Kent Fearns (born September 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Colorado College[1]
| Kent Fearns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 13, 1972 Langley, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Cape Breton Oilers Knoxville Cherokees Flint Generals Las Vegas Thunder Manitoba Moose Munich Barons ERC Ingolstadt Hamburg Freezers EC KAC | ||
| NHL Draft |
1993 NHL Supplemental Draft Hartford Whalers | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2005 | ||
Career edit
Fearns joined the ice hockey program at Colorado College in 1991 after helping the Chilliwack Chiefs win a regular season title. He was nearly a point per game player for the Tigers and named to the WCHA all-Rookie team. Fearns helped CC post its first non-losing season since 1980 and its first postseason game in five years. The team's success couldn't be sustained, however, and the Tigers finished last in the conference in 1993. Don Lucia was brought in as head coach for Fearns' junior season and the change in leadership brought about an incredible turnaround. CC won its first regular season title in 37 years and posted the best record since winning the national championship in 1957.[2] The renaissance for the program continued the following year and Fearns helped CC win back-to-back conference titles for the first time in program history. He was named an All-American as CC won 30 games for the first time and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1978.
With his college career over, Fearns signed a professional contract the following year and slowly worked his way up to the top level of the minor leagues. After more than two years with the Manitoba Moose and no callups to the NHL on the horizon, Fearns headed to Europe. His first year with the Munich Barons saw the team with the DEL championship. After finishing as runner-ups the following year, the team's finances became problematic. Fearns remained with the club until 2002 and then spent a season with ERC Ingolstadt. In 2003 he returned to his previous franchise, which had now relocated to Hamburg and then ended his playing career with EC KAC.
Statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | Richmond Sockeyes | BCJHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Richmond Sockeyes | BCJHL | 53 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCJHL | 57 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Colorado College | WCHA | 33 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Colorado College | WCHA | 39 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Colorado College | WCHA | 40 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Flint Generals | CoHL | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Knoxville Cherokees | ECHL | 37 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 65 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 66 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | Munich Barons | DEL | 48 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Munich Barons | DEL | 53 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 2001–02 | Munich Barons | DEL | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 51 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | EC KAC | Austria | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||
| BCJHL totals | 115 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NCAA totals | 153 | 35 | 84 | 119 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 58 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| IHL totals | 162 | 28 | 62 | 90 | 110 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| DEL totals | 220 | 26 | 71 | 97 | 253 | 43 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 46 | ||||
Awards and honors edit
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1991–92 | [3] |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1993–94 | [4] |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1994–95 | [4] |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1994–95 | [1] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Colorado College men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database