Evan Rodrigues
| Evan Rodrigues | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 28, 1993 Etobicoke, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada East
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| World Junior A Challenge | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Penticton | |
Evan Rodrigues (born July 28, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Junior
Rodrigues played two seasons for the Georgetown Raiders of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). He scored 105 points (41 goals, 64 assists) in 94 contests during the two seasons, and led his team to the playoffs in both seasons to advance to the 2010–2011 league semifinals. Rodrigues was named to the Team Canada East and earned All-Star Honours after scoring seven points (3 goals, 4 assists).[1]
College
Rodrigues attended Boston University where he played four seasons (2011–2015) with the Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team, which competes in the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference. A two time Hockey East Second Team All-Star, Rodrigues tallied 121 points (42 goals, 79 assists) in 146 contests throughout his career as a BU Terrier. During his senior year, Rodrigues finished second in the nation in scoring with 61 points and was named Hockey East Player of the Month in both January and April 2015.[2]
Professional
On April 22, 2015, Rodrigues agreed to a two-way, entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[3] He played most of the season with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League before receiving his first NHL call-up and playing his first game on April 8, 2016.[4] He scored his first NHL goal and first NHL assist the following night in a game against the New York Islanders.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 56 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 37 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Boston University | HE | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Boston University | HE | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Boston University | HE | 41 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 72 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Canada East U19 | WJAC-19 |  |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
References
- ↑ "RODRIGUES NAMED HEA PLAYER OF WEEK – Ontario Junior A Hockey League – Pointstreak Sites". pointstreaksites.com. April 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Evan Rodrigues Bio – GoTerriers.com – Official Home of Boston University Athletics". goterriers.com.
- ↑ "Buffalo Sabres Sign BU Forward Evan Rodrigues To Entry-Level Contract". NESN.com.
- ↑ "Sabres call up forwards Rodrigues, Schneider from minors". Associated Press. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Gionta scores twice to lead Sabres over Islanders". Yahoo! Sports. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
External links
- Evan Rodrigues's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Evan Rodrigues's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database