DU Hockey Legends
KEVIN DINEEN
Kevin Dineen was born in Quebec City during the years his father was playing for the local AHL team. Kevin is the son of former NHL player and head coach Bill Dineen. He spent most of his childhood in Seattle, while his father coached the minor-league team, but lived in several other cities as his father pursued his coaching career. Kevin played one year of Junior B hockey with the Toronto St. Michael's team, then played two years with the University of Denver where he scored 28 goals and 35 assists in two seasons. He is the younger brother of former minor-leaguer Shawn Dineen and former NHL players Peter Dineen and Gord Dineen. Shawn preceded Kevin at DU. He is the older brother of former minor-leaguer Jerry Dineen. Kevin turned pro in 1984-85 with the AHL's Binghamton Whalers and scored 15 goals in 25 games before making his NHL debut during the season. Kevin’s greatest success was in the NHL where he spent 18 seasons, one of the longest NHL careers of any DU player.
Selected in the third round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, Kevin Dineen made his NHL debut on December 3, 1984 against the Montreal Canadiens. It was against those same Canadiens less than two weeks later that Dineen scored his first NHL goal against Doug Soetaert finishing his rookie season with 25 goals.
In just his second year with the Whalers, Dineen helped the club improve 15 points in the standings and advance to the playoffs for the first time in five years. In 1985-86, the Whalers lost in a game-seven overtime thriller against the eventual Stanley Cup champions from Montreal. In 1986-87, the Whalers followed up a strong post-season with a team best 43 wins and 93 points to win their first regular season Adams Division title. Dineen led the Whalers with 40 goals and won the Shawmut Bank Favorite Whaler Award. He represented the NHL at the Rendez-Vous '87 series against the Soviet All-Stars in February and in 1987-88, he co-led the Whalers with 25 goals and was voted to play in his first mid-season All-Star Game.
On November 13, 1991, Dineen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers where he got to play under head coach-dad Bill Dineen through 1992-93 and was the team captain for the 1993-94 season. In 1992-93, Dineen finished the season with a career-high six-point game against the Sabres and his fifth career 30-goal season.
In the shortened 1994-95 season, Dineen was a runner-up for the Masterton Trophy and helped the Flyers make the playoffs for the first time in six years as the team advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Midway through the following season, Dineen was traded back to the Whalers, and in 1996-97, won his second Whalers' True Grit Award as he led the team with five game-winning goals. Dineen and the Whalers moved to Carolina in 1997-98 and played two seasons with the Hurricanes before signing as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 1999-00.
After only one season in Ottawa, Dineen was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft and went on to play two seasons in Columbus before retiring from the game four games into the 2002-03 season.
Throughout his career Dineen represented Canada at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarjevo and again in 1985 at the World Championships where the team won a silver medal. A member of Team Canada that beat the Soviets in the 1987 Canada Cup tournament, Kevin Dineen went on to play over 1,188 games in the NHL.
Coaching Career: Named Portland (AHL) head coach on July 18, 2005, a job which he still retains.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Bud Light NHL Man of the Year: 1990-91 (Hartford)
Sporting News NHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Hartford)
Hockey News NHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Hartford)
Hockey Digest NHL All-Star First Team: 1988-89 (Hartford)
All-Star Game: 1988, 1989 (Hartford)
Hartford Kravitz Award (MVP): 1988-89
Hartford Top Gun Award (Points Leader): 1988-89
Hartford Three-Star Award (Three-Stars Leader): 1988-89
Hartford Booster Club MVP: 1988-89
Hartford Favorite Whaler Award (Fan Vote): 1986-87
Hartford True Grit Award (Most Inspirational): 1985-86 (first winner), 1996-97
Hartford Man of Year Award: 1986-87
Hartford Founders Trophy (Community Service): 1984-85 (shared), 1987-88 (shared)
Hartford Dodge Ram Tough Award (Special Goals Leader): 1988-89
Philadelphia Class Guy Award (Media Vote): 1991-92
Philadelphia Captain: Oct. 5, 1993, until Sept. 6, 1994
Hartford/Carolina Captain: October 1996 until October 1998
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most career penalty minutes (1,439), most short-handed goals in one season (4 in 1984-85)
Hartford Goals Leader: 1986-87 (40), 1987-88 (25, tie), 1988-89 (45)
Hartford Playoffs Points Leader: 1986 (13, tie), 1988 (8)
Hartford Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (6), 1988 (4), 1990 (3, tie)
Carolina Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1999 (8, tie)
Philadelphia Playoffs Goals Leader: 1995 (6, tie)
Compiled from Legends of Hockey and hockeydraftcentral.com by du78
KEVIN DINEEN
Kevin Dineen was born in Quebec City during the years his father was playing for the local AHL team. Kevin is the son of former NHL player and head coach Bill Dineen. He spent most of his childhood in Seattle, while his father coached the minor-league team, but lived in several other cities as his father pursued his coaching career. Kevin played one year of Junior B hockey with the Toronto St. Michael's team, then played two years with the University of Denver where he scored 28 goals and 35 assists in two seasons. He is the younger brother of former minor-leaguer Shawn Dineen and former NHL players Peter Dineen and Gord Dineen. Shawn preceded Kevin at DU. He is the older brother of former minor-leaguer Jerry Dineen. Kevin turned pro in 1984-85 with the AHL's Binghamton Whalers and scored 15 goals in 25 games before making his NHL debut during the season. Kevin’s greatest success was in the NHL where he spent 18 seasons, one of the longest NHL careers of any DU player.
Selected in the third round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, Kevin Dineen made his NHL debut on December 3, 1984 against the Montreal Canadiens. It was against those same Canadiens less than two weeks later that Dineen scored his first NHL goal against Doug Soetaert finishing his rookie season with 25 goals.In just his second year with the Whalers, Dineen helped the club improve 15 points in the standings and advance to the playoffs for the first time in five years. In 1985-86, the Whalers lost in a game-seven overtime thriller against the eventual Stanley Cup champions from Montreal. In 1986-87, the Whalers followed up a strong post-season with a team best 43 wins and 93 points to win their first regular season Adams Division title. Dineen led the Whalers with 40 goals and won the Shawmut Bank Favorite Whaler Award. He represented the NHL at the Rendez-Vous '87 series against the Soviet All-Stars in February and in 1987-88, he co-led the Whalers with 25 goals and was voted to play in his first mid-season All-Star Game.
On November 13, 1991, Dineen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers where he got to play under head coach-dad Bill Dineen through 1992-93 and was the team captain for the 1993-94 season. In 1992-93, Dineen finished the season with a career-high six-point game against the Sabres and his fifth career 30-goal season.In the shortened 1994-95 season, Dineen was a runner-up for the Masterton Trophy and helped the Flyers make the playoffs for the first time in six years as the team advanced all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Midway through the following season, Dineen was traded back to the Whalers, and in 1996-97, won his second Whalers' True Grit Award as he led the team with five game-winning goals. Dineen and the Whalers moved to Carolina in 1997-98 and played two seasons with the Hurricanes before signing as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators in 1999-00.
After only one season in Ottawa, Dineen was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft and went on to play two seasons in Columbus before retiring from the game four games into the 2002-03 season.Throughout his career Dineen represented Canada at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarjevo and again in 1985 at the World Championships where the team won a silver medal. A member of Team Canada that beat the Soviets in the 1987 Canada Cup tournament, Kevin Dineen went on to play over 1,188 games in the NHL.
Coaching Career: Named Portland (AHL) head coach on July 18, 2005, a job which he still retains.
NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Bud Light NHL Man of the Year: 1990-91 (Hartford)
Sporting News NHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Hartford)
Hockey News NHL All-Star Second Team: 1986-87 (Hartford)
Hockey Digest NHL All-Star First Team: 1988-89 (Hartford)
All-Star Game: 1988, 1989 (Hartford)
Hartford Kravitz Award (MVP): 1988-89
Hartford Top Gun Award (Points Leader): 1988-89
Hartford Three-Star Award (Three-Stars Leader): 1988-89
Hartford Booster Club MVP: 1988-89
Hartford Favorite Whaler Award (Fan Vote): 1986-87
Hartford True Grit Award (Most Inspirational): 1985-86 (first winner), 1996-97
Hartford Man of Year Award: 1986-87
Hartford Founders Trophy (Community Service): 1984-85 (shared), 1987-88 (shared)
Hartford Dodge Ram Tough Award (Special Goals Leader): 1988-89
Philadelphia Class Guy Award (Media Vote): 1991-92
Philadelphia Captain: Oct. 5, 1993, until Sept. 6, 1994
Hartford/Carolina Captain: October 1996 until October 1998
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most career penalty minutes (1,439), most short-handed goals in one season (4 in 1984-85)
Hartford Goals Leader: 1986-87 (40), 1987-88 (25, tie), 1988-89 (45)
Hartford Playoffs Points Leader: 1986 (13, tie), 1988 (8)
Hartford Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (6), 1988 (4), 1990 (3, tie)
Carolina Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1999 (8, tie)
Philadelphia Playoffs Goals Leader: 1995 (6, tie)
Compiled from Legends of Hockey and hockeydraftcentral.com by du78
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