Shot Right Height 1.80 m Position Centerman Role Ice hockey player Career end 1972 | Name Mike Nykoluk Career start 1956 Playing career Weight 95 kg | |
Born December 11, 1934 (age 89)
Toronto, ON, CAN ( 1934-12-11 ) Played for National Hockey League, Toronto Maple Leafs, American Hockey League, Rochester Americans, Hershey Bears | ||
Michael A. Nykoluk (born December 11, 1934) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and who coached for seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. He is the younger brother of longtime Canadian Football League player Danny Nykoluk.
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Playing career
Nykoluk began his professional career with the Rochester Americans of the AHL in 1956–57. That season with Rochester, he was called up to play in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 32 games he played for Toronto would be his only stint in the NHL. He only mustered 4 points in those 32 games. He was sent back down to the Americans and went on to have an extensive playing career for the Hershey Bears of the AHL playing for 14 seasons before retiring. He was then offered a job with the Philadelphia Flyers as an assistant to head coach Fred Shero. Nykoluk helped the Flyers win the Stanley Cup in 1974, 1975. He later became an assistant of head coach Fred Shero with the New York Rangers and head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs for three seasons ending in 1984.