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| Evan Rankin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2016 | |||
| Born | March 28, 1986 Portage, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Manitoba Moose Grand Rapids Griffins Rochester Americans Syracuse Crunch Kölner Haie Lehigh Valley Phantoms St. John's IceCaps Utica Comets | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2017 | ||
Evan Rankin (born March 28, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.
Playing career
[edit]Rankin played regularly for the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL between 2009 and 2011. On November 25, 2011, the Notre Dame product was signed by the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League to a professional tryout contract.[1] After contributing immediately to the offense, Rankin remained with the Americans for the duration of the 2011–12 season, signing his first AHL contract and scoring an impressive 29 points in 35 games.[2]
On July 3, 2012 it was announced that Rankin had been re-signed by the Americans to a one-year AHL contract extension.[3] In the 2012–13 season, Rankin appeared in 48 games for the Amerks producing offensively with 31 points.
Rankin left the Amerks as a free agent and on July 10, 2013, was signed to a one-year contract with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.[4]
On July 22, 2014, Rankin signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL.[5] In the 2014–15 season, Rankin appeared in 18 games in Koln, however struggled to adapt to the European perimeters, totalling just 3 points before opting to return to the AHL for a second stint with the Rochester Americans on January 26, 2015.[6]
Following his fifth year with the Walleye in the 2016-17 season. Rankin as the club's franchise leader in goals announced his retirement from professional hockey on September 1, 2017.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 59 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 36 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Notre Dame | CCHA | 47 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | CHL | 64 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 65 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 63 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 15 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 35 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 48 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 62 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 32 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 29 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Utica Comets | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 66 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | ||
| AHL totals | 215 | 56 | 59 | 115 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Amerks sign Rankin to try-out". Rochester Americans. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ "Rochester Americans sign Evan Rankin to AHL deal". Rochester Americans. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Americans sign Rankin, Schofield to AHL contracts". Rochester Americans. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "Crunch sign Rankin to AHL contract". Syracuse Crunch. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Three new strikers for KEC" (in German). Kölner Haie. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "Amerks sign Evan Rankin to AHL contract". Rochester Americans. January 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Rankin closes curtain on great career". Toledo Walleye. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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