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Kevyn Adams
Kevyn Adams
Born	October 8, 1974 (age 50); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs; Columbus Blue Jackets; Florida Panthers; Carolina Hurricanes; Phoenix Coyotes; Chicago Blackhawks; DEG Metro Stars
National team	United States
NHL draft	25th overall, 1993; Boston Bruins
Playing career	1996–2008

Kevyn William Adams (born October 8, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey center and current general manager of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. During his career, Adams played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes and the Chicago Blackhawks, and was also a former associate coach for the Sabres.

Playing career

Adams grew up in Clarence, New York and played his youth hockey for the Wheatfield Blades organization at a rink then known as Sabreland, where the Buffalo Sabres used to practice.^[1] Adams played collegiately for Miami University and was drafted in the 1st round, 25th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Adams has also played for the Florida Panthers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Toronto Maple Leafs. His best season was 2000–01 when he had 29 points. The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Adams, Bret Hedican, and Tomas Malec on January 16, 2002 from the Panthers for Sandis Ozolinsh and Byron Ritchie. During the NHL lockout season in 2004–05, Adams played a short stint for the DEG Metro Stars in Düsseldorf, Germany. With the return of the NHL in 2005–06, he returned to Carolina, where he was an alternate captain on the Hurricanes Stanley Cup winning team that season. On January 8, 2007, he was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Dennis Seidenberg. On August 11, 2007, Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Radim Vrbata. On October 7, 2008, Adams was released from the Blackhawks. On January 6, 2009, Adams retired to become a player-agent.^[2]

Coaching and management career

On August 3, 2011, Adams was named Assistant Coach of the Buffalo Sabres.^[3] He was fired on May 9, 2013, two days after the Sabres named Ron Rolston as their new head coach.^[4] Adams was named the Senior Vice President of Business Administration for the Sabres in 2019.^[5] On June 16, 2020, he was named the team's general manager, replacing the recently-fired Jason Botterill.^[6] Despite Adams’ claim that he knows what it takes to win a Stanley Cup, his strategy of handing out large NHL contracts to unproven young players has only resulted in abject failure to assemble a competitive NHL team in his 4+ years as General Manager. As of December 2024, the team has yet to make the playoffs under his watch, let alone be remotely viewed seriously in professional circles as a contender for the Stanley Cup.

On March 25, 2021, Adams filled in as head coach of the Sabres when head coach Don Granato and assistant coach Matt Ellis entered the NHL's COVID protocol.^[7] The Sabres lost the game, 4-0, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, extending the Sabres winless streak to sixteen games.

Personal life

Adams was the second player in NHL history, after Bill Nyrop, to be born in the District of Columbia. Despite being born in the D.C. area, Adams grew up in Clarence, New York, and keeps a second home in Bemus Point, New York.^[8] He was inducted into the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Niagara Scenics	NAHL	55	17	20	37	24	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Niagara Scenics	NAHL	40	25	33	58	51	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Miami Redskins	CCHA	40	17	15	32	18	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Miami Redskins	CCHA	36	15	28	43	24	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Miami Redskins	CCHA	38	20	29	49	30	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Miami Redskins	CCHA	36	17	30	47	30	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL	82	22	25	47	47	5	1	1	2	4
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	5	0	0	0	7	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	59	17	20	37	99	4	0	0	0	4
1998–99	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	1	0	0	0	7	7	0	2	2	14
1998–99	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	80	15	35	50	85	5	2	0	2	4
1999–00	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	23	6	11	17	24	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	52	5	8	13	39	12	1	0	1	7
2000–01	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	66	8	12	20	52	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL	12	3	6	9	2	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Florida Panthers	NHL	44	4	8	12	28	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	33	2	3	5	15	23	1	0	1	4
2002–03	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	77	9	9	18	57	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	73	10	12	22	43	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	DEG Metro Stars	DEL	9	1	2	3	4	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	15	8	23	36	25	0	0	0	14
2006–07	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	35	2	2	4	17	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	33	1	7	8	8	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	27	0	2	2	13	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			540	59	77	136	317	67	2	2	4	39
AHL totals			144	38	67	105	208	9	2	0	2	8

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	United States	WJC	6th	7	4	3	7	2
2005	United States	WC	6th	1	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				7	4	3	7	2
Senior totals				1	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA Second Team	1994–95
Stanley Cup champion	2006

References

^ "Kevyn Adams (2006) on his Career and Stanley Cup". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
^ "Kevyn Adams in limbo no more, as he jumps to player-agent role". ESPN.com. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
^ "Buffalo Sabres name Kevyn Adams assistant coach". Buffalo Sabres. August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
^ "Sabres fire assistant coaches Patrick, Adams". TSN. May 9, 2013.
^ "Sabres name Kevyn Adams Senior VP of Business Administration". Buffalo Sabres. September 23, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ "Botterill fired as Sabres general manager, replaced by Adams". National Hockey League. June 16, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ "GM Kevyn Adams to coach Sabres as Granato, Ellis enter COVID protocols". NBC Sports. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
^ "Stanley Cup Journals". Hockey Hall of Fame. 2006. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
^ "2011 Hall of Fame Inductees".

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Kevyn Adams Day With the Stanley Cup
Miami Hockey 2005–06 Media Guide

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dmitri Kvartalnov	Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1993	Succeeded by Evgeni Ryabchikov
Preceded by Jason Botterill	General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres 2020–present	Incumbent