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Kent Fearns

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Kent Fearns
Born (1972-09-13) September 13, 1972 (age 52)
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Cape Breton Oilers
Knoxville Cherokees
Flint Generals
Las Vegas Thunder
Manitoba Moose
Munich Barons
ERC Ingolstadt
Hamburg Freezers
EC KAC
NHL draft 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1991–2005

Kent Fearns (born September 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Colorado College[1]

Career

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Fearns joined the ice hockey program at Colorado College in 1991 after helping the Chilliwack Chiefs win a regular season title. He was nearly a point per game player for the Tigers and named to the WCHA all-Rookie team. Fearns helped CC post its first non-losing season since 1980 and its first postseason game in five years. The team's success couldn't be sustained, however, and the Tigers finished last in the conference in 1993. Don Lucia was brought in as head coach for Fearns' junior season and the change in leadership brought about an incredible turnaround. CC won its first regular season title in 37 years and posted the best record since winning the national championship in 1957.[2] The renaissance for the program continued the following year and Fearns helped CC win back-to-back conference titles for the first time in program history. He was named an All-American as CC won 30 games for the first time and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1978.

With his college career over, Fearns signed a professional contract the following year and slowly worked his way up to the top level of the minor leagues. After more than two years with the Manitoba Moose and no callups to the NHL on the horizon, Fearns headed to Europe. His first year with the Munich Barons saw the team with the DEL championship. After finishing as runner-ups the following year, the team's finances became problematic. Fearns remained with the club until 2002 and then spent a season with ERC Ingolstadt. In 2003 he returned to his previous franchise, which had now relocated to Hamburg and then ended his playing career with EC KAC.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL 5 0 1 1 0
1989–90 Richmond Sockeyes BCJHL 53 6 13 19 41
1990–91 Chilliwack Chiefs BCJHL 57 10 26 36 101
1991–92 Colorado College WCHA 41 10 27 37 48
1992–93 Colorado College WCHA 33 7 15 22 76
1993–94 Colorado College WCHA 39 11 19 30 62
1994–95 Colorado College WCHA 40 7 23 30 39
1995–96 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 6 0 0 0 4
1995–96 Flint Generals CoHL 24 5 6 11 23
1995–96 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 21 1 8 9 24 8 1 5 6 6
1996–97 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 37 11 21 32 37
1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 21 3 8 11 6
1996–97 Manitoba Moose IHL 10 1 4 5 6
1997–98 Manitoba Moose IHL 65 10 23 33 32 3 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Manitoba Moose IHL 66 14 27 41 66 5 1 5 6 8
1999–00 Munich Barons DEL 48 10 16 26 46 12 5 3 8 8
2000–01 Munich Barons DEL 53 5 21 26 53 11 2 3 5 22
2001–02 Munich Barons DEL 19 3 8 11 14 9 1 4 5 8
2002–03 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 49 4 10 14 90
2003–04 Hamburg Freezers DEL 51 4 16 20 50 11 1 3 4 8
2004–05 EC KAC Austria 46 10 17 27 72 12 2 1 3 22
BCJHL totals 115 16 40 56 142
NCAA totals 153 35 84 119 225
ECHL totals 58 12 29 41 61 8 1 5 6 6
IHL totals 162 28 62 90 110 8 1 5 6 10
DEL totals 220 26 71 97 253 43 9 13 22 46

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1991–92 [3]
All-WCHA Second Team 1993–94 [4]
All-WCHA Second Team 1994–95 [4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1994–95 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Colorado College men's Hockey 2017-18 Media Guide". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  3. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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