{"id":1423004,"date":"2021-10-07T18:40:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T22:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1423004"},"modified":"2021-10-07T18:40:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T22:40:19","slug":"nhl-star-evander-kane-next-penalty-could-cost-him-more-than-2-minutes-in-the-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nhl-star-evander-kane-next-penalty-could-cost-him-more-than-2-minutes-in-the-box\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Star Evander Kane\u2019s Next Penalty Could Cost Him More Than 2 Minutes in the Box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ice in professional hockey<\/a> arenas is slightly less than an inch thick. Veteran NFL player Evander Kane<\/a> is currently skating on ice that is even thinner than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The steady-scoring San Jose Sharks forward skates from problem to problem lately. Now, an investigation into a new allegation could lead to incarceration for months, if not years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Jose Sharks\u2019 Evander Kane is entering his 13th<\/sup> NHL season<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Forward Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks warms up during the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on March 27, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. | Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Evander Kane entered the NHL in 2009 as an 18-year-old after the Atlanta Thrashers made him the No. 4 overall selection in the draft. That followed a stellar amateur career that included winning a Memorial Cup and finishing second in Western Hockey League Rookie of the Year voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thrashers moved to Winnipeg two years later, and Kane finished with 109 goals and 113 assists in six seasons with the franchise before a trade to the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres traded him to the San Jose Sharks late in his third season there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kane, now 30 and with four seasons left in a seven-year, $49 million contract, has produced 87 goals and 79 assists in 212 games for San Jose since late February 2018. He posted 22 goals and 27 assists in 56 games last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his NHL career, Kane has 264 goals and 242 assists in 769 games with a minus-69 plus\/minus. His 988 penalty minutes don't compare to what he potentially faces now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NHL star Evander Kane\u2019s next penalty could be his biggest<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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