Nick Mickoski

Nickolas "Broadway Nick" Mickoski (December 7, 1927 – March 13, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Mickoski started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1947. He would also play for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins. He retired after the 1960 season. After retiring in 1960, Nick went on to play in the WHL and coach the Grandfalls Cataracts in the NAHA senior hockey league in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Awards and achievements

• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1956)
• WHL First All-Star Team (1963)
• WHL Championship (1963)
• Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Ranked No. 77 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

External links

• Nick Mickoski's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Nick Mickoski's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Nick Mickoski’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
• Nick Mickoski's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame