Nick Kypreos

Nick Kypreos
Kypreos at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born	June 4, 1966 (1966-06-04) (age 45) Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Hershey Bears Baltimore Skipjacks St. John's Maple Leafs NHL Washington Capitals Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1986–1997

Nikos Kypreos (born June 4, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger of Greek descent. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He is currently a hockey analyst on the Rogers Sportsnet cable television network in Canada.

Playing career

Though a very effective goal scorer in juniors with the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), with whom he once scored 62 goals, Kypreos struggled to score and immediately became known as an enforcer at the NHL level, a role he maintained throughout his pro career. He was never drafted by an NHL team, but was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on the eve of his second junior season. However, his NHL career began with the Washington Capitals. His best NHL season came in 1992–93 while a member of the Hartford Whalers, when he scored a career-best 17 goals while leading the league with 325 penalty minutes.

In 1994, Kypreos was a member of the Stanley Cup champion New York Rangers. He made his final NHL stop with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. As a Maple Leaf, his career ended as the result of a concussion sustained in a fight with the Rangers' Ryan VandenBussche in a pre-season game on September 15, 1997 when his face hit the ice after he was punched unconscious. After the injury, Kypreos suffered post-concussion syndrome and was forced to retire. He would finish his NHL career with 46 goals, 44 assists, 90 points, and 1,210 penalty minutes in 442 regular season games.^[1]

Television career

Since retiring as a player, Kypreos has gone on as a hockey analyst for the Rogers Sportsnet cable television network in Canada. He also co-hosts Hockey Central at Noon on The Fan 590 in Toronto and simulcast on Sportsnet. The show was co-hosted by Daren Millard and Bill Berg until the fall of 2008, when Berg left and was replaced by Mike Brophy. Starting in the fall of 2009, former NHL coach and executive Doug MacLean was also added to the program as an analyst.

Kypreos has also appeared on Sportsnet's main rival, TSN, for some extra analysis work, notably when Hockey Canada announced the Canadian national team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Kypreos has also acted, appearing as a pro hockey player in a 1996 episode of the HBO program Arli$$ entitled What About the Fans?.^[2]

Awards and achievements

• 1987–88: Calder Cup champion.
• 1993–94: Stanley Cup champion.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		4	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	North Bay Centennials	OHL		47	10	11	21	36		4	3	2	5	9
1984–85	North Bay Centennials	OHL		64	41	36	77	71		8	2	2	4	15
1985–86	North Bay Centennials	OHL		64	62	35	97	112		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Hershey Bears	AHL		10	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	North Bay Centennials	OHL		46	49	41	90	54		24	11	5	16	78
1987–88	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	24	20	44	101		12	0	2	2	17
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL		28	12	15	27	19		12	4	5	9	11
1989–90	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		14	6	5	11	6		7	4	1	5	17
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL		31	5	4	9	82		7	1	0	1	15
1990–91	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	9	9	18	196		9	0	1	1	38
1991–92	Washington Capitals	NHL		65	4	6	10	206		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Hartford Whalers	NHL		75	17	10	27	325		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hartford Whalers	NHL		10	0	0	0	37		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		46	3	5	8	102		3	0	0	0	2
1994–95	New York Rangers	NHL		40	1	3	4	93		10	0	2	2	6
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		42	3	4	7	77		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		19	1	1	2	30		5	0	0	0	4
1996–97	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		35	3	2	5	62		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				442	46	44	90	1210		34	1	3	4	65

References

1. ^ "Hockey Violence Debate". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012139. Retrieved 2007-05-22. 
2. ^ "Arli$$: What About the Fans?". film.com. http://www.film.com/tv/arli/season-1-1996/episode-5-what-about-the-fans/21302641. Retrieved 2009-03-04. 

External links

• Nick Kypreos's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Sportsnet profile
• Nick Kypreos's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Nick Kypreos on Twitter

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Date of birth	1966-06-04
Place of birth	Toronto, ON, CAN
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