Kevin Dineen

**Kevin William Dineen** (born October 28, 1963 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. He lived in Cape Elizabeth, Maine and moved Florida in 2010. He played a career total of played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Hartford Whalers, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He is currently the assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. He was the head coach of the Florida Panthers from 2011–2013.

Dineen also scored the last goal ever for the Hartford Whalers in a 2–1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

On January 6, 2006, he had his playing number 11 retired by the American Hockey League's Hartford Wolf Pack.

## Career statistics

|ALIGN="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" colspan="5"|Regular season|ALIGN="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||ALIGN="center" colspan="5"|Playoffs|||||||||||||||||
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|ALIGN="center"|1981–82|ALIGN="center"|University of Denver|ALIGN="center"|NCAA|ALIGN="center"|38|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|22|ALIGN="center"|34|ALIGN="center"|105|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1982–83|ALIGN="center"|University of Denver|ALIGN="center"|NCAA|ALIGN="center"|36|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|29|ALIGN="center"|108|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1984-85|ALIGN="center"|Binghamton Whalers|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|41|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1984-85|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|57|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|41|ALIGN="center"|120|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1985-86|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|57|ALIGN="center"|33|ALIGN="center"|35|ALIGN="center"|68|ALIGN="center"|124|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|8|
|ALIGN="center"|1986-87|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|78|ALIGN="center"|40|ALIGN="center"|39|ALIGN="center"|79|ALIGN="center"|110|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|31|
|ALIGN="center"|1987-88|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|74|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|50|ALIGN="center"|217|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|8|
|ALIGN="center"|1988–89|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|79|ALIGN="center"|45|ALIGN="center"|44|ALIGN="center"|89|ALIGN="center"|167|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|10|
|ALIGN="center"|1989–90|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|25|ALIGN="center"|41|ALIGN="center"|66|ALIGN="center"|164|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|18|
|ALIGN="center"|1990-91|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|61|ALIGN="center"|17|ALIGN="center"|30|ALIGN="center"|47|ALIGN="center"|104|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|16|
|ALIGN="center"|1991-92|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1991-92|ALIGN="center"|Philadelphia Flyers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|64|ALIGN="center"|26|ALIGN="center"|30|ALIGN="center"|56|ALIGN="center"|130|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1992-93|ALIGN="center"|Philadelphia Flyers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|83|ALIGN="center"|35|ALIGN="center"|28|ALIGN="center"|63|ALIGN="center"|201|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1993-94|ALIGN="center"|Philadelphia Flyers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|71|ALIGN="center"|19|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|42|ALIGN="center"|113|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1994-95|ALIGN="center"|Philadelphia Flyers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|40|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|39|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|18|
|ALIGN="center"|1994-95|ALIGN="center"|Houston Aeros|ALIGN="center"|IHL|ALIGN="center"|17|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|42|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1995–96|ALIGN="center"|Philadelphia Flyers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|26|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|50|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1995-96|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|20|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1996–97|ALIGN="center"|Hartford Whalers|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|78|ALIGN="center"|19|ALIGN="center"|29|ALIGN="center"|48|ALIGN="center"|141|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1997–98|ALIGN="center"|Carolina Hurricanes|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|54|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|16|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|105|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|1998–99|ALIGN="center"|Carolina Hurricanes|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|97|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|8|
|ALIGN="center"|1999–00|ALIGN="center"|Ottawa Senators|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|2000–01|ALIGN="center"|Columbus Blue Jackets|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|66|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|126|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|2001–02|ALIGN="center"|Columbus Blue Jackets|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|59|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|62|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|
|ALIGN="center"|2002–03|ALIGN="center"|Columbus Blue Jackets|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|ALIGN="center"|-|

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Kevin Dineen.jpg
- **caption**: Dineen coaching the Portland Pirates in 2006
- **position**: Winger (ice hockey), Right winger
- **played for**: Hartford Whalers
Philadelphia Flyers
Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets
- **shoots**: Right
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 11
- **weight lb**: 190
- **ntl team**: Canada
- **birth place**: Quebec City, Quebec
- **draft**: 56th overall
- **draft year**: 1982
- **draft team**: Hartford Whalers
- **career start**: 1984
- **career end**: 2002