Kent Fearns

Kent Fearns (born September 13, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Colorado College^[1]

Kent Fearns
Born	(1972-09-13) September 13, 1972 (age 52) Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Cape Breton Oilers Knoxville Cherokees Flint Generals Las Vegas Thunder Manitoba Moose Munich Barons ERC Ingolstadt Hamburg Freezers EC KAC
NHL draft	1993 NHL Supplemental Draft Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1991–2005

Career

Fearns joined the ice hockey program at Colorado College in 1991 after helping the Chilliwack Chiefs win a regular season title. He was nearly a point per game player for the Tigers and named to the WCHA all-Rookie team. Fearns helped CC post its first non-losing season since 1980 and its first postseason game in five years. The team's success couldn't be sustained, however, and the Tigers finished last in the conference in 1993. Don Lucia was brought in as head coach for Fearns' junior season and the change in leadership brought about an incredible turnaround. CC won its first regular season title in 37 years and posted the best record since winning the national championship in 1957.^[2] The renaissance for the program continued the following year and Fearns helped CC win back-to-back conference titles for the first time in program history. He was named an All-American as CC won 30 games for the first time and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1978.

With his college career over, Fearns signed a professional contract the following year and slowly worked his way up to the top level of the minor leagues. After more than two years with the Manitoba Moose and no callups to the NHL on the horizon, Fearns headed to Europe. His first year with the Munich Barons saw the team with the DEL championship. After finishing as runner-ups the following year, the team's finances became problematic. Fearns remained with the club until 2002 and then spent a season with ERC Ingolstadt. In 2003 he returned to his previous franchise, which had now relocated to Hamburg and then ended his playing career with EC KAC.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988–89	Richmond Sockeyes	BCJHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Richmond Sockeyes	BCJHL		53	6	13	19	41		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Chilliwack Chiefs	BCJHL		57	10	26	36	101		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Colorado College	WCHA		41	10	27	37	48		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Colorado College	WCHA		33	7	15	22	76		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Colorado College	WCHA		39	11	19	30	62		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Colorado College	WCHA		40	7	23	30	39		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Cape Breton Oilers	AHL		6	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Flint Generals	CoHL		24	5	6	11	23		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Knoxville Cherokees	ECHL		21	1	8	9	24		8	1	5	6	6
1996–97	Knoxville Cherokees	ECHL		37	11	21	32	37		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		21	3	8	11	6		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Manitoba Moose	IHL		10	1	4	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Manitoba Moose	IHL		65	10	23	33	32		3	0	0	0	2
1998–99	Manitoba Moose	IHL		66	14	27	41	66		5	1	5	6	8
1999–00	Munich Barons	DEL		48	10	16	26	46		12	5	3	8	8
2000–01	Munich Barons	DEL		53	5	21	26	53		11	2	3	5	22
2001–02	Munich Barons	DEL		19	3	8	11	14		9	1	4	5	8
2002–03	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		49	4	10	14	90		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		51	4	16	20	50		11	1	3	4	8
2004–05	EC KAC	Austria		46	10	17	27	72		12	2	1	3	22
BCJHL totals				115	16	40	56	142		—	—	—	—	—
NCAA totals				153	35	84	119	225		—	—	—	—	—
ECHL totals				58	12	29	41	61		8	1	5	6	6
IHL totals				162	28	62	90	110		8	1	5	6	10
DEL totals				220	26	71	97	253		43	9	13	22	46

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team	1991–92	[3]
All-WCHA Second Team	1993–94	[4]
All-WCHA Second Team	1994–95	[4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1994–95	[1]