Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Evander Kane


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 01:26, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Evander Kane

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Contested prod, the reason was Article fails WP:N, WP:ATHLETE, and WP:HOCKEY/PPF#NOTE. Seems valid deletion reason to me but since contested prods get restored, I list it here. Tone 13:06, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree he doesn't seem to meet the notability guidelines currently, but it's likely he will after the NHL entry draft in June. I realize we shouldn't engage in crystal ball gazing, but it also seems silly to delete it just to recreate it in five months.  I don't think a stub is doing any harm.  Powers T 13:50, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hockey-related deletion discussions.   —–  Nurmsook!  talk...  01:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete: Non-notable ice hockey player. Article can be recreated if he wins a major award or goes in round 1 this summer. – Nurmsook!  talk...  01:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-notable junior player who has yet to play professionally or otherwise achieve notability so fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:N. Can be recreated when/if he plays professionally or otherwise achieves notability. -Djsasso (talk) 02:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete When he plays professionally, or if he does get drafted in the first round, the article can be recreated or undeleted quite easily by an admin. But for now, he is a non-notable amateur player. --Pparazorback (talk) 04:25, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep World Junior Champion and likely first-round pick in June. -- Jc121383 (talk) 04:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:CRYSTAL. The fact that he will likely be picked in the first round is not a valid keep reason. We've established before that playing in World Juniors does not equal notability. --Smashvilletalk 20:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not a fan of how this guideline is always thrown around. Wouldn't deleting the article be in violation of this also? Plus WP:CRYSTAL throws out the word verifiable. It's verified that he's ranked 13th by Central Scouting. There are 30 teams. All mock drafts I see have him in round one. Though validity of those can be called into question. It just comes to a point where common sense and reasonability have to take over. Does it make more sense to start an article now and add information to it or to delete an article now and wait to make it when you have to go back it time to get citations, information and such? The itchy trigger finger on the deletion of an article because the person isn't notable at the moment doesn't make sense to me. Jc121383 (talk) 23:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. --Smashvilletalk 20:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


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