Mike York
York with the Rochester Americans in 2009
Born (1978-01-03) January 3, 1978
Waterford, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
Iserlohn Roosters
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix Coyotes
Columbus Blue Jackets
Lahti Pelicans
National team  United States
NHL Draft 136th overall, 1997
New York Rangers
Playing career 1999–2016
Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamLake Superior State
ConferenceWCHA
Biographical details
Alma materMichigan State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016–2017Michigan State (assistant)
2017–PresentLake Superior State (assistant)

Michael Allan York (born January 3, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He last played and captained the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career

York was born in Waterford, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.[1] He later played for the Detroit Compuware Ambassadors, 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.

York was drafted in the 6th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his time playing for the Rangers, York played on a line with Theoren Fleury and Eric Lindros. This was nicknamed the "FLY" line, getting its name from the last initial of each player on it. He was named to the 1999–2000 NHL All-Rookie team, scoring 26 goals during his rookie season. In 2002, York was a member of the silver medal-winning Team USA in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and played in the 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game as a member of the North American team.

He was later dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenseman 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 Liga. 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.

On July 11, 2008, York signed a contract with KHL team HC Sibir Novosibirsk; he opted out of this deal on July 25, after he signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[2] Following that season, on August 19, 2009, he signed an AHL-only contract with the Rochester Americans, allowing him to sign with any NHL team during the season. On September 10, 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Lahti Pelicans of the Finnish Liiga.[3]

York scored 27 points in 52 games as the Pelicans narrowly avoided relegation. On May 13, 2011, York left to sign a one-year contract returning to Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters, with whom he spent a season from the 2004 NHL lockout.[4]

After a total of six seasons within the Roosters organization, York was not re-signed by the club following the 2015–16 season. Earning a cult status throughout his tenure in Iserlohn, it was announced that York's number 78 would be taken out of circulation, to be retired by the club at a later date.[5] On September 2, 2016, York announced the end of his playing career, in accepting a student assistant coaching role in returning to Michigan State University to complete a communications degree.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Detroit Compuware NAHL 85 136 140 276 — — — — — —
1994–95 Thornhill Islanders MetJHL 49 39 54 93 44 11 7 6 13 0
1995–96 Michigan State University CCHA 39 12 27 39 20 — — — — —
1996–97 Michigan State University CCHA 37 18 29 47 42 — — — — —
1997–98 Michigan State University CCHA 40 27 34 61 38 — — — — —
1998–99 Michigan State University CCHA 42 22 32 54 41 — — — — —
1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack 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 Oilers NHL 12 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Edmonton Oilers NHL 71 22 29 51 10 6 0 2 2 2
2003–04 Edmonton Oilers NHL 61 16 26 42 15 — — — — —
2004–05 Iserlohn Roosters 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 — — — — —
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 63 6 8 14 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 75 11 47 58 30 — — — — —
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 45 14 27 41 8 7 2 10 12 2
2010–11 Pelicans SM-l 52 4 23 27 18 — — — — —
2011–12 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 47 15 18 33 54 — — — — —
2012–13 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 18 38 56 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 38 17 24 41 33 — — — — —
2014–15 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 46 13 30 43 24 7 3 8 11 2
2015–16 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 14 29 43 32 6 2 2 4 4
NHL totals 579 127 195 322 135 6 0 2 2 2
DEL totals 287 93 185 278 232 13 5 10 15 6

International

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 Geneva
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1996 United States WJC 5th 6 1 0 1 0
1997 United States WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 5 10 4
1998 United States WJC 5th 7 3 2 5 6
2002 United States OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 0
2005 United States WC 6th 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 19 9 7 16 10
Senior totals 13 0 2 2 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
CCHA Rookie Team 1995-96
CCHA Second Team 1997-98 [7]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1997-98
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1998 [8]
CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament 1998
All-CCHA First Team 1998-99 [7]
CCHA Player of the Year 1998-99
CCHA Best Defensive Forward 1998-99
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1998-99
NHL All-Rookie Team 1999-00
NHL All-Star Game 2002

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ↑ "York Signs One-Year Deal". 2008-07-25. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  3. ↑ "York to Pelicans". 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Mike York returns to Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  5. ↑ "Roosters take first personnel decisions". Iserlohn Roosters. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Mike York added to Hockey Staff". Michigan State Spartans. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  7. 1 2 "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  8. ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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