Evan Rankin

Evan Rankin (born March 28, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played with the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.

Evan Rankin
Rankin with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in 2016
Born	(1986-03-28) March 28, 1986 (age 39) Portage, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Manitoba Moose Grand Rapids Griffins Rochester Americans Syracuse Crunch Kölner Haie Lehigh Valley Phantoms St. John's IceCaps Utica Comets
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2008–2017

Playing career

Rankin played regularly for the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL between 2009 and 2011. On November 25, 2011, the Notre Dame product was signed by the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League to a professional tryout contract.^[1] After contributing immediately to the offense, Rankin remained with the Americans for the duration of the 2011–12 season, signing his first AHL contract and scoring an impressive 29 points in 35 games.^[2]

On July 3, 2012, the Americans announced that Rankin had signed a one-year contract extension to remain with the team in the AHL.^[3] During the 2012–13 season, he played in 48 games and contributed offensively with 31 points.

Rankin departed the Amerks as a free agent and, on July 10, 2013, signed a one-year deal with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.^[4]

On July 22, 2014, Rankin took his career overseas by signing a one-year contract with Kölner Haie of the German DEL.^[5] During the 2014–15 season, he played 18 games for the team but had difficulty adjusting to the European style of play, managing only 3 points. As a result, he chose to return to North America and rejoined the Rochester Americans in the AHL for a second stint on January 26, 2015.^[6]

After completing his fifth season with the Walleye in 2016-17, Rankin, who held the franchise record for most goals, officially announced his retirement from professional hockey on September 1, 2017.^[7]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Lincoln Stars	USHL		59	15	18	33	35		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Notre Dame	CCHA		36	5	5	10	49		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Notre Dame	CCHA		29	3	2	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Notre Dame	CCHA		31	4	3	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Notre Dame	CCHA		47	8	11	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	CHL		64	28	23	51	65		7	2	3	5	6
2009–10	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		65	32	25	57	30		4	0	1	1	2
2009–10	Manitoba Moose	AHL		4	1	0	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		63	23	32	55	53		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		10	1	1	2	7		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		15	10	8	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Rochester Americans	AHL		35	15	14	29	9		2	0	1	1	0
2012–13	Rochester Americans	AHL		48	14	17	31	20		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		62	16	14	30	61		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kölner Haie	DEL		18	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Rochester Americans	AHL		32	8	7	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		29	18	11	29	14		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		24	1	6	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	St. John's IceCaps	AHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Utica Comets	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		66	28	27	55	49		17	8	6	14	13
AHL totals				215	56	59	115	117		2	0	1	1	0