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Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey)

Kevin Preston Maxwell (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils. Later Maxwell scouted for the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers. He was the director of Pro Scouting for the New York Rangers for 15 years before taking the General Manager position for the St. Louis Blues American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Early life

Maxwell was born in Edmonton. He played junior hockey with the Penticton Vees and in college with the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey team (now North Dakota Fighting Hawks).

Career

Maxwell represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid. In six games he scored 5 assists with 4 penalty minutes.

His NHL career spanned three seasons and 66 games, scoring six goals and 15 assists, with 61 penalty minutes. During the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs and the North Stars finals run, he played 16 games and contributed three goals, four assists, and dogged defensive play.

As of 2022, he is the general manager of the Springfield Thunderbirds of the AHL.