| abstract | - Nevin Markwart (b. December 9th 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 309 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames. He was named after former player Bob Nevin, who played for the local Toronto Maple Leafs and scored a goal on the night he was born. Ranked 16th overall prospect by the Central Scouting Bureau for the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Markwart was drafted by the Bruins 21st overall on that year following a good major junior career with the Regina Pats, where he was nicknamed Kamikaze Kid. He joined the Bruins in 1983 right after being drafted, and he played his first NHL game on October 6th 1983 in Boston, as the Quebec Nordiques visited them. Markwart enjoyed a succesful rookie season, scoring 27 goals and 39 assists, thanks in part to playing with a line with Barry Pederson and Rick Middleton for a part of the season. He was a robust player, and he finished twice as the Bruins' penalty minutes leader: in 1985-86 (207 minutes) and 1986-87 (225 minutes). He was put on the Waivers on February 14th 1992 by the Bruins; the Calgary Flames claimed him. He would play only ten games with the Flames and 7 with the Springfield Indians before retiring in 1993, limited by the cumulative effect of three shoulder operations. He is a graduate of the Northeastern University's School of Business Administration in 1994, following his retirement. Today, he works in investment management in the Greater Boston area.
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