Kevin Laland is a talented goalkeeper, who for many seasons shows a high level of play. This goalkeeper is well known to Russian fans, since he played most of his career in the KHL.
Carier start
Kevin Laland was born February 19, 1987 in the city of Kingston (Canada). Residents of this country love hockey, and young people dream of a professional hockey career. Kevin watched NHL matches on TV every Saturday with his parents and relatives. At an early age, his parents gave him to play hockey. The reaction of this goalkeeper was often noted by specialists of the children's school. In the 2003-2004 season Kevin Laland began playing for the Belleville Bulls team, which plays in the Ontario Hockey League. There, Kevin began to gain experience and improve hockey skills. This goalkeeper showed outstanding results. He began to notice the breeders of the NHL clubs.
Performances in Calgary
At the passing draft, Kevin Laland was selected by the Calgary Flames club. Parents were very happy that their son got a chance to play in the most powerful league on the planet. But then he was too early to perform in the NHL, so the hockey player began to play for the second team. But the game in this club did not work out. Lalande made many mistakes, because of which he was not destined to get into the main team, “Calgary Flames”. Despite the setbacks, this goalkeeper did not stop believing in his strength. He realized that for development he needed to work harder in training. Kevin became more serious about hockey.
Relocation to Russia
In 2010, Laland decided to move to Russia. The first club for him in the new country was Chekhov's “Vityaz”. For the season spent in this club, he played 45 matches. The management was pretty this goalkeeper, but at the end of the season he left the team. In the summer of 2011, it became known that Kevin joined the Dynamo club from the city of Minsk. The Canadian goalkeeper really liked this city. He noted the cleanliness and the large number of places where you can eat deliciously. The leadership and fans of the team received him very warmly. Laland quickly became the main goalkeeper of the club and showed a reliable game of hockey. In 2012, he received Belarusian citizenship. This event allowed him to play for the Belarus hockey team. In the club “Dynamo” Kevin spent 3 seasons. In the second year of playing in the Minsk team, he lost his place in the squad and played only 8 games. But next year, Laland, thanks to his diligence, began to receive more playing time.
Career continuation
In the season 2014 - 2015, Kevin moved to Moscow. Kevin Laland CSKA chose because he really wanted to win the Gagarin Cup. As part of this Moscow team, he became the champion of Russia at the end of the season. He spent 23 games on the field, showing a high coefficient of reliability. Kevin Laland, whose club has a rich past, did not win trophies. Despite the high level of play of this goalkeeper, the CSKA club did not want to leave him in the team. Kevin returned to Dynamo Minsk in 2016 and currently continues his career in it.
International career
Kevin, after the adoption of Belarusian citizenship, began to play for the country at international competitions. He made a great contribution to the good results of the national team at the world championships held in 2014 and 2015. In total, this goalkeeper played 12 games for the national team of Belarus.
Athlete's personal life
Kevin is not married, so the girls from Minsk have every chance to fall in love with this athlete. Goalkeeper often travels. Not every girl will want a serious relationship with an athlete, whom she will see exclusively during breaks between games. Laland is very popular among residents of Minsk. They recognize him on the streets and ask for an autograph. This is due to the fact that Kevin took citizenship and is the goalkeeper of the Belarusian team.
Kevin’s departure from Dynamo Minsk was far from understood by everyone. Most hockey fans wondered where Kevin Laland plays. Nevertheless, he spent a good season at CSKA and returned to Minsk as the champion of the KHL. This goalkeeper rarely sees his family. Mostly they come to Minsk to see their son. They love to go to matches and are very upset about Kevin’s episodic setbacks.