Mike Walsh (ice hockey)

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Mike Walsh
Born (1962-04-03) April 3, 1962 (age 62)
New York City, New York, U.S.
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]

Early life[edit]

Walsh was born in New York City. He played for the Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey team for four seasons.

Career[edit]

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 the head coach at the Tilton School and Proctor Academy.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Mike Walsh". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Mike Walsh at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Calder Cup Champions - Players". The American Hockey League. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Proctor Academy". Retrieved October 21, 2014.

External links[edit]

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