Mike Nykoluk
Mike Nykoluk | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | December 11, 1934||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Coached for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Playing career | 1955–1972 | ||
Coaching career | 1972–1984 |
Michael Andrew Nykoluk (born December 11, 1934) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Nykoluk played 32 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1956–57. The rest of his playing career, which lasted from 1955 to 1972, was spent in the minor leagues. He later served as the Maple Leafs head coach four four seasons, from 1981 to 1984. He is the younger brother of longtime Canadian Football League player Danny Nykoluk.
Playing career[]
Nykoluk began his professional career with the Rochester Americans of the AHL in 1956–57. That season with Rochester, he was called up to play in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 32 games he played for Toronto would be his only stint in the NHL. He only mustered 4 points in those 32 games. He was sent back down to the Americans and went on to have an extensive playing career for the Hershey Bears of the AHL playing for 14 seasons before retiring. He was then offered a job with the Philadelphia Flyers as an assistant to head coach Fred Shero. Nykoluk helped the Flyers win the Stanley Cup in 1974, 1975. He later became an assistant of head coach Fred Shero with the New York Rangers and head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs for three seasons ending in 1984.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1952–53 | Weston Dukes | MetJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 59 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
1954–55 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 47 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | ||
1954–55 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | ||
1955–56 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 70 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | ||
1956–57 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 28 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
1957–58 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 69 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 66 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | ||
1959–60 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
1961–62 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 59 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
1962–63 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
1963–64 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 9 | 63 | 72 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
1964–65 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 11 | 55 | 66 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | ||
1965–66 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 10 | 53 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1966–67 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 16 | 68 | 84 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
1967–68 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 19 | 66 | 85 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
1968–69 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
1969–70 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 16 | 57 | 73 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1970–71 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
AHL totals | 1069 | 195 | 686 | 881 | 455 | 112 | 16 | 62 | 78 | 49 | ||||
NHL totals | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaching record[]
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1980–81 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | — | 40 | 5th in Adams | Lost in preliminary round (0-3 vs. New York Islanders) |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1981–82 | 80 | 20 | 44 | 16 | — | 56 | 5th in Norris | Missed playoffs |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1982–83 | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | — | 68 | 3rd in Norris | Lost in division semi-finals (1-3 vs. Minnesota North Stars) |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 1983–84 | 80 | 26 | 45 | 9 | — | 61 | 5th in Norris | Missed playoffs |
Total | 280 | 89 | 144 | 47 | — | 225 | 1-6 (0.143) |
Awards and achievements[]
- Memorial Cup champion (1955)
- Calder Cup (AHL) champion (1959 and 1969)
- AHL Second All-Star Team (1967)
- Les Cunningham Award (AHL) MVP (1967)
- AHL First All-Star Team (1968)
- Stanley Cup champion (1974, 1975 as an assistant coach)
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- AHL Hockey Hall of Fame bio
- 1934 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- New York Rangers coaches
- Philadelphia Flyers coaches
- Rochester Americans players
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs announcers
- Toronto Maple Leafs coaches
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Toronto Marlboros players
- Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players