Kevin Bieksa
Kevin Francesco Bieksa (born June 16, 1981) is a Canadian studio analyst and former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of 13 years in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks. He is a co-host of Hockey Night in Canada.
| Kevin Bieksa | |
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| 230px Bieksa with the Canucks in 2012 | |
| Born | 16 June 1981
(aged 44) |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks |
| National team |  Canada
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| NHL Draft | 151st overall, 2001 Vancouver Canucks |
| Playing career | 2004–2018 |
After playing junior hockey in Ontario, Bieksa was awarded a scholarship to Bowling Green University, where he spent four years. While at university, Bieksa was selected by the Canucks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, and joined their minor league partner, the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL), after graduating. After spending time with the Moose, he joined the Canucks. A physical defenceman, Bieksa has increased his scoring totals in each of the full seasons he has played in the NHL.
During his time with the Canucks, Bieksa would help them reach the Stanley Cup Finals but they would lose 4 games to three to the Boston Bruins.[1] On June 27, 2011, Bieksa would sign a five-year, $23 million contract extension with the team.[2]
On June 30, 2015, the Canucks traded Bieksa to the Anaheim Ducks for a second round pick in the 2016 draft.[3] He would sign a two-year, $8,000,000 contract extension two days later.[4]
On October 13, 2022, Bieksa would sign a one-day contract with the Canucks and would retire.[5]
After retiring, Bieksa became a analyst for Hockey Night in Canada.[6] His work has earned him a nomination for Best Sports Analyst at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, 2022, and 2024.[7][8][9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 48 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Burlington Cougars | OPJHL | 49 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 40 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 34 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 38 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 80 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 192 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 23 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 38 | ||
| 2005–06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 134 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 72 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2010-11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 66 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 35 | ||
| 2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 94 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 60 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 81 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 2017–18 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 59 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| OPJHL totals | 127 | 14 | 59 | 73 | 238 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| CCHA totals | 147 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 316 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| AHL totals | 108 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 267 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 73 | ||||
| NHL totals | 808 | 63 | 215 | 278 | 1124 | 86 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 147 | ||||
Kevin Bieksa Media
- Kevin Bieksa Canucks practice.jpg
Bieksa skates at a Canucks practice in April 2009
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Bieksa defending against Anže Kopitar in April 2010
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Bieksa warming up prior to a game in January 2013
References
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database