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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.
| Kevyn Adams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 8, 1974 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 | ||
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]
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]
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.
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]
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 | ||||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-CCHA Second Team | 1994–95 |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2006 |
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