Kevin Mitchell (born June 5, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing with the Nikko Icebucks in the Asia League Ice Hockey (AL). He was originally selected by the Calgary Flames in the 9th round (234th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
| Kevin Mitchell | |||
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| Born |
June 5, 1980 The Bronx, New York, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| AL team Former teams |
Nikko Icebucks Hamilton Bulldogs Houston Aeros Bridgeport Sound Tigers Cleveland Barons Iserlohn Roosters Vienna Capitals Hamburg Freezers HDD Olimpija Ljubljana Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC Pardubice EC VSV Ritten-Renon Mora IK Graz 99ers | ||
| NHL draft |
234th overall, 1998 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2000–present | ||
Mitchell played with EC VSV in the Austrian Hockey League during the 2010–11 Austrian Hockey League season.[1]
After a season with Ritten-Renon in the Italian Serie A, Mitchell left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with Swedish club, Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on June 20, 2013.[2]
Mitchell recorded an impressive debut season from the blueline with Mora and was signed to a one-year contract extension on March 23, 2014. For the 2014–15 season, he was selected as team captain for Mora IK and responded with beating his previously scoring pace from the blueline, amassing 48 points in just 52 games.
On February 7, 2015, Mitchell signed a one-year contract to return to the familiar Austrian EBEL, in agreeing as a free agent with the Graz 99ers.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 65 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 68 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 107 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | ||
| 1999–00 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 68 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 54 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 63 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 127 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2001–02 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 30 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 50 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Louisiana IceGators | AHL | 19 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 48 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 45 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 42 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 126 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | ||
| 2008–09 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 50 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 45 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Pardubice | CZE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | EC VSV | EBEL | 50 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 137 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | ||
| 2011–12 | EC VSV | EBEL | 48 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ritten-Renon | ITL | 44 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | Allsv | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Mora IK | Allsv | 52 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 54 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 155 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "ES VSV season statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "Mora recruits a forward and defenseman" (in Swedish). Mora IK. 2013-06-20. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ "Graz adds blueline power with Kevin Mitchell". Graz 99ers (in German). 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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