Evan Cheverie (born May 6, 1980) is a

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retired professional

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forward.

Playing career

Cheverie was born in

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. Undrafted, Cheverie spent four seasons at

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before turning professional in 2002 with the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). Th ...

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. He also had spells in the

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(AHL) with the

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and the

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(UHL) with the Columbus Stars before returning to the ECHL with the

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in 2004. His performances of 29 goals and 68 points in 72 games helped him become an ECHL All-Star. In 2005, Cheverie moved to the

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, signing with the

Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and ren ...

, scoring 20 goals and 52 points, playing mostly as a defenceman to cover for injuries. His outstanding performances earned him a place in the First Team Elite League All-Star selection team. Cheverie then moved to

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playing for

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and then in

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for

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where he continued to produce impressive numbers. In 2008, Cheverie returned to the United Kingdom, signing with the

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cham ...

, reuniting with Stevie Lyle, who were teammates in France. On June 6, 2010, he signed for

Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Ishockeyklubb is an ice hockey club based in Nestan, Norway and playing in the GET-ligaen. Home games are played in Eidsiva Arena (Kristins Hall), and occasionally in Håkons Hall. History Founded on 2 November 1957, Lillehammer I ...

in Get-Ligaen for the 2010–11 season. Cheverie returned to Belfast during the 2013 offseason.

Personal

His younger brother,

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was also a professional hockey

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, who was drafted by the

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and played in the AHL.

References

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* 1980 births Living people Belfast Giants players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey forwards Canadian people of French descent Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players Columbus Stars players Coventry Blaze players HC Morzine-Avoriaz players Lillehammer IK players Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) players Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Charlottetown Vålerenga Ishockey players {{canada-icehockey-player-stub