Evan Rankin

Evan Rankin
Born	(1986-03-28) March 28, 1986
Nationality	American
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player (retired)
Known for	Ice hockey career with Toledo Walleye, Rochester Americans, and other teams

Evan Rankin (born March 28, 1986) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who last competed with the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL.

Playing career

Between 2009 and 2011, Rankin was a consistent presence on the roster of the Toledo Walleye. On November 25, 2011, the former Notre Dame athlete secured a professional tryout agreement with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Making an immediate impact, he earned a full AHL contract for the 2011–12 campaign, tallying 29 points across 35 games.

Rankin extended his contract with Rochester on July 3, 2012, agreeing to a one-year deal. Throughout the 2012–13 season, he appeared in 48 games and amassed 31 points.

As a free agent, he inked a one-year contract with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL on July 10, 2013.

On July 22, 2014, Rankin ventured to Europe by signing a one-year contract with Kölner Haie in Germany's DEL. He participated in 18 contests but found it challenging to adjust to the European style of play, recording just 3 points. Subsequently, he returned to North America and rejoined Rochester on January 26, 2015.

Following his fifth season with Toledo during the 2016–17 period—where he set the franchise record for most goals scored—Rankin declared his retirement from professional hockey on September 1, 2017.

Career statistics

  | 2011-12 AHL season Rochester Americans AHL 35 15 14 29 9 2 0 1 1 0     |- ALIGN="center" 2012-13 AHL season Rochester Americans AHL48 14 17 31 20 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2013-14 AHL season Syracuse Crunch AHL62 16 14 30 61 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" 2014–15 DEL season Kölner Haie Deutsche Eishockey Liga18 2 1 3 6 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2014-15 AHL season Rochester Americans AHL32 8 7 15 8 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" 2015-16 ECHL season Toledo Walleye ECHL29 18 11 29 14 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2015-16 AHL season Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL24 1 6 7 6 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" 2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" 2015–16 Utica Comets AHL3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — |- ALIGN="center" 2016-17 ECHL season Toledo Walleye ECHL66 28 27 55 49                                                                                                          |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Lincoln Stars	USHL		59	15	18	33	35		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Notre Dame	CCHA		36	5	5	10	49		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Notre Dame	CCHA		29	3	2	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Notre Dame	CCHA		31	4	3	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Notre Dame	CCHA		47	8	11	19	28		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	CHL		64	28	23	51	65		7	2	3	5	6
2009–10	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		32 |25 |57 |30 |4 |0 |1 |1 |2
2009–10	Manitoba Moose	American Hockey League		1 |0 |1 |4 |— |— |— |— |—
2010–11	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		23 |32 |55 |53 |— |— |— |— |—
2010–11	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		1 |1 |2 |7 |— |— |— |— |—
2011–12	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		10 |8 |18 |8  |   —  |   —  |   —  |   —  |   —
AHL totals !215 !56 !59 !115 !117 !2 !0 !1 !1 !0