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USA Kevin Hatcher

#4 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 00/01
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Date of Birth
Sep 09, 1966
Position
D
Age
56
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Detroit, MI, USA
Weight
231 lbs / 105 kg
Nation
USA
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R
Youth Team
Compuware
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 1 #17 overall by Washington Capitals
Highlights
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1

Brother: Derian Hatcher
Nephews: Chase Hatcher, Kelton Hatcher

Kevin Hatcher was selected 17th overall in 1984 after scoring 49 points with the North Bay Centennials. The big defenseman reached the 40-point mark 10 times and set career highs in 1993 with 34 goals and 79 points. He retired in 2001 with 227 goals and 677 points. The 5x All-Star was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010.

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Detroit Compuware MNHL 75 30 45 75 120 - |
1983-84 North Bay Centennials OHL 67 10 39 49 61 - | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 11 -
USA U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 0 - |
1984-85 North Bay Centennials OHL 58 26 37 63 75 - | Playoffs 8 3 8 11 9 -
Washington Capitals NHL 2 1 0 1 0 0 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 1
1985-86 Washington Capitals NHL 79 9 10 19 119 6 | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 19 5
1986-87 Washington Capitals NHL 78 8 16 24 144 -29 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 20 -2
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 71 14 27 41 137 1 | Playoffs 14 5 7 12 55 6
USA CC 5 0 0 0 4 1 |
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 62 13 27 40 101 19 | Playoffs 6 1 4 5 20 -3
1989-90 Washington Capitals NHL 80 13 41 54 102 4 | Playoffs 11 0 8 8 32 4
1990-91 Washington Capitals NHL 79 24 50 74 69 -10 | Playoffs 11 3 3 6 8 -3
1991-92 Washington Capitals NHL 79 17 37 54 105 18 | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 19 4
USA CC 8 0 4 4 12 -7 |
1992-93 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 83 34 45 79 114 -7 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 14 -5
1993-94 Washington Capitals “C” NHL 72 16 24 40 108 -13 | Playoffs 11 3 4 7 37 -2
1994-95 Dallas Stars NHL 47 10 19 29 66 -4 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 -4
1995-96 Dallas Stars NHL 74 15 26 41 58 -24 |
1996-97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 15 39 54 103 11 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 4 -5
USA WCup 7 0 3 3 4 5 |
1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 74 19 29 48 66 -3 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 12 1
USA OG 4 0 2 2 0 -4 |
1998-99 Pittsburgh Penguins “A” NHL 66 11 27 38 24 11 | Playoffs 13 2 3 5 4 1
1999-00 New York Rangers NHL 74 4 19 23 38 -10 |
2000-01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 57 4 14 18 38 2 | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -6
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 Michigan Hylanders Peewee QC Int PW - - - - - - |
1989-90 Washington Capitals Fr-Tour 4 0 1 1 10 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2013-14 Honeybaked 16U AAA HPHL 16U Asst. Coach
2016-17 Detroit Honeybaked QC Int PW Asst. Coach
2017-18 Honeybaked 13U AAA HPHL 13U Asst. Coach
2018-19 Honeybaked 14U AAA HPHL 14U Asst. Coach
2021-22 Little Caesars 14U AAA 14U AAA Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 2 13 0 4 4 0.31 16 -6 | 0
Fr-Tour 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 10 - | 0
MNHL 1 75 30 45 75 1.00 120 - | 0
NHL 17 1 157 227 450 677 0.59 1 392 -28 | 15 118 22 37 59 0.50 252 -8
OG 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 0 -4 | 0
OHL 2 125 36 76 112 0.90 136 - | 2 12 5 10 15 1.25 20 -
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WCup 1 7 0 3 3 0.43 4 5 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 1 0 1 0.14 0 - | 0
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Rod Langway (D) 1984-1993 9 USA, Washington Capitals
Mike Ridley (F) 1986-1994 8 Washington Capitals
Michal Pivonka (F) 1986-1994 8 Washington Capitals
Kelly Miller (F) 1986-1994 8 USA, Washington Capitals
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Drafted 1983, 1 #10 overall by North Bay Centennials in the OHL Priority Selection

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