Fantasy Summary
A great skating, puck-moving defenseman who plays with an edge. A good multi-cat candidate who still flies under the radar in most circles.
Observations
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October 2021 – Evans was returned to the Regina Pats after an impressive camp with the Kraken. He was an assist machine in the WHL last year, with 25 in just 24 games, with only three goals. If you have room in your pipeline for a pass-first defender, you’d be wise to stash Evans, who has also put up over a PIM per game throughout his entire WHL career. As the Kraken seem to be interested in drafting and holding their players, having made zero ‘side deals’ in the draft, keep an eye on Evans’ development, as he may be patrolling the Kraken blue-line in due time. Evans is a patient, playmaking defenseman who likes to carry the puck and distribute to his teammates – evidenced by his point totals always being 3:1 assists to goals (or more) for his entire amateur and junior career. As we salivate over where Connor Bedard will be drafted in the upcoming entry draft, it would behoove us to remember Ryker Evans equaled Bedard’s point totals (albeit in nine more games) for the Pats last season. Alex Wyatt
July 2021 – Evans was selected in the second round, 35th overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Draft. Nick Richard
Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
2014-2015 | CRAA Blue U15 AA | HCAA U15 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | | | ||||||
Calgary Royals U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | |||||||
2015-2016 | Calgary Royals U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 36 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 28 | | | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Team Calgary South | Alberta Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | |||||||
CRAA Blue U16 AAA | AEHL U17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | Playoffs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
2016-2017 | CRAA Blue U16 AAA | AEHL U17 | 36 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 68 | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
2017-2018 | Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 41 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 58 | | | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA | TCQ-W | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | |||||||
Notre Dame Hounds U18 AAA | Telus Cup | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | | | |||||||
2018-2019 | Regina Pats | WHL | 45 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | | | ||||||
2019-2020 | Regina Pats | WHL | 63 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 81 | | | ||||||
2020-2021 | Regina Pats | WHL | 24 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 37 | | | ||||||
2021-2022 | Regina Pats | WHL | 63 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 96 | | | ||||||
2022-2023 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 71 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 74 | | | Playoffs | 26 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
2023-2024 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | | | ||||||
Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 25 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | | | Playoffs | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | |
2024-2025 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | | |
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