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Mike York 
Born January 3, 1978
Waterford, MI, USAHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Right DEL team
Former teamsIserlohn Roosters
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix Coyotes
Columbus Blue JacketsNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft 136th overall, 1997
New York RangersPlaying career 1999–present Michael York (born January 3, 1978) is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Playing career
York was born in Waterford, Michigan and played his junior hockey for Detroit Compuware, where he scored 136 goals in 1993–94. He attended Lutheran High School Northwest in Rochester Hills, Michigan,[citation needed] 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 first initial of each player on it.[citation needed] 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 defenceman 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, he signed a contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, However opted out on July 25, after he signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] 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 one-year contract with the Pelicans.[2]
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 Rosters, with whom he spent a season from the 2004 NHL Lockout.[3]
Awards
- 1995–96 - CCHA All-Rookie Team
- 1997–98 - CCHA Second All-Star Team
- 1997–98 - CCHA Tournament MVP
- 1997–98 - NCAA West First All-American Team
- 1998–99 - CCHA First All-Star Team
- 1998–99 - CCHA Best Defensive Forward
- 1998–99 - CCHA Player of the Year
- 1998–99 - NCAA West First All-American Team
- 1999–2000 - NHL All-Rookie Team
- 2001–02 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
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 MNHL 85 136 140 276 — — — — — — 1994–95 Thornhill Islanders MTJHL 49 39 54 93 — — — — — — 1995–96 Michigan State U. CCHA 39 12 27 39 20 — — — — — 1996–97 Michigan State U. CCHA 37 18 29 47 42 — — — — — 1997–98 Michigan State U. CCHA 40 27 34 61 38 — — — — — 1998–99 Michigan State U. CCHA 42 22 32 54 41 — — — — — 1998–99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 3 2 2 4 0 6 3 1 4 0 1999–00 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 — — — — — NHL totals 579 127 195 322 135 6 0 2 2 2 International
Medal record Competitor for United StatesIce hockey Winter Olympics Silver 2002 Salt Lake City World Junior Championships Silver 1997 Geneva Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1996 United States WJC 6 1 0 1 0 1997 United States WJC 6 5 5 10 4 1998 United States WJC 7 3 2 5 6 2002 United States OG 6 0 1 1 0 2005 United States WC 7 0 1 1 0 Junior int'l totals 19 9 7 16 10 Senior int'l totals 13 0 2 2 0 References
- ^ "York Signs One-Year Deal". 2008-07-25. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=368998. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "York to Pelicans". 2010-09-10. http://www.pelicans.fi/uutinen/1258/Pelicansille-kovan-tason-NHL-vahvistus. Retrieved 2010-09-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Mike York returns to Iserlohn" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. 2011-05-13. http://www.iserlohn-roosters.de/roostersnews/3813. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
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