Alan Hepple (born August 16, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, and is one of a few people from England to play in the National Hockey League.

Alan Hepple
Born (1963-08-16) August 16, 1963 (age 61)
Blaydon, England, United Kingdom
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
NHL draft 169th overall, 1982
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1983–1993

Playing career

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Selected 169th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, he played three NHL games for the Devils over three seasons between 1983 and 1986, scoring no points and registering seven penalties in minutes. His minor league career was played between 1983 and 1993 with the Maine Mariners, Utica Devils and Newmarket Saints of the American Hockey League and the San Diego Gulls and Cincinnati Cyclones of the International Hockey League.[1]

Post-playing career

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Hepple remained within professional hockey, joining the Nashville Predators organization as a scout from 1997 to 2002 before joining the Colorado Avalanche as a scout for the 2002–03 season. After 7 seasons as a scout, Hepple was promoted to assistant Director of Amateur scouting with the Avalanche, serving in the role for a further six seasons before he was named the Director of Amateur Scouting with Colorado prior to the 2015–16 season.[2]

Hepple was not renewed in his role with Avalanche following his sixth season as Director of Amateur Scouting, and left the organization after 19 years.[3] He was later announced to have joined the Arizona Coyotes front office, assuming the role as Director of Professional Scouting prior to the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Owen Sound Kings MWJHL 36 10 18 28 50
1980–81 Ottawa 67's OHL 64 3 13 16 110 6 0 1 1 2
1981–82 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 6 22 28 160 17 2 10 12 84
1982–83 Ottawa 67's OHL 64 10 26 36 168 9 2 1 3 24
1983–84 Maine Mariners AHL 64 4 23 27 117
1983–84 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 7
1984–85 Maine Mariners AHL 80 7 17 24 125 11 0 3 3 30
1984–85 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1985–86 Maine Mariners AHL 69 4 21 25 104 5 0 0 0 11
1985–86 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Maine Mariners AHL 74 6 19 25 137
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 78 3 16 19 213
1988–89 Newmarket Saints AHL 72 5 29 34 122 5 0 1 1 23
1989–90 Newmarket Saints AHL 72 6 20 26 90
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 76 0 18 18 126
1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 82 6 35 41 191 4 0 1 1 6
1992–93 San Diego Gulls IHL 10 0 1 1 27
1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 70 7 31 38 201
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 7
AHL totals 585 35 163 198 1,034 21 0 4 4 64

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alan Hepple player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  2. ^ "Colorado Avalanche 2019-20 Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. February 19, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-22. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Avs shake up their front office". hockeyfeed.com. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Craig Morgan (July 2, 2021). "Alan Hepple joining Coyotes staff". Twitter. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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