Mark Vichorek

Mark Vichorek (born January 5, 1963) is an American retired professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 12th round (245th overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
Vichorek was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers from the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Junior Hockey League. [USHL] The Musketeers lost in the Robertson Cup finals to the Paddock Pool Saints in the 1981-82 season. Vichorek was only one of three players drafted that year out of the USHL.
Vichorek attended Lake Superior State University where he played college hockey with the Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey team [1982-86]. Vichorek set an all time consecutive games played record at LSSU of 161 games. He was also Freshman of the year in 1982-83 and runner up for athlete of the year his senior year of 1986. Vichorek is also the only LSSU hockey player to be named a captain for three seasons at LSSU. In 1986, following his college career, the unsigned defenseman was offered and signed a professional contract by the Hartford Whalers and assigned to play in the AHL with the Binghamton Whalers and later assigned to the Salt Lake Golden Eagles where he was part of the Turner Cup Championship team in 1987-88. Mark also played in a Calder Cup championship with the New Haven Nighthawks, in the 1988-89 season where they lost to the Adirondack Redwings in six games, that included players Barry Melrose and Robbie Nichols.
Upon retiring, Vichorek began his coaching career at the minor professional level of the defunct American Hockey Association. [AHA] After one year with the AHA he was hired at Michigan Technological University as an assistant coach. Vichorek returned home to his hometown of Moose lake, Minnesota to coach his former high school team for six seasons. Mark also coached several International Cup teams winning four championships with boys and girls teams. In one stretch his women's teams won three International Cups in a row. [1998-2000]Wcha mens hockey websiteMeridan Record-Journal - September 2, 1987 – Page 16 - Hockey: Whalers
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		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
1981–82 	Sioux City Musketeers 	USHL 		48 	11 	27 	38 	111 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		36 	2 	13 	15 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		40 	3 	8 	11 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		44 	4 	11 	15 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Lake Superior State University	NCAA 		39 	9 	11 	20 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	IHL 		16 	1 	0 	1 	32 		17 	0 	8 	8 	23
1986–87 	Binghamton Whalers 	AHL 		64 	1 	12 	13 	63 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1987–88 	Binghamton Whalers 	AHL 		26 	0 	4 	4 	48 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 		49 	4 	5 	9 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Flint Spirits 	IHL 		44 	4 	9 	13 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 		23 	1 	5 	6 	26 		17 	2 	4 	6 	18
1989–90 	Phoenix Roadrunners 	IHL 		29 	2 	8 	10 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Fort Wayne Komets 	IHL 		31 	2 	4 	6 	30 		5 	0 	1 	1 	19
1990–91 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		10 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	San Diego Gulls 	IHL 		14 	1 	4 	5 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Nashville Knights 	ECHL 		36 	6 	29 	35 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	St. Thomas Wildcats 	CoHL 		60 	13 	28 	41 	86 		12 	1 	8 	9 	18
1992–93 	Green Bay Ice 	AHA 		12 	3 	8 	11 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	St. Thomas Wildcats 	CoHL 		12 	5 	10 	15 	14 		14 	1 	4 	5 	18
1994–95 	Flint Generals 	CoHL 		7 	0 	1 	1 	10 		6 	0 	2 	2 	4
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		113 	2 	21 	23 	137 		19 	2 	4 	6 	18
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals		193 	14 	31 	45 	257 		22 	0 	9 	9 	42
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
[Michigan Tech mens hockey archives 1993] [Lake Superior State University archives 1982-86]
==External links==
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