Kevin Haller

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Kevin Haller
Born (1970-12-05) December 5, 1970 (age 55)
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Hartford Whalers
Carolina Hurricanes
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Islanders
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL draft 14th overall, 1989
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 19902002

Kevin Wade Haller (born December 5, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with seven teams between 1990 and 2002. He won the Stanley Cup in 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens. Internationally Haller played for the Canadian national junior team, winning a gold medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships.

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Playing career

Haller played junior for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (14th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft from the Regina Pats. Throughout his career he played for Buffalo, the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Islanders. Haller won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993, however, injuries [1] forced his early retirement in 2002 at the age of 32. [2]

International play

Haller was a member of the Canadian national junior team at the 1990 World Junior Championships, where Canada won gold. He had four points in seven games.

Personal life

Haller is a practicing Christian, [3] and resides in Calgary with his wife and four daughters, where he works as a real estate agent. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Olds Grizzlys AJHL 5113314466
1987–88 Regina Pats WHL 5011241122
1988–89 Regina PatsWHL7210314199
1989–90 Regina PatsWHL581637539311291116
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 20000
1990–91 Buffalo SabresNHL2118920614510
1990–91 Rochester Americans AHL 52281053102136
1991–92 Buffalo SabresNHL586152175
1991–92 Rochester AmericansAHL400018
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL82241790006
1992–93 Montreal CanadiensNHL731114251171716716
1993–94 Montreal CanadiensNHL684913118711219
1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL362810481544810
1995–96 Philadelphia FlyersNHL6959149260118
1996–97 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2705537
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL3526848
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL6535894
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL8216712240002
1999–2000 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL6735861
2000–01 New York Islanders NHL3015656
2001–02 New York IslandersNHL10002
NHL totals6424197138907647162371

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1990 Canada WJC 72248
Junior totals72248

Awards

References

  1. Baum, Berry (January 30, 2001). "Isles' Haller out for Rest of Season". New York Post. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. Harrington, Mike (June 20, 2018). "From Booms to Busts: Sabres first-round history". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018. Kevin Haller (1989). An 81-game career with Sabres blueline corps ended with 1992 trade to Montreal and he won Cup with Habs in '93. Eventually played 642 games with seven teams before retiring in 2001.
  3. Montague, Joe (August 7, 2005). "Marriage on Ice". growthtrac.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  4. "Kevin Haller – Realtor". hallerrealestateteam.ca. Retrieved May 23, 2014.