John A. Stevens (born May 4, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and is the current head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
A skilled defensive defenceman, Stevens was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round, 47th overall, of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Stevens followed up a junior career with the Oshawa Generals by playing four seasons for the Hershey Bears and earning cal...
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John A. Stevens (born May 4, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and is the current head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
A skilled defensive defenceman, Stevens was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round, 47th overall, of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Stevens followed up a junior career with the Oshawa Generals by playing four seasons for the Hershey Bears and earning call-ups during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons, playing in a total of 9 games with the Flyers. He was signed by the Hartford Whalers in 1990 and reassigned to the Whalers' farm team, the Springfield Indians, which he captained to the franchise's seventh and final Calder Cup that season. When the Indians' franchise moved to Worcester in 1994, he was the first captain of its successor franchise Springfield Falcons, where he played for two additional years (for a total of six seasons in Springfield).
In 1996, Stevens signed once more with the...
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