Mike Walsh (ice hockey)

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Mike Walsh
Born (1962-04-03) April 3, 1962 (age 61)
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 19841993

Michael Walsh (born April 3, 1962) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]

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Early life

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

Career

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

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Colgate Red Raiders ECAC 3510152562
1981–82 Colgate Red RaidersECAC2627942
1982–83 Colgate Red RaidersECAC249142350
1983–84 Colgate Red RaidersECAC3516173394
1984–85 Malmö IF Sweden 3 33412364
1985–86Malmö IF Sweden 2 314424681845274
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 21010
1986–87 Springfield IndiansAHL6720264632
1987–88 Springfield IndiansAHL7727235048
1987–88 New York Islanders NHL 10000
1988–89 Springfield IndiansAHL6831346573
1988–89 New York IslandersNHL132024
1989–90 Springfield IndiansAHL6934205443822410
1990–91 SG Cortina Serie A 36152136496741119
1991–92 Maine Mariners AHL7627245142
1992–93 Providence Bruins AHL52028
NHL totals142024

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Mike Walsh". HHOF.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.