# Micah Aivazoff

Micah Aivazoff (born May 4, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders between 1993 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2002, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

## Playing career

His junior career was spent with the Victoria Cougars, in the Western Hockey League, and he was selected in the sixth round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, 109th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings. He went on to play with the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders of the NHL, as well as with various minor league and European teams.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1985–86 | Sidney Capitals | BCHL | 33 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 72 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 112 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 69 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 79 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 1988–89 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 70 | 35 | 65 | 100 | 136 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 77 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 79 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 61 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 50 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 79 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 100 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| 1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 59 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 59 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33 |
| 1996–97 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 75 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | ERC Ingolstadt | GER-2 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 54 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 79 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 80 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000–01 | SERC Wild Wings | DEL | 59 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | SERC Wild Wings | DEL | 36 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 371 | 84 | 177 | 261 | 375 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 35 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 92 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Transactions

* February 5, 1988: Los Angeles Kings trades the rights to Aivazoff to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Brian Engblom
* March 18, 1993: Signs with Detroit Red Wings
* August 23, 1993: Signs with the New York Islanders
* January 18, 1995: Pittsburgh Penguins claims Aivazoff in place of cash from the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Waiver Draft, then the Edmonton Oilers claimed Aivazoff from Pittsburgh
* August 23, 1996: Signs with the New York Rangers