Kane's father, Perry, was an amateur boxer, so he named his son after former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
Signed by Vancouver of the Western Hockey League at the age of 15, Kane played just eight regular-season games and seven postseason games as Vancouver won the 2006-07 Memorial Cup.
Kane's father, Perry, was an amateur boxer, so he named his son after former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield.
Signed by Vancouver of the Western Hockey League at the age of 15, Kane played just eight regular-season games and seven postseason games as Vancouver won the 2006-07 Memorial Cup.
Still rookie eligible in 2007-08, Kane scored 24 goals in 65 games and was a finalist for the Jim Piggott Memorial Award that goes to the WHL's top rookie.
Finishing with 48 goals and 96 points and a plus-51 rating in 61 games for Vancouver in 2008-09, Kane was named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team and played in the Top Prospects Game in the Canadian Hockey League.
The Atlanta Thrashers selected Kane with the No. 4 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft.
Kane made his NHL debut with the Thrashers and collected an assist for his first NHL point on Oct. 3, 2009, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. His first NHL goal came in the next game, Oct. 8, 2009, against the St. Louis Blues, and he finished his rookie season with 14 goals.
He led the Thrashers with 151 hits in 2010-11 and scored 19 goals. The Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg to become the Jets in 2011-12 and Kane responded with a 30-goal season. At the age of 20, he was the NHL's youngest 30-goal scorer that season.
Kane's 147 hits led the Jets in 2012-13 and his 190 shots was second in the NHL. He assembled an eight-game point streak from Feb. 12-26, 2013.
Kane scored his 100th NHL goal on Nov. 17, 2014, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Feb. 11, 2015, Kane was traded by the Jets to the Buffalo Sabres, but a shoulder injury sidelined him for the final 27 games of the 2014-15 season, delaying his Sabres debut until the following season.
Kane recorded an assist in his Sabres debut on Oct. 8, 2015, against the Ottawa Senators. He scored his first goal as a Sabre on Oct. 21, 2015, against the Toronto Maple Leafs and finished the season with 20 goals. Kane's 21:02 of average time on ice was second among Sabres forwards, trailing only teammate Ryan O'Reilly.
Internationally, Kane was part of the Canadian team that won gold medals at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup and the 2009 World Junior Championship.
