Evan Rodrigues

Not to be confused with Evan Rodriguez.
Evan Rodrigues
Born (1993-07-28) 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 Canada East
World Junior A Challenge
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 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 3 4 7 2
Junior totals 5 3 4 7 2

References

  1. ↑ "RODRIGUES NAMED HEA PLAYER OF WEEK – Ontario Junior A Hockey League – Pointstreak Sites". pointstreaksites.com. April 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Evan Rodrigues Bio – GoTerriers.com – Official Home of Boston University Athletics". goterriers.com.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Sabres Sign BU Forward Evan Rodrigues To Entry-Level Contract". NESN.com.
  4. ↑ "Sabres call up forwards Rodrigues, Schneider from minors". Associated Press. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gionta scores twice to lead Sabres over Islanders". Yahoo! Sports. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
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