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Canada Ryker Evans
#41 Coachella Valley Firebirds / AHL - 23/24
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time WHL (East) Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Dec 13, 2001
Position
D
Age
22
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Calgary, AB, CAN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Shaw Meadows MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$897,500 Powered by
NHL Rights
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 2 #35 overall by Seattle Kraken
Agency
PREMIUM

A self-described "give-and-go player," Evans is truly one of the draft’s best zone exit technicians. With improving shooting mechanics, he’s become far more confident hunting for twine himself, too. He even flashes delays to reset and find the trailer. A tight gap off-puck gaps eliminates his man entirely, while a suffocating on-puck gap kills entry-after-entry in the neutral zone. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

Father: Mike Evans
Sister: Payten Evans
Cousins: Colton Deschamps, Madison Deschamps

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Ryker Evans Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 CRAA Blue U15 AA HCBAA 30* 4* 12* 16* 6* -* |
Calgary Royals U15 AAA AMBHL 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2015-16 Calgary Royals U15 AAA AMBHL 36* 3* 16* 19* 28* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
CRAA Blue U16 AAA AMMHL 5* 0* 4* 4* 6* -* | Playoffs 1 1 2 3 2 -
2016-17 CRAA Blue U16 AAA AMMHL 36* 4* 23* 27* 68* -* | Playoffs 4 0 5 5 4 -
2017-18 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA SMAAAHL 41* 4* 16* 20* 58* -* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 14 -
2018-19 Regina Pats WHL 45* 1* 10* 11* 32* -19* |
2019-20 Regina Pats WHL 63* 7* 24* 31* 81* -12* |
2020-21 Regina Pats “A” WHL 24* 3* 25* 28* 37* -4* |
2021-22 Regina Pats “A” WHL 63* 14* 47* 61* 96* 9* |
2022-23 Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 71* 6* 38* 44* 74* 19* | Playoffs 26 5 21 26 26 13
2023-24 Seattle Kraken NHL 36* 1* 8* 9* 20* -5* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 25* 2* 13* 15* 28* 0* |
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Ryker Evans Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Team Calgary South Alberta Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
2017-18 Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA TCQ-W 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA Telus Cup 7* 0* 3* 3* 10* -* |

Ryker Evans Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 2 38* 3* 19* 22* 0.58* 28* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
AMMHL (AEHL U17) 2 41* 4* 27* 31* 0.76* 74* -* | 2 5 1 * 7 * 8 * 1.60 * 6 * - *
AHL 2 96* 8* 51* 59* 0.61* 102* 19* | 1 26 5 * 21 * 26 * 1.00 * 26 * 13 *
Alberta Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HCBAA (HCAA U15) 1 30* 4* 12* 16* 0.53* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 36* 1* 8* 9* 0.25* 20* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
SMAAAHL 1 41* 4* 16* 20* 0.49* 58* -* | 1 9 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.11 * 14 * - *
TCQ-W 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Telus Cup 1 7* 0* 3* 3* 0.43* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 195* 25* 106* 131* 0.67* 246* -26* | 0 * * * * * *

Ryker Evans Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/21/2024
04/21/2024 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
02/08/2024
02/08/2024 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Seattle Kraken
01/31/2024
01/31/2024 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
01/08/2024
01/08/2024 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Seattle Kraken
12/31/2023
12/31/2023 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
12/06/2023
12/06/2023 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Seattle Kraken
10/07/2023
10/07/2023 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
04/22/2022
04/22/2022 Confirmed Regina Pats Seattle Kraken
08/31/2017
08/31/2017 Confirmed CRAA Blue U16 AAA Regina Pats
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 10 #209 overall by Regina Pats in the WHL Bantam Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #86 by Elite Prospects

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #243 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #168 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #178 by NHL Central Scouting