Role Ice hockey player Salary 3 million USD (2016) Name Kevin Klein Career start 2004 | Playing career Weight 91 kg Shoots Right Height 1.85 m | |
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Born December 13, 1984 (age 39) Kitchener, ON, CAN ( 1984-12-13 ) NHL teamFormer teams New York RangersNashville Predators NHL Draft 37th overall, 2003Nashville Predators Similar People Dan Boyle, Derek Stepan, Dominic Moore, Jesper Fast, Alain Vigneault | ||
Antoine roussel vs kevin klein jan 20 2014
Kevin R. Klein (born December 13, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for and is an alternate captain of the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He previously played for the New York Rangers and the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 37th overall, by the Nashville Predators at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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- Antoine roussel vs kevin klein jan 20 2014
- Kyle palmieri vs kevin klein oct 18 2015
- Playing career
- References
Kyle palmieri vs kevin klein oct 18 2015
Playing career
Klein was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the second round, 37th overall, at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played four years of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), three with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors and one with the Guelph Storm. Following junior hockey, he played the majority of the next three seasons with the Milwaukee Admirals, Nashville's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.
During the 2006–07 season on January 26, 2007, Klein scored his first career NHL goal, which came against the Chicago Blackhawks.
On July 16, 2008, Klein signed a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension with the Predators. He played a total 63 games with the Predators in the 2008–09 season.
In the following season, 2009–10, Klein played his first full season with the Predators, recording two goals and 16 assists for 18 points in 81 games.
In September 2012, Nashville signed Klein to a five-year, $14.5 million contract extension. He responded by scoring three goals and handing out 11 assists for 14 points in 47 games during the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season.
On January 22, 2014, Klein was traded by the Predators to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Michael Del Zotto.
On December 9, 2014, Klein lost part of his left ear on a high stick in the first period of a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He had it stitched back on, came back to play, and scored the game-winning goal in overtime.
In the 2016–17 season, Klein suffered from back spasms and remained a healthy scratch by New York for most of the teams post-season run. In the offseason, on July 7, at the age of 32, Klein forfeited nearly $3 million in salary from the final one year left on his contract with the Rangers in announcing his retirement from the NHL.
Having expressed desire in continuing his career abroad, on July 14, 2017, Klein signed a one-year contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He made his NL debut on September 8, 2017, against the SCL Tigers at the Ilfis Stadium and scored his first goal that same day, an OT game-winning goal.