Kevin Weekes

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Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers
Nationality	Canada
Born	April 4, 1975, Toronto, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	41st overall, 1993 Florida Panthers
Pro Career	1997 – present
Website	kevinweekes.com

Kevin Weekes (born 4 April 1975) is a professional ice hockey goaltender of Barbadian/Bajan origin, born in Toronto, Ontario.

Kevin's career started with the Owen Sound Platers of the Ontario Hockey League. He also had a brief stint with the Ottawa 67's.

Chosen 41st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, he joined the team for the 1997-98 season, going 0-5-1 in 11 appearances for the Panthers. The following summer he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in a trade for Pavel Bure and compiled a 6-15-5 record in 31 appearances over a season and a half before being traded to the New York Islanders halfway through the 1999-2000 season. At the conclusion of that season he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he played until late in the 2001-02 season when he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes.

He played in a tandem with Arturs Irbe, helping lead the Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals while recording two shutouts in the playoffs, establishing a Hurricanes team record.

He signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent prior to the 2004-05 NHL lockout, winning his first start with the Rangers on 5 October 2005 in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

His parents emigrated from Barbados.

[edit] Career statistics

Season	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	T	GA	SO	Avg
1997-1998	Panthers	11	485	0	5	1	32	0	3.96
1998-1999	Canucks	11	532	0	8	1	34	0	3.83
1999-2000	Canucks	20	986	6	7	4	47	1	2.86
1999-2000	Islanders	36	2,025	10	20	4	115	1	3.41
2000-2001	Lightning	61	3,377	20	33	3	177	4	3.14
2001-2002	Lightning	19	829	3	9	0	40	2	2.89
2001-2002	Hurricanes	2	119	2	0	0	3	0	1.50
2002-2003	Hurricanes	51	2,965	14	24	9	126	5	2.55
2003-2004	Hurricanes	66	3,764	23	30	11	146	6	2.33
2005-2006	Rangers	32	1850	14	14	0	91	0	2.95

NHL Totals		309	16,937	92	150	33	811	19	2.87