Mike Byers
| Mike Byers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 11, 1946 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 16, 2010 (aged 64) California, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Kings Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Sharks New England Whalers Cincinnati Stingers | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1977 | ||
Michael Arthur Byers (September 11, 1946 — September 16, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey right wing. He played in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, and Buffalo Sabres between 1967 and 1972. He also played in the World Hockey Association for the Los Angeles Sharks, New England Whalers, and Cincinnati Stingers between 1972 and 1976.
In his NHL career, Byers played in 166 games, scoring 42 goals and 34 assists. He played in 263 WHA games, scoring 83 goals and adding 74 assists.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Toronto Marlboros | MTJAHL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1963–64 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 56 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1965–66 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 47 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1966–67 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 41 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1966–67 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1967–68 | Toronto Maple Leafs | AHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 31 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 27 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1968–69 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 51 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 62 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970–71 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 46 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 56 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | New England Whalers | WHA | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | New England Whalers | WHA | 78 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 72 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| WHA totals | 266 | 83 | 74 | 157 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| NHL totals | 166 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
External links
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