Todd Elik

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Todd Elik
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Born (1966-04-15) April 15, 1966 (age 58)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota North Stars
Edmonton Oilers
San Jose Sharks
St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
HC Lugano
EV Zug
HC Davos
SCL Tigers
Innsbruck EV
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
HK Acroni Jesenice
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19872010

Todd Sloan Elik (born April 15, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1989 and 1997. After leaving the NHL he spent several years in Europe, retiring in 2008.

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Biography

Elik grew up in Bolton, Ontario and played Midget hockey with the St. Michael's Midgets. He was granted a walk-on try out with the OHL's Kingston Canadians in 1983 and made the club.

Elik played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Canadians and North Bay Centennials before turning professional. He made his pro debut with the International Hockey League's Colorado Rangers, and he scored 100 points (44 goals and 56 assists) in his first season.

Elik made his NHL debut with the Kings in the 1989–90 season. In a season and a half with the Kings, Elik scored 31 goals and added 60 assists. The Minnesota North Stars acquired Elik before the 1991–92 season, giving up Randy Gilhen, Jim Thomson, and a fourth-round draft pick (which became Alexei Zhitnik) for him.

After a season and a half with Minnesota, Elik joined the Edmonton Oilers. After playing in 18 games with the Oilers, Elik was placed on waivers and claimed by the San Jose Sharks. In the 1993–94 season, he scored 25 goals and added 41 assists for the Sharks.

After a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues and two seasons with the Boston Bruins organization, Elik left North America to play professionally in Europe. He played for seven seasons in Switzerland's Nationalliga A and, in the 2005–06, 2006–2007 seasons, he went to Austria to play for Innsbruck EV. On December 13, 2007, Elik signed to play for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, a Slovenian team playing in the Erste Bank Hockey League. He is signed to play for Tilia Olimpija also in 2008–09. He joined on 30 January 2009 from Slovenian capital city Ljubljana club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Hockey League to SCL Tigers.

Elik appeared in 448 NHL games in his career, scoring 111 goals and adding 218 assists. He also appeared in 52 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 15 goals and recording 27 assists.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 St. Michael's Buzzers MJBHL 3525265155
1983–84 Kingston Canadiens OHL 645162117
1984–85 Kingston CanadiensOHL341411256
1984–85 North Bay Centennials OHL234610242020
1985–86 North Bay CentennialsOHL40123446201076130
1986–87 University of Regina CIAU 27263460137
1986–87 Canadian National Team Intl10000
1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 8144561008312812209
1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL2820153522
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 43112536311710122244
1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 481023334110391210
1989–90 New Haven NighthawksAHL3220234342
1990–91 Los Angeles KingsNHL7421375858122796
1991–92 Minnesota North Stars NHL6215314612551122
1992–93 Minnesota North StarsNHL4613183148
1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL1419108
1993–94 Edmonton OilersNHL40006
1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL752541668914551012
1994–95 San Jose SharksNHL227101718
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL13246474372
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL5913334640402216
1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL727910
1996–97 Boston BruinsNHL314121616
1996–97 Providence BruinsAHL37162945631016733
1997–98 HC Lugano NLA 393036662227651112
1998–99 SC Langnau NLA36144660169
1999–00 SC LAngnauNLA41193554176
1999–00Canadian National TeamIntl44040
2000–01 EV Zug NLA37164258140321316
2001–02 EV ZugNLA4116365210420224
2002–03 SC LangnauNLA39133548193
2003–04 SC LangnauNLA31232
2003–04 HC Davos NLA3715355070612348
2004–05 SC LangnauNLA12917262493121552
2005–06 HC Innsbruck EBEL 482153741507191018
2006–07 HC InnsbruckEBEL53217798182
2007–08 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL869156143151856
2007–08 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SLO 623546
2008–09 HDD Olimpija LjubljanaEBEL4312354776
2008–-9 SC LangnauNLA61678
2009–10 HC Thurgau NLB 137111840
2009–10 HK Jesenice EBEL294333782
2009–10 HK JeseniceSLO314586381122
2010–11 ATSE Graz AUT-2 142141626
NHL totals4481112183294535215274248

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