Mike York

Michael York (born January 3, 1978) is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
York was born in Waterford, Michigan and played his junior hockey for Detroit Compuware, where he scored 136 goals in 1993–94. He attended Lutheran High School Northwest in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and from there went to Ontario where he played for the MTHL's Thornhill Islanders. It was there that he led the league in scoring and was named rookie of the year. His play in Ontario drew the attention of Michigan State University where he spent four years as a member of the Spartans hockey team. He was a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist and NCAA All-American in 1998 and 1999 and CCHA Player of the Year in 1999.
York was drafted in the 6th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his time playing for the Rangers, York played on a line with Theoren Fleury and Eric Lindros. This was nicknamed the "FLY" line, getting its name from the first initial of each player on it. He was named to the 1999–2000 NHL All-Rookie team, scoring 26 goals during his rookie season. In 2002, York was a member of the silver medal winning American team in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and played in the 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game as a member of the North American team.
He was later dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenceman Tom Poti, who had become a target of fans for his perceived indifference. In Edmonton, York became an integral part of the team, playing on the top two lines and also on the penalty kill, where for a time he formed a formidable duo with Todd Marchant. In the 2004–05 season he played in Germany for the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He was the second best scorer in the whole league. On August 3, 2005, York was traded from the Oilers to the New York Islanders with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Michael Peca. After a season and a half with the Islanders, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Randy Robitaille and a 5th round draft pick on December 20, 2006. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes to a 1-year, $1 million contract in the off-season.
On July 11, 2008, he signed a contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, However opted out on July 25, after he signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. On August 19, 2009, he signed an AHL-only contract with the Rochester Americans, allowing him to sign with any NHL team during the season. On September 10, 2010, he signed one-year contract with the Pelicans.
York scored 27 points in 52 games as the Pelicans narrowly avoided relegation. On May 13, 2011, York left to sign a one-year contract returning to Germany with the Iserlohn Rosters, with whom he spent a season from the 2004 NHL Lockout.
==Awards==
*1995–96 - CCHA All-Rookie Team
*1997–98 - CCHA Second All-Star Team
*1997–98 - CCHA Tournament MVP
*1997–98 - NCAA West First All-American Team
*1998–99 - CCHA First All-Star Team
*1998–99 - CCHA Best Defensive Forward
*1998–99 - CCHA Player of the Year
*1998–99 - NCAA West First All-American Team
*1999–2000 - NHL All-Rookie Team
*2001–02 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
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==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
1993–94 	Detroit Compuware 	MNHL 		85 	136 	140 	276 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Thornhill Islanders 	MTJHL 		49 	39 	54 	93 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Michigan State U. 	CCHA 		39 	12 	27 	39 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Michigan State U. 	CCHA 		37 	18 	29 	47 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Michigan State U. 	CCHA 		40 	27 	34 	61 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Michigan State U. 	CCHA 		42 	22 	32 	54 	41 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		3 	2 	2 	4 	0 		6 	3 	1 	4 	0
1999–00 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		82 	26 	24 	50 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		79 	14 	17 	31 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		69 	18 	39 	57 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		12 	2 	2 	4 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		71 	22 	29 	51 	10 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		61 	16 	26 	42 	15 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Iserlohn Roosters 	DEL 		52 	16 	46 	62 	77 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		75 	13 	39 	52 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		32 	6 	7 	13 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		34 	4 	4 	8 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		63 	6 	8 	14 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		75 	11 	47 	58 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		45 	14 	27 	41 	8 		7 	2 	10 	12 	2
2010–11 	Pelicans 	SM-l 		52 	4 	23 	27 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		579 	127 	195 	322 	135 		6 	0 	2 	2 	2
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996 	United States 	WJC 	6 	1	0	1 	0
1997 	United States 	WJC 	6 	5	5	10 	4
1998 	United States 	WJC 	7 	3	2	5 	6
2002 	United States 	OG 	6 	0	1	1 	0
2005 	United States 	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	0
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	19	9	7	16 	10
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	13	0	2	2 	0
==References==
==External links==
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