Mike Krushelnyski

Mike Krushelnyski
Born (1960-04-27) April 27, 1960
Montreal, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Springfield Indians
Erie Blades
Cape Breton Oilers
NHL
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft 120th overall, 1979
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19801996

Michael Krushelnyski (born April 27, 1960) is a retired [Canadian] professional ice hockey centre in the NHL, a 4 time Stanley Cup Champion, who was Head Coach in the KHL and Gremany,DEL, Assistant Coach and Video Coach with the Detroit Red Wings. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, but grew up in LaSalle, Quebec. He is the father of Utah Grizzlies ice hockey forward Alexander Krushelnyski.

Playing career

Krushelnyski was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 6th round, 120th overall, in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He and Marty McSorley were part of the 1988 trade in which Wayne Gretzky (who had personally requested McSorley and Krushelnyski to be part of the trade) was sent to the Los Angeles Kings for two players, draft picks and cash. He played on three Stanley Cup winners with the Edmonton Oilers in 1985, 1987, and 1988. In a career of 897 games, Krushelnyski recorded 241 goals and 328 assists for 569 career points; his single best season was 1984-85, in which he scored 43 goals and 88 points while often playing as a winger on a line with Gretzky and Jari Kurri. He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings, retiring after the 1995 season.

Post-retirement

After retiring, Krushelnyski was an assistant coach with Detroit when they won the Cup in 1997, but left after winning his fourth championship to become head coach of the Central Hockey League's Fort Worth Fire, a post he held until the team folded in 1999.

He coached Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL in 2006-07 and from November 2008 to December 2009.

In between his two stints with Vityaz Chekhov, he was coach of the Ingolstadt Panthers in Germany.

He competed in the 4th season of CBC's Battle of the Blades in 2013.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79Montreal JuniorsQMJHL4615294442
1979–80Montreal JuniorsQMJHL7239609978
1980–81Springfield IndiansAHL8025285347711229
1981–82Erie BladesAHL6231528344
1981–82Boston BruinsNHL17336210002
1982–83Boston BruinsNHL792342654317861412
1983–84Boston BruinsNHL662520455520000
1984–85Edmonton OilersNHL804345886018581322
1985–86Edmonton OilersNHL54162440221045916
1986–87Edmonton OilersNHL80163551672134718
1987–88Edmonton OilersNHL762027476419461012
1988–89Los Angeles KingsNHL78263662110111454
1989–90Los Angeles KingsNHL63162541501013412
1990–91Los Angeles KingsNHL1515610
1990–91Toronto Maple LeafsNHL5917223948
1991–92Toronto Maple LeafsNHL729152472
1992–93Toronto Maple LeafsNHL84192039621637108
1993–94Toronto Maple LeafsNHL5456112860000
1994–95Detroit Red WingsNHL20235680000
1995–96Cape Breton OilersAHL5016254178
1996–97MilanItaly20000
NHL totals 897 241 328 569 699 139 29 43 72 106

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