# Nick Mickoski

Nicholas Mickoski (December 7, 1927 – March 13, 2002) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with four teams between 1948 and 1960. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1945 to 1965, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

## Playing career

Mickoski started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1947. He would also play for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins. He retired after the 1960 season. After retiring in 1960, Nick went on to play in the WHL and coached the Grand Falls Cataracts in the NAHA senior hockey league in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador beginning in 1967.

## 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 |
| 1943–44 | St. Catharines Falcons | OHA | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1944–45 | Canadian Ukrainian AC | MJHL | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | St. James Orioles | MJHL | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 25 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1946–47 | New York Rovers | QSHL | 30 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946–47 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 10 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 22 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1947–48 | New York Rangers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1948–49 | New York Rangers | NHL | 54 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | New York Rangers | NHL | 45 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1949–50 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 23 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | New York Rangers | NHL | 64 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | New York Rangers | NHL | 43 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 22 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1952–53 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | New York Rangers | NHL | 18 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954–55 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 52 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 37 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1958–59 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 66 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 48 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1960–61 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 69 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 70 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962–63 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 68 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| 1963–64 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 68 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| 1964–65 | San Francisco Seals | WHL | 60 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | NFLD Sr | 37 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | NFLD Sr | 40 | 34 | 56 | 90 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1968–69 | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts | NFLD Sr | 40 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 703 | 158 | 185 | 343 | 319 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |

## Awards and achievements

* Played in NHL All-Star Game (1956)
* WHL First All-Star Team (1963)
* WHL Championship (1963)
* Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
* In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, was ranked No. 77 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons