Kevin Hatcher

Kevin Hatcher
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Right
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 232 lb (105 kg)
Teams	Washington Capitals (1984–1994) Dallas Stars (1994–1996) Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–1999) New York Rangers (1999–2000) Carolina Hurricanes (2000–2001)
Nationality	United States
Born	(1966-09-09)September 9, 1966, Detroit, MI, USA
NHL Draft	17th overall, 1984 Washington Capitals
Pro Career	1984 – 2001

Kevin Hatcher (born 9 September 1966 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American defenseman who played in the NHL for 17 seasons between 1984 and 2001 for the Washington Capitals, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes. He is the older brother of former NHL player Derian Hatcher.

Hatcher was drafted 17th overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals, a team he would have the most of his NHL success with. Hatcher played 1,157 career NHL games, scoring 227 goals and 450 assists for 677 points. He also registered 1,392 career penalty minutes. Hatcher's best season offensively was the 1992–93 season, when he scored 34 goals and 79 points, both career highs. His 34 goals that season led all NHL defensemen.

Transactions

• June 9, 1984- Washington Capitals' 1st round draft choice (17th overall) in the 1984 NHL entry draft.

• January 18, 1995- Traded by the Washington Capitals to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Mark Tinordi and Rick Mrozik.

• June 22, 1996- Traded by the Dallas Stars to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Sergei Zubov.

• September 30, 1999- Traded by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the New York Rangers in exchange for Peter Popovic.

• July 31, 2000- Signed as a free agent with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	North Bay Centennials	OHL		67	10	39	49	61		4	2	2	4	11
1984–85	North Bay Centennials	OHL		58	26	37	63	75		8	5	8	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	19	119		9	1	1	2	19
1986–87	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	8	16	24	144		7	1	0	1	20
1987–88	Washington Capitals	NHL		71	14	27	41	137		14	5	7	12	55
1988–89	Washington Capitals	NHL		62	13	27	40	101		6	1	4	5	20
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	13	41	54	102		11	0	8	8	32
1990–91	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	24	50	74	69		11	3	3	6	8
1991–92	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	17	37	54	105		7	2	4	6	19
1992–93	Washington Capitals	NHL		83	34	45	79	114		6	0	1	1	14
1993–94	Washington Capitals	NHL		72	16	24	40	108		11	3	4	7	37
1994–95	Dallas Stars	NHL		47	10	19	29	66		5	2	1	3	2
1995–96	Dallas Stars	NHL		74	15	26	41	58		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	15	39	54	103		5	1	1	2	4
1997–98	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		74	19	29	48	66		6	1	0	1	12
1998–99	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		66	11	27	38	24		13	2	3	5	4
1999–00	New York Rangers	NHL		74	4	19	23	38		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL		57	4	14	18	38		6	0	0	0	6
NHL totals				1157	227	450	677	1392		118	22	37	59	252

Preceded by Rod Langway

Washington Capitals captains 1993–94

Succeeded by Dale Hunter

External links

• Kevin Hatcher's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database