Kevin Conway

Kevin Scott Conway (born 13 July 1963) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played mainly in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Playing career

Junior Conway was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He began his major-junior ice hockey career with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 1980–81 season.

The following season, 1981–82, Conway joined the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds also in the OHL. He helped them to finish second in their division and to the quarter finals of the playoffs. Staying with the Greyhounds again for the 1982–83 season, Conway helped the team to finish first in their division, win the Hamilton Spectator Trophy and to the final of the playoffs where they were defeated by the Oshawa Generals.

After just two games with the Greyhounds at the start of the 1983–84 season, Conway moved on to play with the Kingston Canadians. Although the Canadians finished bottom of their division that season and did not qualify for the playoffs, Conway still finished as the league's top scorer and in sixth place in the scoring leaders chart with 65 goals and 65 assists for 130 points in 63 games. Conway also won the William Hanley Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player. Helping the GB team to win the tournament and gain promotion to Pool B, Conway scored 13 goals and 10 assists

Conway played for the GB team a total of 58 times between 1992 and 1999 and scored a total of 66 points from 33 goals and 33 assists. Named the BIHWA BHL Division 1 Player of the Year in 1987–88. Named to the BHL Division 1 All-star team in 1990, 1992 and 1993. Number 10 shirt retired by Basingstoke Bison in 2005. Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

Records Most goals (6) and most powerplay goals (4) in one game for Kingston Canadians against Belleville Bulls on 3 February 1983. Leading goal scorer in the OHL in 1983–84.

Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM - ALIGN="center" 1980–81 Oshawa Generals OHL 9 0 4 4 0 — — — — —

1981–82 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 36 7 6 12 33 13 5 6 11 6 - ALIGN="center" 1982–83 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 67 57 65 122 30 16 7 5 12 6

1983–84 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 2 3 0 3 0 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 1983–84 Kingston Canadians OHL 61 62 65 127 20 — — — — —

1983–84 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 10 3 7 10 5 13 5 10 15 12 - ALIGN="center" 1984–85 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 46 17 12 29 39 — — — — —

1984–85 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 36 13 14 27 11 3 0 0 0 0 - ALIGN="center" 1985–86 Ayr Bruins BHL 35 129 98 227 69 4 6 8 14 11

1986–87 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 29 11 8 19 29 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 1986–87 Durham Wasps BHL 19 53 48 101 14 5 9 15 24 13

1987–88 Durham Wasps BHL 2 3 8 11 2 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 1987–88 Telford Tigers BHL 29 148 104 252 106 — — — — —

1988–89 Telford Tigers BHL 24 80 86 166 71 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 1989–90 Cleveland Bombers BHL 32 107 81 188 52 — — — — —

1990–91 Cleveland Bombers BHL 36 48 46 94 66 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 1991–92 Basingstoke Beavers BHL 36 100 75 175 46 — — — — —

1992–93 Basingstoke Beavers BHL 31 87 84 171 22 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 1993–94 Basingstoke Beavers BHL 44 64 64 128 42 — — — — —

1994–95 Basingstoke Beavers BHL 44 47 76 123 28 4 3 5 8 4 - ALIGN="center" 1995–96 Basingstoke Beavers BHL 36 35 33 68 40 6 4 4 8 6

1996–97 Basingstoke Bison ISL 41 26 23 49 22 6 1 3 4 0 - ALIGN="center" 1997–98 Basingstoke Bison ISL 42 18 21 39 20 6 1 7 8 2

1998–99 Newcastle Riverkings ISL 42 16 19 35 10 6 2 3 5 0 - ALIGN="center" 1999–00 Hull Thunder BNL 13 8 8 16 6 — — — — —

1999–00 Chelmsford Chieftains EPIHL 8 6 6 12 6 4 3 3 6 0 - ALIGN="center" 2000–01 Solihull Barons EPIHL 30 41 40 81 42 — — — — —

2001–02 Solihull Barons EPIHL 23 27 34 61 24 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 2003–04 Solihull MK Kings EPIHL 24 15 17 32 20 — — — — —

2006–07 Solway Sharks SNL 15 19 14 33 24 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 2006–07 Solway Sharks Northern League 18 17 27 44 14 — — — — —

2007–08 Solway Sharks SNL 13 6 14 20 10 — — — — — - ALIGN="center" 2007–08 Solway Sharks Northern League 17 9 15 24 30 — — — — —

International Tournament Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1992 Great Britain World Championships Pool C 5 13 10 23 6 1993 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 8 11 19 8 1994 Great Britain World Championships Pool A 6 2 1 3 6 1997 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 2 3 5 0 1999 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 1 3 4 8

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