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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Daryl Evans
Selected in ninth round
No.
178 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born January
12, 1961
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-8 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Seneca | Jr. B |
40 | 25 |
35 | 60 |
50 | | 1978-79 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
65 | 38 |
26 | 64 |
110 | | 1979-80 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
63 | 43 |
52 | 95 |
47 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was Niagara Falls' sixth pick in 1978 OMJHL
midget draft. ... Played defense in minor hockey before switching to left
wing. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 9, 1982 (Los Angeles at
Colorado)
Numbers: 15 (Los Angeles); 21, 24
(Washington); 3 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1987 |
L.A., Washington, Toronto |
113 | 22 | 30 |
52 | 25 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1987 |
Los Angeles, Toronto | 11 |
5 | 8 |
13 | 12 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Playoffs Points Leader: 1982 (13)
Los Angeles
Playoffs Assists Leader: 1982 (8, tie)
Broadcasting Career:
Named Los Angeles part-time radio color commentator prior to 1998-99 season
and remained in position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Los Angeles
radio color commentator prior to 1999-00 season and remained in position
through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Was last player cut from Los Angeles' 1981 training camp.
... Beat Edmonton goalie Grant Fuhr with winning goal at 2:35 of overtime as Los Angeles came
back from a 5-0 deficit to beat Oilers 6-5 in the
greatest single-game comeback in Stanley Cup playoff history during Game 3 of first-round
series on April 10, 1982 in Los Angeles. The game is now known as the "Miracle
on Manchester." |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Niagara Falls, Brantford (OMJHL);
Saginaw (IHL); New Haven (AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Gardena-Groden
(Italy); Whitley (Great Britain)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
ACHA Coach of Year: 1997-98, 1998-99 (UCLA)
AHL All-Star Second Team: 1983-84
(New Haven)
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1980-81 (Niagara
Falls-Brantford)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1981 (Brantford)
New Haven Records: Most
goals in one season (51 in 1983-84), most consecutive games with at least one
goal (13 in 1983-84)
1980-81: Played three regular-season games for Saginaw team that went
on to win IHL playoff title, but did not play during postseason.
Coaching Career: Named UCLA
(college club) head coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in position
through 1999-00 season..
Management Career: Named UCLA (college
club) executive director prior to 1999-00 season and remained in
position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Traded by Niagara
Falls (OMJHL) to Brantford in exchange for Vinci Sebek in October 1980. ...
Missed part of 1981-82 season with broken wrist, an injury suffered in October
1981. ... Set AHL record (since broken) for most consecutive games with at
least one goal when he scored in 13 straight games for New Haven in 1983-84.
... Missed part of 1987-88 season with left knee injury, suffered when he was
checked by Jim Hofford during Newmarket's Feb. 2, 1988, game vs. Rochester. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with knee injury, suffered in December
1988. ... Worked as an executive at Martin Cadillac in West Los Angeles after
his retirement in 1992, remaining in the automobile dealership business until
1999. ... Named Los Angeles Staples Center director of premium ticket sales
during 1998-99 season and remained in that position through 1998-99 season.
... Named director of hockey operations at the Healthsouth Training Center in
El Segundo, Calif., in 1999 and held that position into 2003-04 season.
Personal: Nicknamed "Reggie." ...
Full name is Daryl Thomas Evans. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Evans to Washington
in exchange for Glen Currie on September 9, 1985. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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