Mike Walsh (ice hockey, born 1962)
| Mike Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 3, 1962 New York, NY, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | New York Islanders |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1984–1993 |
Michael Walsh (born April 3, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] After four seasons playing for Colgate University's men's ice hockey team, Walsh spent the first two seasons of his professional career with Malmö IF in Sweden.[2] Towards the end of the 1985–86 season he returned to North America, playing in two games for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League (AHL).[2] Walsh signed a contract in the off-season with Springfield's parent team, the New York Islanders, and played the next four seasons with the organization.[1] He played in 14 games over parts of two NHL seasons with the Islanders.[1] After the 1989–90 season, during which he was a member of Springfield's Calder Cup winning team,[3] Walsh played a season in Italy for SG Cortina.[1] He played two more seasons in the AHL before retiring after the 1992–93 season.[2] Following his playing career Walsh became a head coach, coaching at the Tilton School and currently Proctor Academy.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 35 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Colgate Red Raiders | ECAC | 35 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Malmö IF | Sweden 3 | 33 | 41 | 23 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985–86 | Malmö IF | Sweden 2 | 31 | 44 | 24 | 68 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 67 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 77 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 68 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 69 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | SG Cortina | Serie A | 36 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 1991–92 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 76 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mike Walsh's biography at Legends of Hockey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mike Walsh's career statistics at EliteProspects.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Calder Cup Champions - Players". The American Hockey League. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Proctor Academy". Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- Mike Walsh's player profile at NHL.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.