Evan Rankin

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==
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. 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.
On July 3, 2012 it was announced that Rankin had been re-signed by the Americans to a one-year AHL contract extension. 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.
On July 22, 2014, Rankin signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL. 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.
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.
==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
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	AHL totals 	AHL totals		215 	56 	59 	115 	117 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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