Evan McEneny

Evan McEneny (born May 22, 1994) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League (AHL). Undrafted, he formerly played with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career McEneny went undrafted in the 2012 NHL entry draft after playing only two games for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League due to a torn ACL suffered in the second game of the season which caused him to miss the remaining games. He later signed with the Vancouver Canucks on September 13, 2012, as an undrafted free agent. On November 20, 2013, McEneny was traded by the Rangers to the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for Dylan Di Perna.

McEneny spent most of the 2015–16 season, his first professional season, playing with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. The following season, he was assigned to start the season with the Utica Comets of the AHL. On February 24, 2017, McEneny was recalled to the NHL for the first time by the Canucks. He made his NHL debut the following night against the San Jose Sharks as the Canucks were defeated 4–1.

As an unsigned free agent from the Canucks, McEneny sat out the opening months of the 2019–20 season recovering from a knee injury. On completing rehabilitation, McEneny signed a professional tryout with the Laval Rocket of the AHL, an affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, on November 21, 2019.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Burlington Cougars OJHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Kitchener Rangers OHL 44 0 4 4 14 4 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Kitchener Rangers OHL 2 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2012–13 Kitchener Rangers OHL 65 6 28 34 42 10 1 3 4 14 2013–14 Kitchener Rangers OHL 15 2 5 7 23 — — — — — 2013–14 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 46 5 30 35 55 7 1 1 2 6 2013–14 Utica Comets AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 68 9 36 45 71 4 1 1 2 0 2015–16 Utica Comets AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 36 1 24 25 19 5 0 1 1 6 2016–17 Utica Comets AHL 64 8 15 23 20 — — — — — 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Utica Comets AHL 11 2 5 7 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Utica Comets AHL 58 8 23 31 39 — — — — — 2019–20 Laval Rocket AHL 21 2 1 3 16 — — — — — NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —