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Paul Evans (ice hockey, born 1955)

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Height
  
1.78 m

Positions
  
Winger

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Career end
  
1984


Name
  
Paul Evans

Career start
  
1975

Playing career
  
1975–1984

Weight
  
88 kg

Played for
  
Toronto Maple Leafs

Born
  
February 24, 1955 (age 69) Peterborough, ON, CAN (
1955-02-24
)

NHL Draft
  
149th overall, 1975 Toronto Maple Leafs

WHA Draft
  
162nd overall, 1975 Indianapolis Racers

Paul Edward Vincent Evans (born February 24, 1955 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. Paul is the brother of the NHL hockey players, Doug Evans and Kevin Evans.

Playing career

Paul Evans was drafted into both the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association in 1975. The Toronto Maple Leafs took him in round 9, 149th overall in the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft while the Indianapolis Racers took him in round 13, 162nd overall in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.

Despite being drafted into both major leagues, he never played in the WHA; only in the NHL. He played a total of 11 games over two seasons, 1976–77 and 1977–78, in the NHL, all for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He scored one goal and had two points.

References

Paul Evans (ice hockey, born 1955) Wikipedia