Mike Christie (ice hockey)
| Mike Christie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 20, 1949 Big Spring, Texas, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Colorado Rockies Cleveland Barons California Seals | ||
| National team |
 | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1981 | ||
Michael Hunt Christie (born December 20, 1949 in Big Spring, Texas and raised in Calgary, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 412 games in the National Hockey League for the California Seals, Cleveland Barons, Colorado Rockies, and Vancouver Canucks in 1974–81. He was the first native of Texas to play in the NHL although it was strictly a technicality as his father was a Canadian citizen working for an American oil company and he grew up in Canada.[1] Christie did represent the United States in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup tournament, however.
Before turning professional, he played for the University of Denver men's ice hockey team as well as the US amateur national team at the 1972 Ice Hockey World Championship Pool B tournament.
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1970–71 | [2] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1970–71 | [3] |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | University of Denver | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | University of Denver | WCHA | 31 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | University of Denver | WCHA | 36 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | University of Denver | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 71 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 110 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | ||
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 34 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 79 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 35 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 74 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 40 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| CHL totals | 163 | 13 | 68 | 81 | 283 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 33 | ||||
| NHL totals | 412 | 15 | 101 | 116 | 550 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | United States | CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
- ↑ Shorthanded: The Untold Story of the Seals: Hockey's Most Colorful Team (p.244), by Brad Kurzberg, AuthorHouse (2006), ISBN 1-4259-1028-9
- ↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gary Croteau |
Colorado Rockies captain 1980 |
Succeeded by René Robert |