Kevin Stevens was a talented baseball player in high school who had tryouts with the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, but he elected to stick with hockey. Stevens attended Boston College, graduating in 1987, playing at the 1987 World Championships, and then joined the 1988 US Olympic team. He would later represent the US again at the 1996 Worlds. Stevens played in the NHL from 1987-2002, starting with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and then jumping around to the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, before ending his career back where he started, with the Penguins. In his NHL career, he played in 874 games, scoring 329 goals and 726 points. Stevens had two outstanding seasons with the Penguins. In 1991-92 he scored 54 goals and 123 points, while the next season he had 55 goals and 111 points. Stevens also had a brief foray to the International Hockey League in 1988-89 with the Muskegon Lumberjacks. After his playing career ended, he became a scout for the NHL.
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