Mike Eaves

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Position Forward
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born June 10, 1956,
Denver, Colorado
NHL Draft 133rd overall, 1976
St. Louis Blues
Pro Career 1978 (NHL) – 1986

Mike Eaves is a retired NHL player and a current coach. He played from 1974 to 1986, and coached since 1988. He is also the father of current Ottawa Senator Patrick Eaves. When he coached Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, he was an assistant coach. He was drafted by St. Louis, but never actually played for them. He also won the Ken McKenzie Trophy as the CHL rookie of the year chosen by coaches.

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[edit] Playing Career

From 1974-1979, he played 4 years in NCAA with University of Wisconsin. Then he went over to the CHL, playing with the Oklahoma City Stars, and played 3 games with the Minnesota North Stars during the year. The following year he moved up to be a starter for 58 games. He put up similar numbers in his sophomore season but really started to shine offensively in his final year in 1977-78 with 31 goals and 58 assists for 89 points in 43 games. He then played 3 more consecutive seasons with Minnesota, then was dealt to the Calgary Flames, and played there from 1983 until 1986, and then retired after playing 8 years in the NHL. He retired because of a head injury, and decided not to play anymore.

[edit] Coaching Career

Then, 2 years later, he then was an assistant coach of the Philadelphia Flyers and then coached the Hershey Bears for 3 years. Then in 1993-94, he went back to be an assistant coach for the Flyers. He skipped a few years without being a coach. In 1997 to 2000, he was again an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, then the following year, he coached the USHL US. Junior National Team. Then in the 2002 season, he coached his old NCAA team, the university of Wisconsin, and is still a coach.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Regular Season

Season Team League GP G A P PIM
1974-75 U. Wisc. NCAA 38 17 37 54 12
1975-76 U. Wisc. NCAA 34 18 25 43 22
1976-77 U. Wisc. NCAA 45 28 53 81 18
1977-78 U. Wisc. NCAA 43 31 58 89 16
1978-79 OCS CHL 68 26 61 87 21
1978-79 MIN NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1979-80 OCS CHL 12 9 8 17 2
1979-80 MIN NHL 56 18 28 46 11
1980-81 MIN NHL 48 10 24 34 18
1981-82 MIN NHL 25 11 10 21 0
1982-83 MIN NHL 75 16 16 32 21
1983-84 CAL NHL 61 14 36 50 20
1984-85 CAL NHL 56 14 29 43 10
1985-86 CAL NHL - - - - -
NHL Totals 324 83 143 226 80

[edit] Playoffs

Season Team League GP G A P PIM
1979-80 MIN NHL 15 5 2 7 4
1982-83 MIN NHL 9 0 0 0 0
1983-84 CAL NHL 11 4 4 8 2
1985-86 CAL NHL 8 1 1 2 8
NHL Totals 43 7 10 17 14

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