15 Interesting Facts About Kevin Stevens

During the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs, he publicly guaranteed his team would win four straight games after trailing 2-0 in the Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins.

He suffered a devastating facial injury during a playoff game in 1993 after knocking himself unconscious during a hit on defenseman Rich Pilon.

Before committing to hockey, he was invited to try out for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies baseball teams.

He set a record for the fastest American-born player to reach 50 goals in a season during the 1991-92 campaign, doing so in just 62 games.

His 123 points in the 1991-92 season set a record for the most points in a single season by an American-born left winger.

He co-founded the Power Forward foundation with his sister to combat addiction and support therapy dog programs in sober homes.

He and Gary Roberts became the first players in NHL history to record a 50-goal season while also accumulating over 200 penalty minutes.

His facial reconstruction surgery required an incision from ear to ear, over 100 stitches, and metal plates to reassemble his bones.

He became the 25th player in NHL history to score three goals in a single playoff period during a game against the Boston Bruins in May 1992.

He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins shortly after being drafted in exchange for Swedish left winger Anders Håkansson.

His son was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2015 and later played for the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

He was benched alongside teammate Cam Neely during a game in January 1996 due to a poor relationship with Boston Bruins head coach Steve Kasper.