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]}}</ref>
 
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Kane made the Thrashers' lineup out of his first NHL training camp for the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]]. He recorded his first career NHL point in his debut on October 3, 2009, earning an assist on a goal by [[Rich Peverley]] against the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrashers open season with victory|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-open-season-with-153874.html|accessdate=2009-10-03|date=2009-10-03|publisher=''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''|first=Chris|last=Vivlamore}}</ref> His first goal was scored five days later, on October 8, beating [[Chris Mason (ice hockey)|Chris Mason]] with a snap shot in a 4–2 win over the [[St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrashers at Blues – 10/08/09|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2009020042|date=2009-10-08|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> He suffered a bone fracture, late in his rookie season, blocking a shot during a game against the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] on March 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrashers lose Kane, Schubert to injuries|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-lose-kane-schubert-358681.html|accessdate=2010-03-11|date=2010-03-08|publisher=''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''|first=Chris|last=Vivlamore}}</ref> Kane missed 15 games before returning to the lineup on April 3.<ref name="tsn">{{cite web|title=Evander Kane|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=7278|accessdate=2010-04-12|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]}}</ref> Kane finished his NHL rookie campaign with 14 goals and 26 points in 66 games, ranked 12th among first-year point-scorers.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009–10 Regular Season – Rookie – All Skaters – Summary – Total Points|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLSRSAll&sort=points&viewName=summary|accessdate=2010-04-12|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>
   
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Kane suffered several minor injuries during his second NHL season in [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]]. During a game against the [[Colorado Avalanche]] on November 30, 2010, Kane suffered a left knee injury after he was struck by a shot from teammate [[Tobias Enström]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrashers' Evander Kane practices, but status is uncertain|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-evander-kane-practices-766045.html|accessdate=2011-04-15|date=2010-12-03|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|first=Chris|last=Vivlamore}}</ref> he missed two games.<ref name="tsn" /> The following month, he missed one game due to an arm injury,<ref name="tsn" /> sustained during a game against the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] on December 7.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrashers notebook: Evander Kane returns|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-notebook-evander-kane-792053.html|accessdate=2011-04-15|date=2010-12-31|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|first=Chris|last=Vivlamore}}</ref> In January 2011, he missed an additional six games due to a lower-body injury.<ref name="tsn" /> Kept from the lineup for a total nine games, Kane increased his points total to 43 with 19 goals and 24 assists. He ranked fifth in team point-scoring – third among forward behind captain [[Andrew Ladd]] and [[Bryan Little]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2010–2011 Regular Season Atlanta Thrashers Points Leaders|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ATLSASAll&sort=points&viewName=summary|accessdate=2011-04-15|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>
===Atlanta/Winnipeg (2009–present)===
 
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[[File:2012 Kane.png|thumb|358x358px|Kane in March 2012 with the [[Winnipeg Jets]]]]
[[File:Evander_Kane_Thrashers.png|thumb]]After Tavares, [[Victor Hedman]] and Duchene were taken with the top three picks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Kane was selected fourth overall by the [[Atlanta Thrashers]]. He became the highest drafted born-and-raised player from Vancouver since [[Paul Kariya]] was taken fourth overall in [[1993 NHL Entry Draft|1993]] ([[Barry Beck]] was the highest at second overall in [[1997 NHL Entry Draft|1977]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to the Evander Kane show|url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=2b9b4adc-88e9-4c5a-ad97-85331c4f466c|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2009-02-02|publisher=''The Province''|author=Steve Ewen}}</ref><ref>{{Citenews|title=Giants' Evander Kane goes fourth overall to Atlanta Thrashers at NHL draft|url=http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Giants+Evander+Kane+goes+fourth+overall+Atlanta+Thrashers+draft/1737452/story.html|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2009-06-26|publisher=''The Province''|author=Steve Ewen}}</ref> the highest drafted Vancouver Giants player in the history of the franchise (surpassing Gilbert Brulé, who was drafted sixth overall in [[2005 NHL Entry Draft|2005]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scouts talking sweet about Kane|url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=7dc8cb4a-3d84-49af-b533-d866e6a086d6|accessdate=2009-06-29|date=2009-01-14|publisher=''[[The Province]]''}}</ref> and the highest drafted black player in NHL history.<ref name=foundation/> Less than a month later, the Thrashers signed Kane to an entry-level contract on July 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrashers sign first-rounder Kane to entry-level contract|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=285185|accessdate=2009-07-20|date=2009-07-20|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]}}</ref>
 
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During the off-season, the Thrashers franchise was bought and relocated by [[True North Sports and Entertainment]], becoming the [[Winnipeg Jets]]. Kane was enjoying a successful first season as a Jet, leading his team in scoring with 18 goals and 31 points by mid-January 2012. During that month, however, he was sidelined with a [[concussion]] that was reported on January 21. Later in the season, he recorded a four-point game (two goals and two assists) in a 7–0 win against the [[Florida Panthers]] on March 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jets pounce Panthers, 7–0|url=http://jets.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011020954|accessdate=2012-03-05|date=2012-03-01|publisher=[[Winnipeg Jets]]|author=Hennessy, Kristi}}</ref> On September 15, 2012, Kane signed a six-year, $31.5 million contract extension with the Jets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=405394|title=Jets sign forward Kane to six-year, $31.5 million deal|author=Canadian Press|date=2012-09-16|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>
   
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As a result of the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]], Kane joined [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL). He was the first Canadian NHL player to sign a contract with the KHL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/09/28/sp-nhl-evander-kane.html|title=Jets' Evander Kane signs with KHL's Dinamo Minsk|author=Canadian Press|date=2012-09-28|publisher=CBC.ca|accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref> However, after 12 games with the club, in which he recorded one goal, Kane was released. The club's athletic director suggested that Kane "could not adapt to hockey in the KHL," but also said that both sides mutually agreed to end the contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/evander-kane-done-at-dinamo-minsk/article5373770/|title=Evander Kane done at Dinamo Minsk|author=Canadian Press|date=2012-11-16|publisher=Globe and Mail|accessdate=2013-01-06}}</ref>
Kane made the Thrashers' lineup out of his first NHL training camp for the [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10 season]]. He recorded his first career NHL point in his debut on October 3, 2009, earning an assist on a goal by [[Rich Peverley]] against the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrashers open season with victory|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-open-season-with-153874.html|accessdate=2009-10-03|date=2009-10-03|publisher=''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''}}</ref> His first goal was scored five days later, on October 8, beating [[Chris Mason (ice hockey)|Chris Mason]] with a snap shot in a 4–2 win over the [[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|St. Louis Blues]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrashers at Blues - 10/08/09|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/boxscore.htm?id=2009020042|date=2009-10-08|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> He played his first NHL game in his hometown a couple months later in an away game against the [[Vancouver Canucks]] on December 10. Kane had a near-goal go to review as the Thrashers lost 4–2.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Thrasher Evander Kane enjoys everything but the result|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Thrasher+Evander+Kane+enjoys+everything+result/2327459/story.html|accessdate=2009-12-23|date=2009-12-11|publisher=''[[Vancouver Sun]]''}}</ref> He suffered a left foot injury late in his rookie season, blocking a shot during a game against the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] on March 6, 2010. A [[CT scan]] three days later revealed a bone fracture.<ref>{{citenews|title=Thrashers lose Kane, Schubert to injuries|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-lose-kane-schubert-358681.html|accessdate=2010-03-11|date=2010-03-08|publisher=''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''}}</ref> He missed 15 games before returning to the lineup on April 3.<ref name=tsn>{{cite web|title=Evander Kane|url=http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=7278|accessdate=2010-04-12|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]}}</ref> Playing in the Thrashers' last game of the season on April 10, he was challenged to a [[fighting in ice hockey|fight]] by [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] forward [[Matt Cooke]]. Kane landed two punches to Cooke's jaw, knocking him unconscious on the ice for several minutes.<ref>{{citenews|title=Thrashers go out fighting|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-go-out-fighting-453030.html|accessdate=2010-04-14|date=2010-04-10|publisher=''[[Atlanta Journal Constitution]]''|author=Chris Vivlamore}}</ref> Kane finished his NHL rookie campaign with 14 goals and 26 points in 66 games, ranked 12th among first-year point-scorers.<ref>{{cite web|title=2009-10 Regular Season - Rookie - All Skaters - Summary - Total Points|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLSRSAll&sort=points&viewName=summary|accessdate=2010-04-12|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>
 
   
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On April 3, 2014, Kane was accused of assault, after an incident in Vancouver, and sued for financial damages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/jets-star-slapped-with-bc-suit-253687451.html|first=Mike|last=McIntyre|date=3 April 2014|title=Jets star Evander Kane slapped with B.C. suit|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref> On April 5, 2014, Kane was a healthy scratch under new head coach Paul Maurice, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.<ref name="sportsnet.ca">{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/a-timeline-of-kanes-indiscretions-with-jets/|title=A timeline of Evander Kane ‘episodes’ with Jets|first=Evan|last=Peaslee|date=11 February 2015|website=SportsNet}}</ref> After the game, Maurice said it was a coach's decision, and that if Kane wanted back in the lineup, all he needed to do was "probably just come to the rink." On February 3, 2015 Kane was a healthy scratch against the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. It was later determined that he was scratched because of an incident with his teammates.<ref name="sportsnet.ca" /> Kane revealed in an October 2015 interview that he felt the Jets did not "have his back" throughout his legal and behavioral issues<ref>[http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/kane-believes-the-jets-didn-t-have-his-back~735548 Kane says Jets "Didn't Have My Back"]</ref> but instead felt that they traded away their problem. On August 1, Kane plead not guilty to charges alleging he grabbed three women during an altercation at a downtown [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] bar in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/evander-kane-pleads-not-guilty-bar-incident-1.3703114|title=Sabres' Kane pleads not guilty to charges in N.Y. bar incident|publisher=}}</ref>
Kane suffered several minor injuries during his second NHL season in [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11 season]]. During a game against the [[Colorado Avalanche]] on November 30, 2010, Kane suffered a left knee injury after he was struck by a shot from teammate [[Tobias Enstrom]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrashers' Evander Kane practices, but status is uncertain|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-evander-kane-practices-766045.html|accessdate=2011-04-15|date=2010-12-03|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|author=Chris Vivlamore}}</ref> he missed two games.<ref name=tsn/> The following month, he missed one game due to an arm injury,<ref name=tsn/> sustained during a game against the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] on December 7.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrashers notebook: Evander Kane returns|url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-thrashers/thrashers-notebook-evander-kane-792053.html|accessdate=2011-04-15|date=2010-12-31|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]}}</ref> In January 2011, he missed an additional six games due to a lower-body injury.<ref name=tsn/> Kept from the lineup for a total nine games, Kane increased his points total to 43 with 19 goals and 24 assists. He ranked fifth in team point-scoring – third among forward behind captain [[Andrew Ladd]] and [[Bryan Little]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2010-2011 Regular Season Atlanta Thrashers Points Leaders|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20112ATLSASAll&sort=points&viewName=summary|accessdate=2011-04-15|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref>
 
   
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=== Buffalo Sabres (2015–present) ===
During the off-season, the Thrashers franchise was bought and relocated by [[True North Sports and Entertainment]], becoming the [[Winnipeg Jets]]. Kane expressed excitement at the move and being able to play in a Canadian hockey market with a passionate fanbase. Although the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|previous incarnation of the Jets]] represented a separate franchise (the team became the [[Phoenix Coyotes]] in [[1996–97 NHL season|1996]]), the team had retired the number 9 jersey in honour of [[Bobby Hull]]. In preparation of the move to Winnipeg, Kane made it apparent to the media that he would personally ask for Hull's persmission to continue wearing the number he had worn as a Thrasher.<ref>{{cite news|title=One Hull of a big request|url=http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Hull+request/5136121/story.html|accessdate=2011-07-22|date=2011-07-21|work=[[The Province]]|location=Vancouver|publisher=Postmedia News|author=Ewen, Steve}}</ref>
 
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The Jets traded Kane on February 11, 2015, as well as [[Zach Bogosian]] and the rights to [[Jason Kasdorf]], to the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in exchange for [[Tyler Myers]], [[Drew Stafford]], [[Joel Armia]], [[Brendan Lemieux]] and a conditional first-round pick in the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]] ([[Jack Roslovic]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Kane, Bogosian dealt to Sabres in eight-player blockbuster deal|url=http://www.tsn.ca/kane-bogosian-dealt-to-sabres-in-eight-player-blockbuster-deal-1.205003|publisher=[[The Sports Network|TSN]]|date=February 11, 2015|accessdate=February 11, 2015}}</ref> On October 14, 2016, Kane cracked three ribs in the season-opening game when he crashed into boards while fighting for the puck with [[Alexei Emelin]] of the [[Montreal Canadiens]], which left him unable to play indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web|last1=LaBarber|first1=Jourdon|title=Kane out "weeks" with cracked ribs|url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/kane-out-with-cracked-ribs/c-282665726|website=NHL.com|accessdate=October 17, 2016|date=October 14, 2016}}</ref>
   
 
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Coming off his rookie season of [[major junior hockey|major junior]], Kane competed in the [[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament]], capturing gold with Canada's under-18 team.<ref name="wjc roster"/> He totalled four points in four games,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2008 Under-18 Statistics|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/56460/la_id/1.htm#|accessdate=2008-12-22|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> including an assist in the 6–3 gold medal game win against Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=First period outburst helps Canada claim under-18 gold|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/56460/la_id/1.htm#|accessdate=2008-12-22|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> Later that year, Kane was invited to [[Canada national junior hockey team|Team Canada]]'s selection camp for the [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009 World Junior Championships]] along with teammate [[Tyson Sexsmith]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=A silky and smooth adieu|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=9add0852-eb21-44af-9ec6-78c96350a135|accessdate=2010-09-18|date=2008-12-11|publisher=''The Province''}}</ref> Although he was not initially named to the final roster, a knee injury to [[Dana Tyrell]] in tournament exhibition play made a roster spot available and Kane was chosen as his replacement.<ref name="wjc roster">{{cite web|title=Kane added to Canadian world junior roster|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2008/12/21/kane-worldjunior.html|accessdate=2009-12-07|date=2008-12-21|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> As the youngest player on the team,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada Roster|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/58868/la_id/1.htm|accessdate=2009-01-11|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> Kane contributed six points in six games, helping Canada to a fifth straight gold medal with a 5–1 victory over Sweden in the final.
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Kane competed in the [[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament]], capturing gold with [[Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Canada's under-18 team]].<ref name="wjc roster" /> He totalled four points in four games,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2008 Under-18 Statistics|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/56460/la_id/1.htm#|accessdate=2008-12-22|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> including an assist in the 6–3 gold medal game win against [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=First period outburst helps Canada claim under-18 gold|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/56460/la_id/1.htm#|accessdate=2008-12-22|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> Later that year, Kane competed on [[Team Canada]] during the [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].<ref name="wjc roster">{{cite web|title=Kane added to Canadian world junior roster|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2008/12/21/kane-worldjunior.html|accessdate=2009-12-07|date=2008-12-21|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> As the youngest player on the team,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009 IIHF World Junior Championship Canada Roster|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/58868/la_id/1.htm|accessdate=2009-01-11|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]}}</ref> Kane contributed six points in six games, helping Canada to a fifth-straight gold medal with a 5–1 victory over [[Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team|Sweden]] in the final.
   
Following his rookie season in the NHL, Kane was named to the [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canadian men's team]] for the [[2010 IIHF World Championship]] in [[Germany]]. General manager [[Mark Messier]] made a specific effort to assemble a young team;<ref>{{citenews|title=Young core leads Canada into hockey worlds|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/05/05/sp-world-hockey-championship-canada.html|accessdate=2010-05-14|date=2010-05-05|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> as a result, Kane was one of five teenagers on the roster.<ref>{{citenews|title=Canada's young guns deliver in hockey opener|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2010/05/08/sp-can-ita-iihf.html|accessdate=2010-05-14|date=2010-05-09|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> He finished the tournament with two goals and two assists in seven games. Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinal by [[Russia national men's ice hockey team|Russia]] and finished in seventh place.<ref>{{citenews|title=Young Canadian team has bitter time|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/05/20/sp-can-rus-adams.html|accessdate=2010-05-22|date=2010-05-20|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>
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Following his rookie season in the NHL, Kane was named to the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian men's team]] for the [[2010 IIHF World Championship]] in [[Germany]]. General Manager [[Mark Messier]] made a specific effort to assemble a young team;<ref>{{cite news|title=Young core leads Canada into hockey worlds|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/05/05/sp-world-hockey-championship-canada.html|accessdate=2010-05-14|date=2010-05-05|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> as a result, Kane was one of five teenagers on the roster.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada's young guns deliver in hockey opener|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2010/05/08/sp-can-ita-iihf.html|accessdate=2010-05-14|date=2010-05-09|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> He finished the tournament with two goals and two assists in seven games. Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinal by [[Russia national men's ice hockey team|Russia]] and finished in seventh place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Young Canadian team has bitter time|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/05/20/sp-can-rus-adams.html|accessdate=2010-05-22|date=2010-05-20|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>
   
 
The following year, Kane returned to the national team for the [[2011 IIHF World Championship]] in [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kane, Clutterbuck commit to joining Canada at worlds|url=http://tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=361942|accessdate=2011-04-15|date=2011-04-12|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|agency=Canadian Press}}</ref> Kane recorded two assists over seven games as Canada suffered a second consecutive defeat in the quarterfinal to Russia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Game Summary|url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/261/IHM261352_74_3_0.pdf|accessdate=2011-05-19|date=2011-05-12|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|format=PDF}}</ref>
 
The following year, Kane returned to the national team for the [[2011 IIHF World Championship]] in [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kane, Clutterbuck commit to joining Canada at worlds|url=http://tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=361942|accessdate=2011-04-15|date=2011-04-12|publisher=[[The Sports Network]]|agency=Canadian Press}}</ref> Kane recorded two assists over seven games as Canada suffered a second consecutive defeat in the quarterfinal to Russia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Game Summary|url=http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/261/IHM261352_74_3_0.pdf|accessdate=2011-05-19|date=2011-05-12|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|format=PDF}}</ref>
   
 
==Career statistics==
 
==Career statistics==
  +
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  +
===Regular season and playoffs===
  +
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em"
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
+
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
+
! rowspan="108" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
+
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
+
! rowspan="108" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
+
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]!!Team!!League
+
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
  +
! Team
! GP!![[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]!![[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]!![[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]!![[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
 
  +
! League
! GP!!G!!A!!Pts!!PIM
 
  +
! GP
|-
 
  +
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
  +
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
  +
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
  +
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
  +
! GP
  +
! G
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  +
! Pts
  +
! PIM
  +
|-
 
| 2005–06
 
| 2005–06
 
| North Shore Winter Club
 
| North Shore Winter Club
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| —
 
| —
 
| —
 
| —
  +
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 
 
| [[2006–07 WHL season|2006–07]]
 
| [[2006–07 WHL season|2006–07]]
 
| [[Vancouver Giants]]
 
| [[Vancouver Giants]]
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| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
 
| 0
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|-
 
 
| [[2007–08 WHL season|2007–08]]
 
| [[2007–08 WHL season|2007–08]]
 
| Vancouver Giants
 
| Vancouver Giants
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| 3
 
| 3
 
| 8
 
| 8
  +
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 
 
| [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09]]
 
| [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09]]
 
| Vancouver Giants
 
| Vancouver Giants
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| 15
 
| 15
 
| 45
 
| 45
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|-
 
 
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
 
| [[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]]
 
| [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
 
| [[Atlanta Thrashers]]
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| —
 
| —
 
| —
 
| —
  +
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 
 
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
 
| [[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]]
 
| Atlanta Thrashers
 
| Atlanta Thrashers
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| —
 
| —
 
| —
 
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2011–12 NHL season|2011–12]]
  +
| [[Winnipeg Jets]]
  +
| NHL
  +
| 74
  +
| 30
  +
| 27
  +
| 57
  +
| 53
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2012–13 KHL season|2012–13]]
  +
| [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]
  +
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
  +
| 12
  +
| 1
  +
| 1
  +
| 2
  +
| 47
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13]]
  +
| Winnipeg Jets
  +
| NHL
  +
| 48
  +
| 17
  +
| 16
  +
| 33
  +
| 80
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14]]
  +
| Winnipeg Jets
  +
| NHL
  +
| 63
  +
| 19
  +
| 22
  +
| 41
  +
| 66
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]]
  +
| Winnipeg Jets
  +
| NHL
  +
| 37
  +
| 10
  +
| 12
  +
| 22
  +
| 56
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
  +
| [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]]
  +
| [[Buffalo Sabres]]
  +
| NHL
  +
| 65
  +
| 20
  +
| 15
  +
| 35
  +
| 91
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  +
| [[2016–17 NHL season|2016–17]]
  +
| Buffalo Sabres
  +
| NHL
  +
| 70
  +
| 28
  +
| 15
  +
| 43
  +
| 113
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
| —
  +
|-
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
 
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 213
+
! 496
! 63
+
! 157
! 63
+
! 143
! 126
+
! 300
! 183
+
! 589
 
! —
 
! —
 
! —
 
! —
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===International===
 
===International===
  +
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{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" width=35%
 
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
! Year
 
! Year
 
! Team
 
! Team
 
! Event
 
! Event
  +
! Result
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
 
  +
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
 
! GP
 
! GP
  +
! G
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
 
  +
! A
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
 
  +
! Pts
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
 
  +
! PIM
! [[Penalty minutes|PIM]]
 
  +
|-
|- ALIGN="center"
 
| ALIGN="center" | [[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2008]]
+
| [[2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|2008]]
  +
| [[Canada men's national under-18 ice hockey team|Canada]]
| ALIGN="center" | Canada
 
| ALIGN="center" | [[Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|U18]]
+
| [[Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament|U18]]
  +
| {{goca}}
| ALIGN="center" | 4
 
  +
| 4
| ALIGN="center" | 1
 
  +
| 1
| ALIGN="center" | 3
 
  +
| 3
| ALIGN="center" | 4
 
  +
| 4
| ALIGN="center" | 6
 
  +
| 6
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]
 
  +
| [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]
| ALIGN="center" | [[Canada national junior hockey team|Canada]]
 
  +
| [[Canada men's national junior ice hockey team|Canada]]
| ALIGN="center" | [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
 
  +
| [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|WJC]]
| ALIGN="center" | 6
 
  +
| {{goca}}
| ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
| 6
| ALIGN="center" | 4
 
  +
| 2
| ALIGN="center" | 6
 
  +
| 4
| ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
| 6
|- ALIGN="center"
 
  +
| 2
| ALIGN="center" | [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
 
  +
|-
| ALIGN="center" | [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|Canada]]
 
| ALIGN="center" | [[IIHF World Championship|WC]]
+
| [[2010 IIHF World Championship|2010]]
  +
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| ALIGN="center" | 7
 
  +
| [[IIHF World Championship|WC]]
| ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
| 7th
| ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
| 7
| ALIGN="center" | 4
 
  +
| 2
| ALIGN="center" | 6
 
  +
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 
  +
| 4
| ALIGN="center" | [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]]
 
  +
| 6
| ALIGN="center" | Canada
 
  +
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| ALIGN="center" | WC
 
  +
| [[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]]
| ALIGN="center" | 7
 
  +
| Canada
| ALIGN="center" | 0
 
  +
| WC
| ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
| 5th
| ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
| 7
| ALIGN="center" | 4
 
  +
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
  +
| 2
! colspan="3" | Junior int'l totals
 
  +
| 2
! ALIGN="center" | 10
 
  +
| 4
! ALIGN="center" | 3
 
  +
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" | 7
 
! ALIGN="center" | 10
+
! colspan="4" | Junior totals
  +
! 10
! ALIGN="center" | 8
 
  +
! 3
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
  +
! 7
! colspan="3" | Senior int'l totals
 
  +
! 10
! ALIGN="center" | 14
 
  +
! 8
! ALIGN="center" | 2
 
  +
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! ALIGN="center" | 4
 
! ALIGN="center" | 6
+
! colspan="4" | Senior totals
  +
! 14
! ALIGN="center" | 10
 
  +
! 2
  +
! 4
  +
! 6
  +
! 10
 
|}
 
|}
   
 
==Awards==
 
==Awards==
  +
 
===CHL===
 
===CHL===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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!Award!!Year(s)
 
!Award!!Year(s)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]] nomination <small>(rookie of the year)</small> || [[2007–08 WHL season|2008]]<ref name=rookie/>
+
| [[Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy]] nomination <small>(rookie of the year)</small> || [[2007–08 WHL season|2008]]<ref name="rookie" />
 
|-
 
|-
| Player of the Week || October 12, [[2008–09 WHL season|2008]]<ref name=pow/> <br>January 12, 2009<ref name=pow2/>
+
| Player of the Week || October 12, [[2008–09 WHL season|2008]]<ref name="pow" /> <br>January 12, 2009<ref name="pow2" />
 
|-
 
|-
| West First All-Star Team || [[2008–09 WHL season|2009]]<ref name=whlfirstteam/>
+
| West First All-Star Team || [[2008–09 WHL season|2009]]<ref name="whlfirstteam" />
 
|}
 
|}
   
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==Records==
 
==Records==
*[[Vancouver Giants#Team records|Vancouver Giants franchise record]]; most goals, single-season - 48 in [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09]] <small>(surpassed [[Adam Courchaine (ice hockey b. 1984)|Adam Courchaine]] - 43 in [[2002–03 WHL season|2002–03]])</small><ref name=goalsrecord/>
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*[[Vancouver Giants#Team records|Vancouver Giants franchise record]]; most goals, single-season 48 in [[2008–09 WHL season|2008–09]] <small>(surpassed [[Adam Courchaine (ice hockey b. 1984)|Adam Courchaine]] 43 in [[2002–03 WHL season|2002–03]])</small><ref name="goalsrecord" />
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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{{Commons category|Evander Kane}}
 
{{Commons category|Evander Kane}}
 
*{{hockeydb|98634}}
 
*{{hockeydb|98634}}
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*[https://twitter.com/evanderkane_9 Evander Kane on Twitter]
 
*{{Nhlprofile|8475169|Evander Kane}}
 
*{{Nhlprofile|8475169|Evander Kane}}
 
*[http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=7278 Evander Kane's TSN profile]
 
*[http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=7278 Evander Kane's TSN profile]
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[[Category:Memorial Cup winners]]
 
[[Category:Memorial Cup winners]]
 
[[Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks]]
 
[[Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Jets players]]
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Latest revision as of 23:58, 15 April 2017

Evander Kane
Evander Kane Sabres
Born (1991-08-02)August 2, 1991,
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
F. teams
Buffalo Sabres
Atlanta Thrashers
Winnipeg Jets
HC Dinamo Minsk
Ntl. team Flag of Canada Canada
NHL Draft 4th overall, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2009–present


Evander Frank Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kane was selected fourth overall in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers.

During his major junior career, Kane won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2007, finished as runner-up for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year in 2008 and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 2009. Kane also set the Giants' franchise record for single-season goals in 2008–09.

Internationally, Kane has won gold medals with Team Canada at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and 2009 World Junior Championships. He has also competed in the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014 IIHF World Championships.

Early life

Kane was born on August 2, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after American boxer Evander Holyfield (he later met Holyfield at age 18).[1][2] Kane has two sisters, Brea and Kyla, who are two and four years younger, respectively.[3]

Coming from an athletic lineage, his father was an amateur boxer[4] and hockey player. Kane's mother was a college volleyball player.[1] His uncle, Leonard Kane, is a member of the Canadian Ball Hockey Hall of Fame.[5] Kane's cousin, Dwayne Provo played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven years and spent one season with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[6] Another cousin, Kirk Johnson, boxed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and later fought John Ruiz for the 2002 World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight title.[6]

Growing up in East Vancouver, Kane attended high school at John Oliver Secondary.[7] In addition to hockey, he played baseball, basketball and soccer growing up.[6] After beginning to skate at the age of three, he began playing minor hockey at eight. His father instructed him in his early years and initially wanted to keep him out of organized hockey until Kane was ten.[8] At the age of 14 years, Kane recorded 140 points in 66 games with the bantam North Shore Winter Club,[9] followed by a 22-goal, 54-point campaign to finish fourth in league scoring with the Greater Vancouver Canadians of the BC Hockey Major Midget League (BCMML).[10] Kane also played minor hockey with the Vancouver Thunderbirds, prior to bantam and midget.[7]

Playing career

Amateur

A black, teenage hockey player as seen from the side, cut off below the shoulders. He is looking towards the left intently during a game. He wears a white, visored helmet and a white, black and red jersey with "Kane" written on his upper back and a maple leaf on his upper arm.

Kane during the 2009 WHL playoffs

Vancouver Giants (2006–09)

Kane was drafted 19th overall in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft by the Vancouver Giants.[9] He received his first WHL call-up for a game against the Seattle Thunderbirds on December 13, 2006, due to other Giants players international commitments in the World Junior Championships.[9] Kane scored his first WHL goal, a game-tying marker, on March 25, 2007, the last game of the regular season.[11] He also suited up for five WHL post-season games, being originally called up for the playoffs after Giants forward Tim Kraus was suspended for game three of the opening round.[11] He later appeared in two Memorial Cup games, tallying an assist,[12] as part of the Giants' 2007 Memorial Cup championship.[13]

Set to begin his rookie campaign with the Giants the following season, Kane experienced a minor setback, as he was forced to miss the start of training camp with a case of mononucleosis.[14] He nevertheless recovered and joined the Giants full-time to tally 24 goals – third in team scoring –[15] and 41 points in his first WHL season. Finishing tenth in rookie scoring, he was nominated for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year, which was awarded to Brayden Schenn of the Brandon Wheat Kings.[13]

Kane emerged with an impressive start to the 2008–09 season, registering at least a point in each of his first 22 games.[16] After recording his first WHL hat-trick on October 10, 2008, against the Kelowna Rockets, he was named WHL Player of the Week on October 12, succeeding linemate Casey Pierro-Zabotel, who had been chosen the previous week.[17] Kane earned a spot as an injury replacement at the 2009 World Junior Championships with Team Canada. Upon returning with a gold medal, Kane was named player of the week for the second time in the season on January 12, 2009, after scoring six points in two games immediately following the World Juniors.[18] Later that month, he participated in the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game[19] as captain for Team Cherry.[12]

Kane finished his second WHL season with 48 goals and 96 points, fourth in League scoring.[20] He surprassed Adam Courchaine's team record of 43 goals in a single season, set in 2002–03.[21] Second in team scoring to Pierro-Zabotel's 115 points, the linemates finished one-two in all-time Giants' single-season scoring as Pierro-Zabotel and Kane both surpassed Gilbert Brulé's previous 87-point mark.[22] Kane received WHL West First Team All-Star honours along with teammates Pierro-Zabotel and Jonathon Blum.[23] In the subsequent 2009 playoffs, after the Giants swept the Prince George Cougars in the first round, Kane scored a double-overtime game-winner to force a seventh game in the second round against the Spokane Chiefs.[24] After eliminating the Chiefs in the seventh game, the Giants were then defeated by the Kelowna Rockets in six games in the semi-finals. In 17 post-season games, Kane accumulated 15 points.

Professional

Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets (2009–2015)

Kane was selected fourth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers. Less than a month later, the Thrashers signed Kane to an entry-level contract on July 20, 2009.[25]

Evander Kane Thrashers

Kane as a member of the Atlanta Thrashers

Kane made the Thrashers' lineup out of his first NHL training camp for the 2009–10 season. He recorded his first career NHL point in his debut on October 3, 2009, earning an assist on a goal by Rich Peverley against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[26] His first goal was scored five days later, on October 8, beating Chris Mason with a snap shot in a 4–2 win over the St. Louis Blues.[27] He suffered a bone fracture, late in his rookie season, blocking a shot during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 6, 2010.[28] Kane missed 15 games before returning to the lineup on April 3.[29] Kane finished his NHL rookie campaign with 14 goals and 26 points in 66 games, ranked 12th among first-year point-scorers.[30]

Kane suffered several minor injuries during his second NHL season in 2010–11 season. During a game against the Colorado Avalanche on November 30, 2010, Kane suffered a left knee injury after he was struck by a shot from teammate Tobias Enström;[31] he missed two games.[29] The following month, he missed one game due to an arm injury,[29] sustained during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 7.[32] In January 2011, he missed an additional six games due to a lower-body injury.[29] Kept from the lineup for a total nine games, Kane increased his points total to 43 with 19 goals and 24 assists. He ranked fifth in team point-scoring – third among forward behind captain Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little.[33]

2012 Kane

Kane in March 2012 with the Winnipeg Jets

During the off-season, the Thrashers franchise was bought and relocated by True North Sports and Entertainment, becoming the Winnipeg Jets. Kane was enjoying a successful first season as a Jet, leading his team in scoring with 18 goals and 31 points by mid-January 2012. During that month, however, he was sidelined with a concussion that was reported on January 21. Later in the season, he recorded a four-point game (two goals and two assists) in a 7–0 win against the Florida Panthers on March 1, 2012.[34] On September 15, 2012, Kane signed a six-year, $31.5 million contract extension with the Jets.[35]

As a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Kane joined Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was the first Canadian NHL player to sign a contract with the KHL.[36] However, after 12 games with the club, in which he recorded one goal, Kane was released. The club's athletic director suggested that Kane "could not adapt to hockey in the KHL," but also said that both sides mutually agreed to end the contract.[37]

On April 3, 2014, Kane was accused of assault, after an incident in Vancouver, and sued for financial damages.[38] On April 5, 2014, Kane was a healthy scratch under new head coach Paul Maurice, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[39] After the game, Maurice said it was a coach's decision, and that if Kane wanted back in the lineup, all he needed to do was "probably just come to the rink." On February 3, 2015 Kane was a healthy scratch against the Vancouver Canucks. It was later determined that he was scratched because of an incident with his teammates.[39] Kane revealed in an October 2015 interview that he felt the Jets did not "have his back" throughout his legal and behavioral issues[40] but instead felt that they traded away their problem. On August 1, Kane plead not guilty to charges alleging he grabbed three women during an altercation at a downtown Buffalo bar in June 2016.[41]

Buffalo Sabres (2015–present)

The Jets traded Kane on February 11, 2015, as well as Zach Bogosian and the rights to Jason Kasdorf, to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux and a conditional first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft (Jack Roslovic).[42] On October 14, 2016, Kane cracked three ribs in the season-opening game when he crashed into boards while fighting for the puck with Alexei Emelin of the Montreal Canadiens, which left him unable to play indefinitely.[43]

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold 2009 Ottawa
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold 2008 Pardubice

Kane competed in the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, capturing gold with Canada's under-18 team.[44] He totalled four points in four games,[45] including an assist in the 6–3 gold medal game win against Russia.[46] Later that year, Kane competed on Team Canada during the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[44] As the youngest player on the team,[47] Kane contributed six points in six games, helping Canada to a fifth-straight gold medal with a 5–1 victory over Sweden in the final.

Following his rookie season in the NHL, Kane was named to the Canadian men's team for the 2010 IIHF World Championship in Germany. General Manager Mark Messier made a specific effort to assemble a young team;[48] as a result, Kane was one of five teenagers on the roster.[49] He finished the tournament with two goals and two assists in seven games. Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinal by Russia and finished in seventh place.[50]

The following year, Kane returned to the national team for the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.[51] Kane recorded two assists over seven games as Canada suffered a second consecutive defeat in the quarterfinal to Russia.[52]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 North Shore Winter Club Bantam 66 140
2006–07 Greater Vancouver Canadians BCMML 30 22 32 54 150
2006–07 Vancouver Giants WHL 8 1 0 1 11 5 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Vancouver Giants WHL 65 24 17 41 66 10 1 2 3 8
2008–09 Vancouver Giants WHL 61 48 48 96 89 17 7 8 15 45
2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 66 14 12 26 62
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 72 19 24 43 68
2011–12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 74 30 27 57 53
2012–13 Dinamo Minsk KHL 12 1 1 2 47
2012–13 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 17 16 33 80
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 63 19 22 41 66
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 37 10 12 22 56
2015–16 Buffalo Sabres NHL 65 20 15 35 91
2016–17 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70 28 15 43 113
NHL totals 496 157 143 300 589

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Canada U18 Gold medal icon 4 1 3 4 6
2009 Canada WJC Gold medal icon 6 2 4 6 2
2010 Canada WC 7th 7 2 2 4 6
2011 Canada WC 5th 7 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 10 3 7 10 8
Senior totals 14 2 4 6 10

Awards

CHL

Award Year(s)
Memorial Cup (Vancouver Giants) 2007

WHL

Award Year(s)
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy nomination (rookie of the year) 2008[13]
Player of the Week October 12, 2008[17]
January 12, 2009[18]
West First All-Star Team 2009[23]

International

Award Year(s)
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament gold medal (Team Canada) 2008
World Junior gold medal (Team Canada) 2009

Records

References

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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Daultan Leveille
Atlanta Thrashers first round draft pick
2009
Succeeded by
Alexander Burmistrov


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