Evander Frank Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and San Jose Sharks. Kane was selected fourth overall by the Thrashers in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
During his major junior career, Kane won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2007, finished as runner-up for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year in 2008 and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 2009. Kane also set the Giants’ franchise record for single-season goals in 2008–09.
Internationally, Kane received gold medals as a member of Team Canada at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and 2009 World Junior Championships. He has also competed in the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014 IIHF World Championships.
Early life
Kane was born on August 2, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Perry and Sheri Kane, who named him after American boxer Evander Holyfield (he later met Holyfield at age 18).[2][3]
Kane comes from an athletic lineage; his father was an amateur boxer[4] and hockey player, while Kane’s mother was a college volleyball player.[2] His uncle, Leonard Kane, is a member of the Canadian Ball Hockey Hall of Fame.[5] Kane’s cousin, Dwayne Provo, played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven years and spent one season with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[6] Another cousin, Kirk Johnson, boxed for Canada at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and later fought John Ruiz for the 2002 World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight title.[6]
Growing up in East Vancouver, Kane attended high school at John Oliver Secondary.[7] In addition to hockey, he played baseball, basketball, and soccer growing up.[6] After beginning to skate at the age of three, he began playing minor ice hockey at eight. His father instructed him in his early years and initially wanted to keep him out of organized hockey until Kane was ten.[8] Kane played in the 2003 and 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a team from North Vancouver.[9] At the age of 14, Kane recorded 140 points in 66 games with the bantam North Shore Winter Club,[10] followed by a 22-goal, 54-point campaign to finish fourth in league scoring with the Greater Vancouver Canadians of the BC Hockey Major Midget League (BCMML). Kane also played minor hockey with the Vancouver Giants, prior to bantam and midget.
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Those sound painful
Great video. I will share this, and add onto it a bit in due time.
For now, this was a good explanation of it all.
For Sports Hernia, that is Interesting. I am not too familiar.
Hip Injuries, I am familiar wish having a Hip Disability myself since Birth.
It has limited my mobility, not able to run, walk for very long distances. I have been putting off Surgery, but I need a double hip surgery eventually.
I know the pain of that, and what it causes. I have been on Pain Medication my whole life.
For Kane he should get the Surgery, and although it'd be ideal for him to come back for a ramp-up period, I don't think it's possible with the Cap.
I would either get the surgery or not, and if he does, have him come back for Game 1 of the Playoffs.
They can maximize using the LTIR, and it isn't cheating like Vegas or Tampa, because they added at the Deadline, and the player came back Day 1.
The Oilers would be Losing Kane for a whole season, not just half a Season.
This is what LTIR is meant for, not putting some aside to add others. But if Edmonton can benefit with an added player, why not.
The main point is wishing the Best for Evander, him getting his health in order, and back to some normalcy of the player he is.
When he is on he is the Edmonton Oilers X-Factor and the 'straw that stirs the drink!'
Cheers
-Braydon.