[united]

Understanding Evander Kane: The former Vancouver Giant has always been wired differently

He’s never been one for convention. During the May 2007 Memorial Cup run, one day at practice the 15-year-old Kane punched 19-year-old teammate Brendan Mikkelson in the mouth after Mikkelson, a defenceman already drafted by the Anaheim Ducks, half-heartedly slashed Kane in the hands during a one-on-one drill. Hockey teams are rife with class systems, and underage call-ups don’t routinely show up veterans.
...
You did hear stories about his grubbing for points. Teammates during Kane’s time in Vancouver talked about how one of them would score, and Kane would start shouting, “No. 9 passed it to him, No. 9 passed to him,” in a bid to get the referee to award him with an assist. Had he always made that pass? Not exactly. But you get the idea.

Another story made the rounds about Kane texting a team official during a post-game meal, asking him to go over the game tape to see if Kane should have been awarded an assist. Vancouver had lost that game, Hay got wind of what was going on and was none too pleased.

Is there a selfishness to all this? Certainly. Don’t be confused, though. Kane understands that team success furthers personal success. If you know him at all, you get that missing the playoffs for all those years in Atlanta and Winnipeg irks him beyond belief.