Mike Kaszycki

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Mike Kaszycki
Born (1956-02-27) February 27, 1956 (age 66)
Milton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
Washington Capitals
Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Langnau
HC Ambrì-Piotta
EV Zug
Genève-Servette HC
Lausanne HC
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 1976
New York Islanders
WHA Draft 38th overall, 1976
New England Whalers
Playing career 19761989

Michael John Kaszycki (born February 27, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey player.

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Biography

As a youth, Kaszycki played in the 1968 and 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Toronto Christie minor ice hockey team. [1]

He played major junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (today's OHL), winning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the league's scoring champion in his final junior season of 1975–76.

Kaszycki was drafted by the New York Islanders 32nd overall in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft and by the New England Whalers 38th overall in the 1976 WHA Amateur Draft. He signed with the Islanders, playing with them, the Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kaszycki played 226 games over five seasons in the NHL, scoring 122 points.

During the 1981–82 AHL season, while playing for the New Brunswick Hawks, Kaszycki won three individual American Hockey League awards. Kaszycki was awarded the Les Cunningham Award as Most Valuable Player, the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as top scorer, and the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award for sportsmanship and perseverance.

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1972–73 Dixie Beehives OPJHL 4435548933
1973–74 Dixie BeehivesOPJHL4344559934
1974–75 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 70414485482311152621
1974–75 Toronto Marlboros MC 42020
1975–76 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OMJHL665111917038121010208
1976–77 Fort Worth Texans CHL 7632558750633610
1977–78 New York Islanders NHL 581329422471344
1977–78 Rochester Americans AHL 64262
1978–79 New York IslandersNHL7116183437101344
1979–80 New York IslandersNHL1614515
1979–80 Washington Capitals NHL287101710
1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL254481020002
1980–81 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL60222
1980–81 Dallas Black Hawks CHL421521364262249
1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL80368211867158132117
1982–83 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL221131410
1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL5626426830
1983–84 St. Catharines SaintsAHL7239711105151127
1984–85 HC Langnau NDA 22121325
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL30915248
1985–86 HC Ambrì–Piotta NDA3619183761
1986–87 HC Ambrì–PiottaNDA3323275052513410
1987–88 HC Ambrì–PiottaNDA3519203959624620
1988–89 EV Zug NDA352523486831120
1989–90 Genève–Servette HC SUI.3
1990–91 Lausanne HC SUI.2 36213354113102214
1991–92Lausanne HCSUI.22716274355
NHL totals22642801221081926810
AHL totals244114212326158209142324
NDA totals1599810119914481230

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-08.