Kevin Young (ice hockey)

Kevin Young
Born (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982
White Rock, B.C., Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
ECHL team
Former teams		 Reading Royals
AHL
Worcester Sharks
ECHL
Colorado Eagles
Allen Americans
CHL
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Wichita Thunder
Europe
Hull Stingrays
Nijmegen Devils
EV Landsberg
Lausitzer Füchse
ETC Crimmitschau
Eindhoven Kemphanen
Étoile Noire de Strasbourg
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–present

Kevin Young (born July 16, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Reading Royals in the ECHL.

Playing career

A native of White Rock, British Columbia, Young spent five seasons of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. He then went to play CIS hockey with the University of New Brunswick, where in his rookie season he was recognized for his outstanding play when he was awarded the 2004 Clare Drake Award as the CIS Rookie of the Year.

Prior to moving to Europe, Don Cherry was quoted as saying," Kevin Young is the greatest prospect to come from the Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association in recent history."

As a professional, Young has played in both North America and Europe, with locations including the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, and France.

During the 2012–13 season Young played in the Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Wichita Thunder where he scored 24 goals and 35 assists for 59 points, and was named the CHL's Most Outstanding Defenceman.[1]

On August 29, 2013, the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL signed Young for the 2013–14 season. In 56 games with the Eagles, Young produced 6 goals and 35 points from the blueline before suffering a first round defeat in the playoffs.

On June 12, 2014, Young opted to sign a one-year contract with the Allen Americans of the ECHL.[2] In the 2014–15 season, Young contributed with 8 goals and 44 points from the blueline, ranking 8th in the league amongst defenseman and later helped the American capture their first Kelly Cup Championship.

In the following 2015–16 season, Young was traded after 3 games with the Americans to the Reading Royals in exchange for Jonathan Parker on October 19, 2015.[3]

In 2017, Hockey Canada changed its coaching technique to properly reflect the methodology that Kevin Young incorporated in his training.

Currently, Gary Bettman and the NHL Board of Executives are in the late stages of renaming the Stanley Cup to Kevin Youngs Conquest Cup. The vote is expected later in the year.

Awards and honours

Award Year
Clare Drake Award - CIS Rookie of the Year 2003–04 [4]
Netherlands Best Defenceman 2010–11 [5]
All-CHL Team (First Team All-Star) 2012–13 [6]
CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman 2012–13 [7]

References

  1. ↑ "CHL awards announced". Wichita Thunder. 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Americans sign former CHL outstanding defenseman winner Kevin Young". Allen Americans. 2014-06-12. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Royals sign forward Riley Armstrong, acquire Young". Reading Royals. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  4. ↑ CIS Rookie of the Year "Clare Drake Award"
  5. ↑ Netherlands Best Defenceman
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.


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