After the arrest, Stevens left the Rangers and went to rehab for a couple of months. Suzanne Stevens husband Kevin Stevens is no stranger to trouble, back in the day when he played for the New York Rangers he was also arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute and possessing drug paraphernalia, that was back in January, 2000 when he left a nightclub in Sauget, Illinois, in a cab and asked the driver if he knew any prostitute he can get him that night. It was the sound of people whod grown comfortable with misery, he thought. After graduating with a degree in economics scoring 70 points in 39 games as a senior Stevens was named to the 1987 U.S. national team and the 1988 Olympic team. Thats what Im doing now.. And hell never know how much I appreciate it.. Instead, he dragged the agents along, giving them nothing of value. Most of all, himself. My life was either going to go left or right, and I had to make a decision.. Ive got it., Thats the thing about Kev, said Kelli Wilson, his big sister and life coach. But Stevens never stopped using. Pittsburgh beat the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins before meeting the Minnesota North Stars in the Stanley Cup Final. Its what they had in common. Prosecutors werent buying any of the stories, though. Luke, his eldest, is a six-foot-five forward at Yale and was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2015. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old? Luke and Ryan are hockey players Luke is a forward with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the Penguins organization after playing at Yale, where Ryan is currently a forward. Scoring a hat trick in the first period, he would add one more goal before the end of the game. Back home, his pregnant wife and two young children would learn the news like everyone else. Kevin Alexander Stephens (born 28 July 1984) is an English former professional footballer who most recently played for Boreham Wood. Actor Kevin Costner did not think he would get the attention of his first wife, Cindy Silva. Stevens lets out one of his patented belly laughs after making that comment. Stevens had discussed his plans, which also included selling his own prescription pills, in a wire-tapped phone conversation with a friend, Christopher Alonardo, who was implicated in a local FBI investigation into the drug trade. With a chance to go pro in either sport, Stevens hedged towards the safer bet, accepting a full ride to play hockey for Boston College. I have to put being sober first every day, before everyone else in my life. He was carried off the ice on a stretcher and rushed to hospital, where a surgeon used nine metal plates to reconstruct his forehead. He was locally famous for the joy he brought with each bundle of letters. But when youre in this addiction you look back I was a bad father, a bad husband, a bad son, a bad brother. From that point on, Stevens has been clean, loyal to the Penguins, loyal to his family, and above all, loyal to himself. Don't miss out - sign up for our newsletters! This addiction thing, he said, his voice offering almost a hint of embarrassment, is a daily thing. Thats what addiction does. He had all the tools to be the best left-winger for a few years in the NHL.. There wasnt a mad bone in his body, it was just Kevin, says Shero. Hed set up the nets just as school was letting out, when the frozen bogs filled with kids on skates. Stevens came back to have one more strong season for the Penguins, in 199394 (41 goals, 47 assists), before being traded the next year. Kevin Millwood has been married to Rena Stevens since 1999. After one decent season and another season where he rarely received playing time, he retired from the NHL in 2002. But despite the distance that had grown between him and his family, Stevens tried to be there for his dad in his illness. Hes my big goon, my teddy bear. Im loyal to that place, to the fans there, to the organization, to Mario. He talked about it on a radio program about addiction that he co-hosts, Cross Check, and as part of a foundation hed started called Power Forward, dedicated to raising awareness about addiction. In his last days, he held his daughter Kelli close and made one last request. And its a great thing for both of them. The Option Line wasnt giving him any; he had to go get help. An athlete who once had a choice of which sport to pursue professionally, was turning into a beer league old-timer. He vowed to himself to get the help he needed, and to follow through this time. Imagine that big, tough Kevin Stevens being vulnerable? He scored 13 more in the 199192 postseason. One of Stevens best friends is a man named Paul Veneto. As usual, his prediction is correct, as the Penguins emerge with a 4-1 victory. Im not like that., At the station, Stevens told officers hed been smoking crack on and off for the past eight years. Hed joined the team for part of training camp this fall, and theyd given him a new pair of skates so he could hit the ice again. On a chilly April evening in Boston, Stevens walks with a purpose past the old site of the Boston Garden, where he once made the most famous prediction in Pittsburgh sports history. Kevin Stevens. He was comfortable hanging with the captain or the youngguys on a team. He scored his first NHL goal in his first game and tallied four more in 15 games before the year was out. Once one of the NHL's best power forwards, Kevin Stevens lost his career to a combination of injury and drug addiction. [Power Forward] gives me something to look forward to every day., On the television, the Penguins 2017 banner slowly reached the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. Pembroke held a parade in honour of its favourite son ahead of the Calgary Games. Kevin Stevens shatters most of the bones in his face in a 1993 playoff game. And if you haven't, doesn't matter, you should know him. Suzanne Stevens Suzanne Stevens is the wife of former NHL player , former left wing player who played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins. Later on, he moved to Cadillac where he was raised. He led the team with 54 goals and finished second in league scoring with 123 points (ahead of Wayne Gretzky and just behind Lemieux, who returned from injury to lead the league with 131). Hed climbed into the warmth of his own bed last night, beside the woman he loved, with their newborn son close in his crib. Finally, as the arrests and the addictions mounted, Stevens learned the lesson all addicts must: Take care of yourself first, and everyone else second. He didnt even consider that he might have an addiction. After this event, Stevens entered the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program. Big Read: Winter league baseball in Mexico's cartel country. During this past year, its been harder than ever for a lot of people. Stevens, who turns 56 today, has been clean for nearly five years. Stevens leaned forward, taking in the moment recalling a time when it was him standing on the blueline with his Pittsburgh teammates, celebrating twin titles of their own. Luke played four years of college hockey at Yale University, but was ultimately not offered a contract by the Hurricanes, and signed a minor league contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL in August 2020. And then, just as quickly, it was gone. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. he asked himself. After a poor season, he was traded to the New York Rangers in 1997, where he experienced several solid seasons, but failed to match the expectations levied on him from his marked success playing with Mario Lemieux and the Penguins. Stevens inched to the door and looked out the peep hole. Stevens remembers taking a penalty early in the first period and joining the play when that time expired. And thank God the in-person meetings are starting again, he said. In 2011, Stevens left the Pittsburgh Penguins organization as a pro scout to spend more time with his family. Your existing password has not been changed. I am. By checking this box, I agree to the terms of service and privacy policy of Rogers Media. Kelli was incredulous. Trying to separate the contenders from pretenders at the NHL's first half, The Buffalo Sabres' problem with shopping Evander Kane, He developed into this beast who could skate, hit and shoot. He was one of the best, if not the best, power forwards for a few years, says Lemieux. He was set to face trial a year after his arrest. It broke his heart. Another knock, and a voice on the other side of the door: Collinsville Police Department!. The addiction followed him west. Then, theres Hunter. KEVIN PAUL DUPONT Former NHL star Kevin Stevens putting his life back together By Kevin Paul Dupont Globe Staff,May 29, 2017, 4:21 p.m. 42 Kevin Stevens believes his addiction is. . Just a good man who is doing special things with his life.. Stevens admitted to his family and friends that he had a problem and agreed to give rehab another try. They told the story of Artie the story of the big guy, with the booming laugh. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. His nose was also rebuilt. He is survived by his wife Stacey Renee Stevens; children, Braden, Madison and Alyssa [2] It hurt my family, it hurt my kids, it hurt my parents it hurt everybody. The two-time Stanley Cup champion and three-time all-star reflects on his battle with addiction and his desire to give back ahead of documentary premiere south of the border. He is not dating anyone. Ryan Kennedy. Im just not sure, he said. He remained in the hospital for more than a month, given large doses of painkillers to numb the agony. (The two separated in 2004 and divorced in 2010.). According to our Database, He has no children. A pandemic, a lockdown, isolation and a history of addiction isnt an ideal mix for Stevens these days pretty brutal, he says. I didnt know I had a purpose for a long time, he says. But there was no happiness, no solution in my life where I could live without drugs Even though I wasnt using it was still controlling my life. He credits Suzanne with holding the family together and making sure the kids had some sense of support and normalcy. With the help of Hayes and the rest of his close-knit group of friends at AA, Stevens stayed sober in the year before his trial. As his growing kids excelled in sports, drugs kept Stevens at a distance. His 17 goals during the 199091 playoffs are tied for fourth all-time (only Jari Kurri and Reggie Leach with 19 and Joe Sakic with 18 have surpassed that mark). Somebody to talk to. It was the first for a lot of us, [and] a first for the city, Stevens says. Hes always got Hunter, or driving to Yale to see Ryan play, or seeing the other kids, Wilson said. Whatever the spark, Stevens says the urge to use consumed him. Luckily she had also been interested in him since their first meeting. A group of us have been getting together and talking, supporting each other, working our way through all the bullshit day by day. The Penguins swept the Bruins then swept the Chicago Blackhawks to win their second straight Stanley Cup. He looked terrible and played worse. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Hobomock minor ice hockey team from Pembroke. His family is well. Ken Campbell Sep 9,. When he wasnt catching hockey games for the Penguins, he picked up extra work with an electrician buddy. Well, sort of. But he does sometimes. Several vertebral discs in his neck were broken, as was his collar bone, and hed suffered another severe head injury. By Samantha Benitz. Former NHL All Star and Pembroke, Massachusetts native Kevin Stevens continues sharing his story of addiction. In 2017, Stevens was named Special Assignment Scout with the Penguins hockey organization. These were hardened criminals whod accepted their fates, he thought. A star athlete in his day, Artie had made it to the minors as a catcher in the Cincinnati Reds system. Suzanne Stevens NHL Kevin Stevens' wife Suzanne Stevens Suzanne Stevens is the wife of former NHL player , former left wing player who played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins. He doesnt realize he doesnt have $20 million in the bank anymore. Stevens said addiction takes and takes and takes but he fought back and took his life back. Artie shoveled and watered the ice each day, often with a cigar dangling from his lips. A federal judge took mercy on him in 2017, sentencing him to probation after Stevens admitted to selling oxycodone in Massachusetts. For the longest time, he wanted to take care of everybody but himself. If this last arrest had finally been rock bottom, he thought, hed been given another chance to pull himself back up. His face smashed on the ice like an eggshell says Glenn Healy, the former Islanders goalie, who was right beside the play. Kevin Spacey . She is currently 64 years old. Put me in that category, Rutherford said. Suzanne Stevens NHL Kevin Stevens' wife. Suzanne Stevens was pregnant with their third child at the time. And he was diminished physically, too. He was asked to leave the arena more than once. He was so professional. [7], In May 2017, Stevens entered a guilty plea in a Boston federal court and was sentenced to probation, community service and a $10,000 fine. In June 2015, his son, Luke Stevens, was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes 5th round, 126th overall pick. On Dec. 16, 2014 high on a mix of opioids and Ambien Stevens fell asleep at the wheel and crashed headfirst into an oncoming vehicle. Ray Shero. In May 2017, Stevens entered a guilty plea in a Boston federal court and was sentenced to probation, community service and a $10,000 fine. The Penguins swept the Bruins then swept the Chicago Blackhawks to win their second straight Stanley Cup. Stevens played a few games with the Penguins in the 198788 NHL season, then spent the 198889 NHL season jumping back and forth between the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League (IHL). Best times of my life. Luke entered his senior year of high school in September 2015 and has signed a letter of intent to play college hockey at Yale University for the 201617 season. [1], Stevens was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Let me tell you, if you dont put being sober first, it wont be second, third or fourth. Hed received invitations to try out for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, and before his first year in college, he was drafted in the sixth round by the Los Angeles Kings. They won the series in six games. He was handed a brown bag with 175 Oxycodone pills in it. Kevin Stevens (born April 15, 1965) is an American former ice hockey player and current scout in the National Hockey League (NHL). He married his high-school sweetheart, a local pageant queen named Patricia. The laughter kept gnawing at him. Artie was equally beloved by the players on the team, who noticed the similarities between Stevens and his father. After one decent season and another season where he rarely received playing time, he retired from the NHL in 2002. Follow Josh on Twitter @JoshYohe_PGH, Kevin Stevens, back, with Paul Veneto and Becca Pizzi. Its a start.. Try a week on us. Stevens took opioids in any form he could get them. By the time Stevens could walk, Artie had already taught him to catch, throw and hit. Promise me that. She agreed. Once again, he vowed to change. On the television, the Penguins were raising the Stanley Cup banner in honour of the teams second straight NHL title. Stevens' play steadily improved during his time with the team and in 1987-88 he finished with 45 points in 44 games. To Kevs kids, Paul is Uncle Paulie. Just a wonderful guy, and he was a big part of our staff when I was the general manager in Pittsburgh. Kevin has four children, three from his first marriage, Annie, Lily, and Joe, and . Really good. The younger Artie was as important to the team off the ice as he was on it, says Lemieux. Games carried on until it got too dark to see the puck and Patricia called her family in to warmth and dinner and The Brady Bunch. Design by Drew Lesiuczok, Big Read: What it's like to be the third Sedin sort of. During the Pittsburgh Penguins' back-to-back Stanley Cup seasons of 199091 and 199192, Stevens was the only Penguin to play in every regular season and playoff game. Signs of wealthy society the one Stevens used to belong to are around him: Men wearing tailored suits, women in expensive yoga pants carrying Louis Vuitton purses, children staring at their iPhones in a trance, and finely groomed poodles at every turn. (Fred Jewell / The Associated Press). Its really unfortunate that after he got injured against the Islanders, his life went in a different direction, says Lemieux. He was asked to sit on the bed. Its counterintuitive to so many people in the big-hearted community, and make no mistake, Stevens is a charter member. "He was one of those guys nobody disliked," Gretzky told, It was like someone took a hammer and crushed his skull., Im hanging out in the worst places in town, doing things that those people do. [5] After this event, Stevens entered the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program. I think I have one now.. After being traded from the Penguins, Stevens never again reached the success that he had while in Pittsburgh. Stevenss father and sister were there, too. Hes a good man.. And I paid a big price.. But when youre on your computer, and theres a game on in the background, your mind always drifts back to hockey a little bit. Recognizing his exceptional eye for talent, the team gave him a second shot as an East Coast scout in 2017. The Zoom meetings did the job as well as they could. Those who have worked with Stevens in recent years appreciate him mightily. Im so proud of all four of them, Stevens said. He had four consecutive seasons of at least 40 goals and 80 points from 19901994 and surpassed 50 goals and 100 points in 199192 and 199293. Though Kevin has doubts about his future with Madison, it's revealed. Stevens was allowed to go free, but for the next four months, agents checked in with him regularly, pushing him to work with them to implicate others in the drug trade. Im just glad Im still here.. Suzanne (his ex-wife) is a great mom. Stevens was sent to the Boston Bruins in 1995 along with Shawn McEachern for Glen Murray and Bryan Smolinski. Theyd sit on the dock and talk about family, about leaving the past behind, about the future and all the hope it carried. One day later, Stevens stands inside a Starbucks about 20 miles south of Boston in the swanky town of Hingham, Mass. Bones could be repaired, but the brain was another problem. Third time hes given me a job. Although he lived more than 30 miles away, for the next year, Hayes picked Stevens up every morning, so they could attend a 7 a.m. AA meeting at a neighbourhood church. Stevens was just a couple of months into his second stint as an East Coast scout with the franchise. While he felt his best sport was baseball, he eventually drew the attention of Boston College in both baseball and hockey. His forehead was completely shattered. One year later, on May 14, 1993, the Penguins were playing the New York Islanders in game seven of the Patrick Division finals. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. Early in the first period, Stevens skated in and checked Islanders' defenseman Rich Pilon, hitting Pilon's visor with so much force that he knocked himself unconscious. I hope Im around for a long time.. Doctors had serious concerns about the impact the injury would have on Stevenss cognitive ability. In a 2019 interview with The Players' Tribune, Kevin paid tribute to his. When they heard he was missing games and practices, they knew something was up but, Kelli says, they had no idea what. Anything youd want to have, I had, Stevens says. You know youre not gonna fing make 2,000 to 3,000 every time, Stevens told his accomplice but he needed [to put] some money in the bank account.. He smiled. [Addiction] ruined my hockey career, he says. RIO GRANDE VALLEY - Right-handed pitcher Kevin Stevens, who pitched for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team from 2020-22, signed a free agent contract with the New York Yankees organization on Tuesday. In November 2011, Arthur Stevens was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Kevin Stevens wife . But hes been on the right path for a while now. Playing as a defenceman, Pilon played for the Islanders, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues during his 15-year NHL career. My heart broke for [them]., Sometimes Stevens would forget to pick them up from school or a practice, because he was out hunting for drugs. They had stumbled together, fallen together, helped each other back up. He was invited to try out for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies; however, accepting that he was not a great hitter in baseball, he decided to play hockey instead. Hed felt it before in doses, but never quite like this. About a year after retiring, Stevens hurt his neck while lifting weights. They saw that he was high. The nonprofit specializes in helping people who are struggling with addiction and is now helping fund living arrangements for addicts so they can work on battling addiction in safe places. He came out of it after a few months and resumed his career, but he was never the same.. That November, when Fallon was five months pregnant, Stevens arranged to pick up a package of illegally-obtained Oxycodone as part of a low-level drug dealing scheme. Im really lucky. Although hed tumbled for more than two decades, Stevens never thought his fall would end like this. Kevin is a good man with a bad disease. Stevenss first encounter with drugs had come a couple months before his injury, when he snorted cocaine at a bar in Manhattan. He scored 13 more in the 199192 postseason. 7. , money, salary, income, and assets. Other times, hed show up to one of their hockey games noticeably high. Just got off the phone with Rick Tocchet. The Mexican Pacific League is full of pitfalls, those found in the cutthroat nature of the game, and in the drug-dominated state in which it's played. That trend continued on Tuesday when Holland's James Baer and Zeeland's Owen Stevens touched the wall together, both finishing in 22.43 to tie for first place. During the most difficult moments of the past year, Stevens focused even more intently on his children. For more than two decades, Stevens lived with a disease that took everything from him. Hes only 6. There was nothing he could do. Occasionally his routine included a visit with his parole officer and a random drug test. He took pride in representing the organization that had given him his first opportunity in the game. But just as in his playing days, he wasnt able to put his addiction aside for the team or for anyone. You may have created an account with another Rogers Media account that can be used to sign in here. A friend gave him Percocet to deal with the pain. Hes helping people every single day with his foundation, and thats what he loves to do. Stevens then joined the Boston Bruins and came back to Los Angeles in 1996, a year later he signed a deal with the New york Rangers and left after three years to join the Philadelphia Flyers. He married his high-school sweetheart, Suzanne, in 1990; he was making about $150,000 a season at the time a fortune to a kid from Pembroke; and his Penguins teammates became some of his closest friends. [Being a good dad] was no work for me when I was sober I loved being a good dad, Stevens says. He'd forget to pick them up or show up high to their hockey games. Always worked so hard. Despite Stevenss struggle with painkillers through his career, he insists his real problem back then was with stimulants, like crack. Now, he's fighting to stay clean and put the pieces of his life back together. He is also one of four NHL players to have accumulated more than 50 goals and at least 200 PIM in a season, the others are Keith Tkachuk, Brendan Shanahan and Gary Roberts. While still a long way from the wholeness of those glory days, he felt that piece by piece he was finally putting his life back together. He is also one of four NHL players to have accumulated more than 50 goals and at least 200 PIM in a season, the others are Keith Tkachuk, Brendan Shanahan and Gary Roberts. October 20, 2022 11:27 AM ET Font Size: "Yellowstone" star Kevin Costner is reportedly being told to leave the show by his wife, Christine Baumgartner. 66 and 99 on the NHL leaderboard. Stevens is a full-time dad, for one thing. At 57 years old, Kevin Stevens height Help him get better. And I know it. Cullen, like many of Stevenss closest friends, decided he had to cut Kevin out of his life if he refused to get help. The 50-yard freestyle is always close. It didnt affect it, it ruined it., Promise me that you wont give up on Kevin. It didnt affect it, it ruined it., Stevens retired in a house overlooking the ocean in Duxbury and tried to settle into the routine of normal life. In 2006, Adkins met and married Jeffrey Adkins while they were both stationed in Hawaii, and began a military family of their own. The charges against him were federal this was big. Jim Davis/Globe Staff Black News Hour presented by The Boston Globe Run by Black journalists at The Boston Globe,. Afterwards, theyd often head back to Hayess house on Great Heron Pond in Plymouth, Mass. His heart raced and sweat dripped down his face. He has a great feel for the game. But his charm and generosity still endeared him to teammates. Kevin Stevens was born on 15 April, 1965, is an Ice hockey player. With the opioid epidemic in full force across North America there were 1,574 confirmed opiod-related deaths in Massachusetts in 2015, a 20-percent increase over the previous year federal investigators were working hard to the curb the drug trade. He focused on his kids, on being the best father he could, he says, but the pull of addiction still consumed him. Kevin Stevens was all smiles back in 1995 when he was traded to the Bruins. My life was either going to go left or right, and I had to make a decision, he says. Back home, one of Stevenss first calls was to Ron Hayes, a friend hed met in AA way back in 2003. Scoring a hat trick in the first period, he would add one more goal before the end of the game. Stevens agreed, but never delivered. He bounced from doctor to doctor lying about injuries, trying to find one who would write him a prescription. Hunter, nearly two now, was fast asleep in his crib. Thirty years earlier, the Penguins beat the Bruins by that exact score in Game 3 of the Wales Conference final, two days following his iconic prediction that the Penguins would win four straight games after falling behind 2-0 in that series. He had all the tools to be the best left-winger, which I think he was, for a few years in the NHL., The following season Lemieux missed 16 games with a back injury, and Stevens was crucial in keeping the Penguins hopes alive. Power withdraws from Daytona 24 due to wife's ill health . Josh joined The Athletic in 2017 after covering the Penguins for a decade, first for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and then for DKPittsburghSports.com. Fuck, he mumbles, shaking his head. I feel like I owe to everyone to keep doing good things.. Veneto lived, but quickly went into a tailspin in the aftermath. It feels good, to be honest.. Though he was back in the city where his NHL dream started, Stevenss once-promising career limped to its end. 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