Terry Yake

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Position Centre
Shoots Right
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb)
Pro clubs Hartford Whalers
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
Washington Capitals
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born October 22, 1968 (1968-10-22) (age 39),
New Westminster, BC, CAN
NHL Draft 81st overall, 1987
Hartford Whalers
Pro career 1988 – 2004

Terry Donald Yake (born October 22, 1968 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre and right wing who played for the Hartford Whalers, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals. He shot right-handed.

After 3 years with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL Yake was drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 4th round, 81st overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Yake then returned to the Kings for one more season and scored 140 points in 72 games.

The 1988–1989 season saw Yake make his professional debut, appearing in 75 games with the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL while also making his NHL debut with the Hartford Whalers, appearing in 2 games. The next three seasons saw Yake do much of the same; he played the majority of his time in the minors while playing sparingly with Whalers, most notably with the Springfield Indians, for whom Yake scored 77 points in 60 games in 1991 to help lead the Indians to their seventh and final Calder Cup championship.

The 1992–1993 season was a breakout year for Yake. He appeared in 66 games with the Whalers and scored an NHL career high 53 points. The 1993–1994 season saw Yake enjoy another solid season. He was claimed by the newly formed Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and was the team's leading scorer for their inaugural season, scoring 52 points.

Despite leading the team in points, the Mighty Ducks traded Yake to the Toronto Maple leafs in 1994. His tenure with the Maple Leafs was short lived however. He appeared in only 19 games the whole year and would not see action in the NHL again until 1997. Yake signed with the Buffalo Sabres in 1996 and played the whole year with the Rochester Americans, scoring 101 points in 78 games.

This play allowed for Yake to sign with the St. Louis Blues in 1997. With the Blues he was able to regain a regular spot in the NHL again. He played 2 full years with the Blues, scoring 25 and 27 points respectively. the 1999–2000 season saw Yake play 26 games with the Blues before being traded to the Washington Capitals, where he appeared in another 35 games. For the 2000–2001 season Yake played in 12 games with the Capitals, playing the majority of the year with the Portland Pirates.

Starting in the 2001–2002 season Yake played 3 years in the DEL in Germany. He retired from hockey in 2004. Yake came out of retirement in Early 2007 with EHC Visp a NLB Hockey Club from Switzerland. He now is an assistant coach to the Francis Howell Central high school varsity hockey team located in St.Charles, Missouri.

[edit] Career Statistics

    Regular season  
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
1988–1989 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 0 0 0
1989–1990 Hartford Whalers NHL 2 0 1 1 0
1990–1991 Hartford Whalers NHL 19 1 4 5 10
1991–1992 Hartford Whalers NHL 15 1 1 2 4
1992–1993 Hartford Whalers NHL 66 22 31 53 46
1993–1994 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 82 21 31 52 44
1994–1995 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 19 3 2 5 2
1997–1998 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 10 15 25 38
1998–1999 St. Louis Blues NHL 60 9 18 27 34
1999–2000 St. Louis Blues-Washington Capitals NHL 61 10 14 24 34
2000–2001 Washington Capitals NHL 12 0 3 3 8
11 Years Totals NHL 403 77 120 197 220

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NAME Yake, Terry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1968-10-22
PLACE OF BIRTH New Westminster, BC, CAN
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH