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Kevin Stevens : biography

April 15, 1965 –

Kevin "Artie" Stevens (born April 15, 1965) is a retired ice hockey player and former NHL scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played left wing on a line with Mario Lemieux during the Penguins’ Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992. During his career, he played with the Penguins, Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers.

Early career

While attending Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Massachusetts, Kevin Stevens played both hockey and baseball. He was invited to try out for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies; however, admitting that he wasn’t a great hitter in baseball, he decided to play hockey instead. Stevens accepted a full scholarship to play hockey for Boston College, and was drafted in the sixth round (108th overall) in the 1983 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Several months later, his rights would be traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Anders Hakansson, a left winger from Sweden who had recently been traded to the Penguins along with Ron Meighan from the Minnesota North Stars for the Penguins’ first round pick of the 1983 draft (Brian Lawton).

Upon graduating from Boston College in 1987, Stevens joined the U.S. National Team under the direction of famed head coach Herb Brooks. Stevens’ play steadily improved during his time with the team and he finished with 45 points in 44 games.

Post-NHL

On September 1, 2005, Stevens began his NHL career off the ice as he was hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins as a talent scout.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Boston College NCAA 37 6 14 20 36
1984–84 Boston College NCAA 40 13 23 36 36
1985–86 Boston College NCAA 42 17 27 44 56
1986–87 Boston College NCAA 39 35 35 70 54
1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 16 5 2 7 8
1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 45 24 41 65 113
1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 24 12 3 15 19 11 3 7 10 16
1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 29 41 70 171
1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 40 46 86 133 24 17 16 33 53
1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 54 69 123 254 21 13 15 28 28
1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 72 55 56 111 177 12 5 11 16 22
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 83 41 47 88 155 6 1 1 2 10
1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 27 15 12 27 51 12 4 7 11 21
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 41 10 13 23 49
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 20 3 10 13 22
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 69 14 20 34 96
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 80 14 27 41 130
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 81 23 20 43 64
1999–00 New York Rangers NHL 38 3 5 8 43
2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 23 2 7 9 18
2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32 8 15 23 55 17 3 3 6 20
2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32 1 4 5 25
NHL totals 874 329 397 726 1470 103 46 60 106 170