Mike York

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For other uses of the same name see Michael York

Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	New York Islanders New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers
Nationality	United States
Born	January 3, 1978, Waterford, MI, USA
NHL Draft	136th overall, 1997 New York Rangers
Pro Career	1999 – present

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice Hockey

Mike York (born January 3, 1978 in Waterford, Michigan, USA) is a professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the New York Islanders and was recently named Alternate Captain. He is versatile enough to play all three forward positions, although he has mostly played on both wings.

He was born in Waterford, Michigan and played for the Michigan State University hockey team, the Spartans. He was drafted in the 6th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. York was a member of the silver medal winning Team USA in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

He was later dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman Tom Poti, who had become a target of fans for his perceived indifference. At that time, York was part of the "FLY" line, composed of himself, Theoren Fleury and Eric Lindros. In Edmonton, York became an integral part of the team, playing on the top two lines and also on the penalty kill, where for a time he formed a formidable duo with Todd Marchant. In the 2004-05 season he played in Germany for the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey League. He was the second best scorer in the whole league. On August 3, 2005, York was traded from the Oilers to the New York Islanders with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Michael Peca. He is married to Aimee Cousino.

[edit] Career Statistics

                                  Regular Season              
Season  Team                    Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
    
1999-00 New York Rangers        NHL   82   26  24   50   18 
2000-01 New York Rangers        NHL   79   14  17   31   20   
2001-02 New York/Edmonton       NHL   81   20  41   61   16   
2002-03 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   71   22  29   51   10
2003-04 Edmonton Oilers         NHL   61   16  26   42   15  
2004-05 Iserlohn Roosters       DEL   52   16  46   62   77
2005-06 New York Islanders      NHL   75   13  39   52   30

                   NHL Totals         449  111 176  287  109