Mike Dwyer (ice hockey)

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Mike Dwyer
Born (1957-09-16) September 16, 1957 (age 67)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Colorado Rockies
Calgary Flames
NHL draft 74th overall, 1977
Colorado Rockies
WHA draft 82nd overall, 1977
Houston Aeros
Playing career 19771983

Michael Dwyer (born September 16, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

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Early life

Dwyer was born in Brampton, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [1]

Career

Dwyer was drafted by both the Colorado Rockies in the fifth round, 74th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft and by the Houston Aeros in the 10th round, 82nd overall of the 1977 WHA Entry Draft.

Dwyer played 32 National Hockey League games for the Rockies and the Calgary Flames over parts of four seasons between 1978–79 and 1981–82, recording three goals and six assists. He spent much of his professional career playing for several teams in the Central Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 4220284824
1976–77 Windsor SpitfiresOMJHL551611
1976–77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL59303868127
1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 92134
1977–78 Phoenix Roadrunners CHL 251282016
1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 122352
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 6020274752
1979–80 Colorado RockiesNHL1000019
1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL1334722
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL4016183490
1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL4011411010
1980–81 Birmingham BullsCHL49163450135
1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL12881628156111736
1981–82 Calgary FlamesNHL50220
1981–82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL289213035
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL511533486164482
CHL totals218791262053872110152538
NHL totals312682511010

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.