Mike York

For other uses, see Mike York (disambiguation).

Mike York
Born	(1978-01-03) January 3, 1978 Waterford, MI, USA
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Phoenix Coyotes New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft	136th overall, 1997 New York Rangers
Playing career	1999–present

Mike York (born January 3, 1978 in Waterford, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

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 his junior hockey for Detroit Compuware, where he scored 136 goals in 1993–94. He attended Lutheran High School Northwest in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and from there went to Ontario where he played for the MTHL's Thornhill Islanders. It was there that he led the league in scoring and was named rookie of the year. His play in Ontario drew the attention of Michigan State University where he spent four years as a member of the Spartans hockey team. He was a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist and NCAA All-American in 1998 and 1999 and CCHA Player of the Year in 1999.

He was drafted in the 6th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. While playing for the Rangers, York was part of the "FLY" line, composed of himself, Theoren Fleury and Eric Lindros. He was named to the 1999–2000 NHL All-Rookie team, scoring 26 goals during his rookie season. 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 defenceman Tom Poti, who had become a target of fans for his perceived indifference. 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. After a season and a half with the Islanders, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Randy Robitaille and a 5th round draft pick on December 20, 2006. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes to a 1-year, $1 million contract in the off-season.

Awards

Played in the 2002 NHL All-Star Game.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Detroit Compuware	MNHL		85	136	140	276	-		-	-	-	-	-
1994–95	Thornhill Islanders	MTJHL		49	39	54	93	-		-	-	-	-	-
1995–96	Michigan State	NCAA		39	12	27	39	20		-	-	-	-	-
1996–97	Michigan State	NCAA		37	18	29	47	42		-	-	-	-	-
1997–98	Michigan State	NCAA		40	27	34	61	38		-	-	-	-	-
1998–99	Michigan State	NCAA		42	22	32	54	41		-	-	-	-	-
1998–99	Hartford	AHL		3	2	2	4	0		6	3	1	4	0
1999–2000	New York Rangers	NHL		82	26	24	50	18		-	-	-	-	-
2000–01	New York Rangers	NHL		79	14	17	31	20		-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	New York Rangers	NHL		69	18	39	57	16		-	-	-	-	-
2001–02	Edmonton	NHL		12	2	2	4	0		-	-	-	-	-
2002–03	Edmonton	NHL		71	22	29	51	10		6	0	2	2	2
2003–04	Edmonton	NHL		61	16	26	42	15		-	-	-	-	-
2004–05	Iserlohn	DEL		52	16	46	62	77		-	-	-	-	-
2005–06	New York Islanders	NHL		75	13	39	52	30		-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	New York Islanders	NHL		32	6	7	13	14		-	-	-	-	-
2006–07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		34	4	4	8	8		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				515	121	187	308	131		6	0	2	2	2

International play

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

External links

• Mike York career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database