Kevin Hatcher

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Kevin Hatcher
Born (1966-09-09) September 9, 1966 (age 57)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Dallas Stars
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
Carolina Hurricanes
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 17th overall, 1984
Washington Capitals
Playing career 19842001

Kevin John Hatcher (born September 9, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (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, with whom he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame on October 21, 2010. Hatcher was born in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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Playing career

As a youth, Hatcher played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Michigan. [1]

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. [2]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors MNHL75304575120
1983–84 North Bay Centennials OHL 6710394961422411
1984–85 North Bay CentennialsOHL5826376375858139
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 2101010000
1985–86 Washington CapitalsNHL7991019119911219
1986–87 Washington CapitalsNHL7881624144710120
1987–88 Washington CapitalsNHL7114274113714571255
1988–89 Washington CapitalsNHL62132740101614520
1989–90 Washington CapitalsNHL801341541021108832
1990–91 Washington CapitalsNHL7924507469113368
1991–92 Washington CapitalsNHL79173754105724619
1992–93 Washington CapitalsNHL83344579114601114
1993–94 Washington CapitalsNHL721624401081134737
1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL471019296652132
1995–96 Dallas StarsNHL7415264158
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL8015395410351124
1997–98 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7419294866610112
1998–99 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6611273824132354
1999–2000 New York Rangers NHL744192338
2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL57414183860006
NHL totals1,1572274506771,392118223759252

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1984 United States WJC 71010
1987 United States CC 50004
1991 United StatesCC804412
1996 United States WCH 70334
1998 United States OG 40220
Senior totals2409920

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. "1992‑1993 NHL Defensemen Scoring Leaders". Quanthockey.com. 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. "Past Inductess". USA Hockey Hall Of Fame. 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
Preceded by Washington Capitals first round draft pick
1984
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Preceded by Washington Capitals captain
19921994
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