Harry York

Harry York
Born (1974-04-16) April 16, 1974
Ponoka, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues (1996–1998)
New York Rangers (1998–1998)
Pittsburgh Penguins (1998)
Vancouver Canucks (1998–2000)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1995–2000

Harold Cameron York (born April 16, 1974 in Ponoka, Alberta) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who spent four seasons in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Never drafted by an NHL team, York was the Alberta Junior Hockey League MVP and leading scorer in 1994–95 while playing for the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, and caught on with the Nashville Knights of the ECHL the following season. An 83-point campaign for Nashville finally caught the eye of NHL scouts, and he was signed by the St. Louis Blues just before the end of the 1995–96 season, adding 8 goals in 13 games for the Blues' farm team in Worcester.

York would make the Blues' NHL roster in 1996–97 as a complete unknown and surprise everyone by flying out of the gates as one of the NHL's leading rookie scorers. At one point he scored goals in 5 consecutive games and he was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month in November. Although he slowed down somewhat later in the season, he still finished with a solid 14 goals and 32 points on the season, good for 9th on the Blues in scoring.

York would return to the Blues in 1997–98, but struggled to find the scoring touch he showed as a rookie. After scoring just 4 goals and 10 points in 58 games, York was dealt to the New York Rangers late in the season. York's stay in New York would be brief, as he was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins early in the 1998–99 season after only 7 games for the Rangers and without scoring a point. Likewise, Pittsburgh would waive him after only two weeks and two games as a Penguin, and he was claimed by the Vancouver Canucks.

In Vancouver, York was reunited with head coach Mike Keenan, under whom he'd had his greatest success in St. Louis. York returned to form in Vancouver, posting 7 goals and 16 points in 49 games and establishing himself as a solid defensive forward and penalty killer.

In 1999–2000, York recorded 4 goals and 17 points in 54 games for the Canucks. However, his role had diminished under new coach Marc Crawford and, also struggling with concussion problems, he was released by the team at the end of the year effectively ending his NHL career.

York finished his career with 29 goals and 75 points in 244 NHL games, along with 99 penalty minutes.

York is of Cree descent, and during his career was one of several First Nations players in the NHL.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Bonnyville Pontiacs AJHL 56 28 41 69 39  —  —  —  —  —
1993–94 Bonnyville Pontiacs AJHL 56 38 62 100 109  —  —  —  —  —
1994–95 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 54 36 73 109 126  —  —  —  —  —
1995–96 Nashville Knights ECHL 64 33 50 83 122  —  —  —  —  —
1995–96 Atlanta Knights IHL 2 0 0 0 15  —  —  —  —  —
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 13 8 5 13 2 4 0 4 4 4
1996–97 St. Louis Blues NHL 74 14 18 32 24 5 0 0 0 2
1997–98 St. Louis Blues NHL 58 4 6 10 31  —  —  —  —  —
1997–98 New York Rangers NHL 2 0 0 0 0  —  —  —  —  —
1998–99 New York Rangers NHL 5 0 0 0 4  —  —  —  —  —
1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 2 0 0 0 0  —  —  —  —  —
1998–99 Vancouver Canucks NHL 49 7 9 16 20  —  —  —  —  —
1999–2000 Vancouver Canucks NHL 54 4 13 17 20  —  —  —  —  —
1999–2000 Syracuse Crunch AHL 1 0 0 0 15  —  —  —  —  —
NHL Totals 244 29 46 75 99 5 0 0 0 2

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ NHL.com (2009). "Harry York's NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

External links

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