Kevin Young

Kevin Young (born July 16, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
==Playing career==
A native of White Rock, British Columbia, Young spent five seasons of major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. He then went to play CIS hockey with the University of New Brunswick, where in his rookie season he was recognized for his outstanding play when he was awarded the 2004 Clare Drake Award as the CIS Rookie of the Year.
Prior to moving to college, Don Cherry was quoted as saying," Kevin Young is the greatest prospect to come from the Semiahmoo Minor Hockey Association in recent history."
As a professional, Young has played in both North America and Europe, with locations including the Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, and France.
During the 2012–13 season Young played in the Central Hockey League (CHL) with the Wichita Thunder where he scored 24 goals and 35 assists for 59 points, and was named the CHL's Most Outstanding Defenceman.
On August 29, 2013, the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL signed Young for the 2013–14 season. In 56 games with the Eagles, Young produced 6 goals and 35 points from the blueline before suffering a first round defeat in the playoffs.
On June 12, 2014, Young opted to sign a one-year contract with the Allen Americans of the ECHL. In the 2014–15 season, Young contributed with 8 goals and 44 points from the blueline, ranking 8th in the league amongst defenseman and later helped the American capture their first Kelly Cup Championship.
In the following 2015–16 season, Young was traded after 3 games with the Americans to the Reading Royals in exchange for Jonathan Parker on October 19, 2015.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1998–99 	Medicine Hat Tigers 	WHL 		58 	1 	13 	14 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		51 	4 	21 	25 	60 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		54 	4 	20 	24 	108 		14 	1 	4 	5 	24
2001–02 	Kelowna Rockets 	WHL 		24 	5 	14 	19 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		13 	4 	5 	9 	23 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Brampton Battalion 	OHL 		47 	13 	30 	43 	34 		11 	0 	10 	10 	6
2003–04 	University of New Brunswick	U Sports 		28 	14 	15 	29 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	University of New Brunswick	U Sports 		12 	6 	2 	8 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Nijmegen Emperors 	Netherlands		40 	15 	29 	44 	62 		9 	4 	9 	13 	14
2006–07 	Hull Stingrays 	EIHL 		30 	6 	8 	14 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	EV Landsberg 2000 	Germany2 		17 	8 	5 	13 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Lausitzer Füchse 	Germany2 		41 	7 	17 	24 	80 		10 	3 	7 	10 	6
2009–10 	Eispiraten Crimmitschau 	Germany2 		38 	5 	16 	21 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Eindhoven Kemphanen 	Netherlands		40 	17 	48 	65 	50 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
2010–11 	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 	CHL 		8 	0 	6 	6 	4 		14 	0 	2 	2 	4
2011–12 	Étoile Noire de Strasbourg 	France 		23 	8 	15 	23 	34 		5 	0 	2 	2 	6
2011–12 	Wichita Thunder 	CHL 		8 	2 	2 	4 	4 		16 	3 	6 	9 	4
2012–13 	Wichita Thunder 	CHL 		66 	24 	35 	59 	65 		15 	4 	13 	17 	4
2013–14 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		56 	6 	29 	35 	36 		6 	1 	3 	4 	2
2014–15 	Allen Americans 	ECHL 		71 	8 	36 	44 	42 		25 	0 	12 	12 	18
2015–16 	Allen Americans 	ECHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		53 	7 	25 	32 	21 		7 	0 	1 	1 	6
ECHL totals	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals		183 	21 	90 	111 	99 		38 	1 	16 	17 	26
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
Clare Drake Award - CIS Rookie of the Year	2003–04	
Netherlands Best Defenceman 	2010–11	Netherlands Best Defenceman
All-CHL Team (First Team All-Star) 	2012–13	
CHL Most Outstanding Defenceman 	2012–13	
==References==
==External links==
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