Dennis Kearns
Dennis Kearns | |||
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Born |
Kingston, Ontario, Canada | September 27, 1945||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Vancouver Canucks | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 1967–1981 |
Dennis McAleer Kearns (born September 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who spent his entire National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks. He is the cousin of Shawn Evans.
Playing career
His rights being held by the
In the
His production declined sharply after the 1979 season, and no longer a frontline defenceman as the team moved younger players into prominence, retired after the 1981 season.
International career
Kearns was a member of
Retirement
Kearns finished his career with 31 goals and 290 assists for 321 points in 677 games, adding 386 penalty minutes. His 55 assists in 1977 remained the franchise record for defencemen until surpassed by Quinn Hughes in 2022 with 60 assists. His 321 career points was the all-time mark for Canucks defencemen for over three decades until surpassed by Mattias Öhlund at the end of the 2009 season. His 290 career assists stood as the franchise record for defenceman until being overtaken by Alexander Edler in 2020.
In retirement, he and his family live in Vancouver, where he owns an insurance business. His son, Bracken Kearns, also played hockey professionally with the Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks, and New York Islanders before retiring in 2019.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1965–66 | Kingston Frontenacs | EJHL | ||||||||||||
1966–67 | Kingston Aces | OHA-Sr. | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
1968–69 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 74 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | ||
1969–70 | Portland Buckaroos | WHL | 72 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||
1970–71 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL |
65 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 65 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 73 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 72 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 52 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1975–76 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1976–77 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 5 | 55 | 60 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1979–80 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 67 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 46 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 677 | 31 | 290 | 321 | 386 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1977
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Canada | WC
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10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1978
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Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
Senior totals | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
References
- ^ The Hockey News 1978 Yearbook, ed. Ken McKenzie, Toronto, Canada, p. 54
- ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Dennis Kearns". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database