Kevin Joseph Ahearn (born June 20, 1948) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 78 games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers in 1972–73. As an amateur, he played for the Boston College men's ice hockey as well as the US national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament.
| Kevin Ahearn | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 20, 1948 Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for | New England Whalers | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1970–1975 | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Boston College | NCAA | DNP - Freshman | |||||||||||
| 1967–68 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 30 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 26 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Boston College | ECAC Hockey | 26 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Montréal Voyageurs | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | New England Whalers | WHA | 78 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 58 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Long Island Cougars | NAHL | 39 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | ||
| NCAA Totals | 82 | 45 | 80 | 125 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL Totals | 69 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1970–71 | United States | International | 50 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 31 | |
| 1971 | United States | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1971–72 | United States | International | 50 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 61 | |
| 1972 | United States | OG | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| International totals | 100 | 52 | 44 | 96 | 92 | |||
References
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