Mike Harder

Michael J. Harder (born February 8, 1973) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and center who was an All-American for North Dakota.
==Career==
Harder arrived in Hamilton in the fall of 1993 after finishing out his junior career with the Weyburn Red Wings. He began producing offense immediately for Colgate, tying for the team lead in points as a freshman and being named to the ECAC All-Rookie team. Harder finished in the top ten in the nation the following year, helping Colgate win 20 games and finish 3rd in the conference standings. Harder remained the focal point of the Red Raiders' offense over the next two years, and was named team captain in his senior season. While the team managed to produce winning records in those years, they lost all three of their playoff games. Despite the disappointing finishes, Harder became Colgate's all-time leading scorer and was named an All-American in his final year.
After finishing his college career, Harder turned pro and rounded out the year with a few games of AAA hockey. He had a solid but unspectacular year in 1998 but became a point-per-game player with the Rochester Americans in 1999. He helped the team reach the Calder Cup finals that season and looked to be on track to reach the NHL but his numbers slid afterwards. Harder bounced around between several AHL teams until 2001 when he headed to Europe.
Harder moved around for a time before settling in with the Frankfurt Lions. He helped the club win the DEL championship in 2004, the only title in team's history. A few years later he found his way to Alleghe and spent four years with the team, averaging at least a point per game each season. he returned to North America for one final season before retiring in 2010.
In 2013, Harder returned to Colgate as a volunteer assistant and was brought on full time the following season. He remained with the team until 2019.
Harder was inducted into the Colgate Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.
==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
1991–92 	Weyburn Red Wings 	SJHL 	 	61 	18 	34 	52 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Weyburn Red Wings 	SJHL 	 	64 	41 	63 	104 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	33 	21 	25 	46 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	36 	22 	36 	58 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	32 	23 	32 	55 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Colgate 	ECAC Hockey 	 	33 	22 	33 	55 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	6 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
1997–98 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	3 	2 	0 	2 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	64 	20 	17 	37 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	8 	4 	2 	6 	0 	 	4 	3 	2 	5 	8
1998–99 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	79 	31 	48 	79 	39 	 	20 	2 	9 	11 	23
1999–00 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	56 	18 	21 	39 	33 	 	12 	0 	4 	4 	4
2000–01 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	36 	10 	19 	29 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Louisville Panthers 	AHL 	 	38 	13 	24 	37 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	HPK 	SM-Liiga 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Brynäs IF 	Elitserien 	 	11 	4 	3 	7 	4 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Springfield Falcons 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	HC Merano 	Italy 	 	26 	18 	24 	42 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 	 	50 	2 	15 	17 	42 	 	15 	5 	5 	10 	12
2004–05 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 	 	42 	12 	31 	43 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	ERC Ingolstadt 	DEL 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	11 	0 	1 	1 	4
2005–06 	Alleghe Hockey 	Italy 	 	48 	23 	38 	61 	48 	 	4 	2 	3 	5 	10
2006–07 	Alleghe Hockey 	Italy 	 	40 	21 	53 	74 	60 	 	10 	3 	9 	12 	10
2007–08 	Alleghe Hockey 	Italy 	 	41 	17 	33 	50 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Alleghe Hockey 	Italy 	 	35 	6 	29 	35 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	VEU Feldkirch 	Austria 2 	 	5 	3 	6 	9 	0 	 	8 	7 	9 	16 	6
2009–10 	Trenton Devils 	ECHL 	 	22 	3 	13 	16 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 	 	16 	4 	4 	8 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	VEU Feldkirch 	Austria 2 	 	7 	5 	6 	11 	2 	 	4 	3 	2 	5 	0
2014–15 	Miniota-Elkhorn C-Hawks	NCHL-MB 	 	7 	3 	3 	6 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SJHL totals 	SJHL totals 	SJHL totals 	 	125 	59 	97 	156 	91 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	 	134 	88 	126 	214 	78 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	ECHL totals 	 	80 	19 	48 	67 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	71 	21 	20 	41 	38 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	223 	78 	115 	193 	109 	 	36 	5 	15 	20 	35
Austria 2 totals	Austria 2 totals 	Austria 2 totals	 	12 	8 	12 	20 	2 	 	12 	10 	11 	21 	6
DEL totals 	DEL totals 	DEL totals 	 	57 	2 	15 	17 	46 	 	26 	5 	6 	11 	16
Italy totals 	Italy totals 	Italy totals 	 	190 	85 	177 	262 	176 	 	14 	5 	12 	17 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 	1993–94	
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 	1994–95	
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 	1995–96	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	1996–97	
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1996–97	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Canadian ice hockey centres
Category:Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Category:Springfield Falcons players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Louisville Panthers players
Category:HPK players
Category:Brynäs IF players
Category:HC Merano players
Category:Frankfurt Lions players
Category:Charlotte Checkers players
Category:ERC Ingolstadt players
Category:Trenton Devils players
Category:VEU Feldkirch players