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Canada Mike Nykoluk
Hershey Bears / AHL - 71/72
2-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 2
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time AHL Hall of Fame 1
1-time AHL Most Valuable Player (Les Cunningham Award) 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 11, 1934
Position
C
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Weston Dukes
Contract
-

Nykoluk, 87, died on January 31, 2022.

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Mike Nykoluk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1952-53 Weston Dukes MetJBHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1953-54 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 59* 19* 28* 47* 12* -* | Playoffs 15 2 4 6 4 -
1954-55 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 47* 14* 25* 39* 23* -* | Playoffs 13 3 7 10 17 -
1955-56 Winnipeg Warriors WHL-Sr. 70* 10* 25* 35* 18* -* | Playoffs 14 10 12 22 7 -
1956-57 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 32* 3* 1* 4* 20* -* |
Rochester Americans AHL 28* 9* 13* 22* 30* -* | Playoffs 9 3 2 5 4 -
1957-58 Rochester Americans AHL 69* 14* 37* 51* 45* -* |
1958-59 Hershey Bears AHL 66* 15* 38* 53* 60* -* | Playoffs 13 5 4 9 15 -
1959-60 Hershey Bears AHL 71* 13* 32* 45* 55* -* |
1960-61 Hershey Bears AHL 71* 10* 24* 34* 14* -* | Playoffs 8 1 5 6 0 -
1961-62 Hershey Bears AHL 59* 4* 20* 24* 13* -* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 12 -
1962-63 Hershey Bears AHL 72* 7* 36* 43* 21* -* | Playoffs 15 1 9 10 2 -
1963-64 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 72* 9* 63* 72* 39* -* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 0 -
1964-65 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 71* 11* 55* 66* 29* -* | Playoffs 15 2 11 13 6 -
1965-66 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 67* 10* 53* 63* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
1966-67 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 72* 16* 68* 84* 26* -* | Playoffs 5 0 4 4 4 -
1967-68 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 72* 19* 66* 85* 30* -* | Playoffs 5 2 6 8 0 -
1968-69 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 74* 15* 55* 70* 14* -* | Playoffs 11 0 8 8 0 -
1969-70 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 72* 16* 57* 73* 12* -* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 2 -
1970-71 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 71* 14* 39* 53* 33* -* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0 -
1971-72 Hershey Bears “C” AHL 62* 13* 30* 43* 20* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 4 -

Mike Nykoluk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1954-55 Toronto Marlboros Memorial Cup 10* 4* 9* 13* 4* -* |
1955-56 Winnipeg Warriors Ed-Cup 6* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |

Mike Nykoluk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 16 1 069* 195* 686* 881* 0.82* 455* -* | 14 112 16 * 62 * 78 * 0.70 * 49 * - *
Ed-Cup 1 6* 3* 3* 6* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 10* 4* 9* 13* 1.30* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MetJBHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 32* 3* 1* 4* 0.13* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHA-Jr. 2 106* 33* 53* 86* 0.81* 35* -* | 2 28 5 * 11 * 16 * 0.57 * 21 * - *
WHL-Sr. 1 70* 10* 25* 35* 0.50* 18* -* | 1 14 10 * 12 * 22 * 1.57 * 7 * - *

Mike Nykoluk Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 8 retired by Hershey Bears

Cult/Star player for Hershey Bears

Nykoluk was inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame in 2007.